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"Catch & Release"
by Nathan Adler

7/16/2010 12:11:00 PM

Jail experience harrowing
by Skylar Radojkovic, Owen Sound Sun Times

7/13/2010

Bad News at Bancroft Avenue
by Dylan C. Robertson

7/13/2010

Arrested And Jailed In Toronto – A G20 Protestor’s Firsthand Account
by Sarah Pruyn

7/7/2010

Of my illegal detention (with 899 others) and the G20 protests
by Ben Powless, Organizer, Defenders of the Land

7/5/2010

Independent Journalist, Daniel Adam MacIsaac
by Ali Mustafa

7/5/2010

Ashamed
by Tracey Cox

7/3/2010

"The story of my unjust arrest" - Lacy MacAuley
by Lacy MacAuley

7/1/2010 10:32:00 PM

Without provocation, they attacked our peaceful protest”
by Adrian Naylor

7/1/2010

One woman held by police 'didn't even know what the G20 was'
by Alison Hendersen

7/1/2010

“They were going to release us until this one cop came and saw that we had the legal number written on our arms. She then said that we were elegible for arrest.”
by Anonymous

7/1/2010

“several police officers lining the west side of the street had removed their names and badge numbers”
by Anonymous

7/1/2010

“they were detaining me until I told them where I was staying in Toronto”
by Anonymous

7/1/2010

“They demanded identification and searches of bags and persons, without cause, and under the threat of physical violence, detention and legal action”
by Anonymous

7/1/2010

“I was beat roughly 20 times with batons”
by Anonymous

7/1/2010

“blood poured out of his head, down his face and on to my friends jacket, dripping on my pants”
by Bethany Horne

7/1/2010

Queen & John Eyewitness Report
by Emily B.

7/1/2010

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by James

7/1/2010

“I cannot stress this enough: it was a completely peaceful protest. People were being arrested in a brutal, violent, and seemingly random way.”
by Johanna Lewis

7/1/2010

“I was there as a monitor for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. . . like many others, I was never given an opportunity to remove myself from the intersection”
by Julia Croome

7/1/2010

“It is important to note the horrid conditions in the jail. The cells, which were over-glorified dog cages, were often over-crowded.”
by Maximilian Pacheco

7/1/2010

“I have been having nightmares”
by Natasha Borris

7/1/2010

“At no time during the detention was anyone in my cage allowed to speak with a lawyer”
by Philip Boyle

7/1/2010

“police said they had the right to conduct these searches”
by Robert Bertuzzi

7/1/2010

what happened last night at queen and spadina g20
by Rodrigo Bravo

7/1/2010

Violence on Toronto streets for G20
by Ryan Bolton

7/1/2010

“Five officers grabbed me, hit me repeatedly with batons and fists, threw me to the concrete, crushed knees into my cheek bone, back and thighs, dragged me on the pavement and put handcuffs on me”.
by Seamus Wolfe

7/1/2010

“I couldn’t sleep last night. I took the day off work, I’m so upset”
by Sherry B. Good

7/1/2010

“I saw many injured detainees with arms in slings and faces bruised and swollen being led quickly with their ankles chained”
by Taiva Tegler

7/1/2010

“In a matter of seconds, without warning, we were trapped. Our questions were met with blank stares, our panic with more pushing, complaints with arrest”
by Terra Dafoe

7/1/2010

“we were staging a peaceful protest when riot police surrounded us on all sides and would not let us leave”
by Trevor Grant

7/1/2010

Of a million G20 stories in this taken city, this was mine
If anything, there was less black being worn on Queen than usual
by Tabatha Southey

7/1/2010

Personal Experience
by Greg Stones

7/1/2010

'Unlawful Assembly'
by Syl Grady

7/1/2010

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by Karen Nickel

7/1/2010

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by Anonymous

7/1/2010

Mourning Canadian democracy
by Roberta McQuade

7/1/2010

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by Kiel Widmeyer

7/1/2010

In His Own Words (Interview Transcript)
by Jesse Rosenfeld

7/1/2010

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by Neil Stanton

7/1/2010

Singer Marc Mysterio caught in Toronto riots during video shoot
by Marc Mysterio

7/1/2010

Thorold, Ontario Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped Off By Police And Is Slammed In Makeshift Cell During G20 Summit – At Least One Ontario MPP Calls The Whole Episode “Shocking”
by John Pruyn

7/1/2010

How I Got Arrested and Abused at the G20 in Toronto, Canada
by Tommy Taylor
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7/1/2010

Man and family being picked up from work brutality attacked by police
by Anonymous

7/1/2010

and this time, it won't be me.
by A Canadian Serviceman

7/1/2010

Fear and mayhem in Toronto
by Lawrence McCurry

7/1/2010

My Experience
by Jesse Miller

7/1/2010

Inside Torontanamo
by Matt Shultz

7/1/2010

Beaten by police before being arrested
by Andrew Stakhov

7/1/2010

Don't breathe or I'll kill you
by Facebook User: Drew Ferguson

7/1/2010

“I was held for 21 hours for peacefully protesting.”
by Marc Gleeson

6/30/2010

Thugs take over Queen's Park
by Matthew Webb

6/29/2010 10:08:00 AM

How I Ended Up In A G20 Jail
by Michael Talbot

6/29/2010

Union Station Washroom
by Andrei Poliakov

6/28/2010 5:30:00 PM

I was just harassed by Toronto Police
by Mike Brock, Western Standard

6/28/2010

Sonia's Story
by Sonia Zawitkowski

6/27/2010

Luke's Story
by Luke Keeler

6/27/2010

Someone call 911!
by Eda Martinovic

6/27/2010

Selwyn arrested at G20 protest
by Selwyn Firth, Mayoral Candidate

6/27/2010

Civil Rights, Interrupted: A G20 Arrest
by Mark Donald

6/26/2010

My Story - Help ID This Criminal!
by Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy

6/26/2010

Pre-G20 Atrocities
by Sean Salvati

6/23/2010

Eye Witness Accounts

and this time, it won't be me.
by: A Canadian Serviceman

Note: While this isn't a 1st hand account of witnessing events or falling victim to police brutality - it is a poignant letter to read

As a serving member of the Canadian Forces and a combat veteran, I can say with absolute clarity and conviction that i am disgusted by the actions of the supposed "other half" of our nations security, the civilian shield to the army's sword. I managed to fight and win battles while vastly outnumbered, against a heavily armed, mobile, guerilla force with as few as 10 fellow Canadians. 10 Canadian taxpayer funded and trained, government employees fighting and dying to prevent the lawlessness and injustice the so-called Black Bloc seems only too willing to promote. 10 Canadian ambassadors (because that is what you are when your wear and salute your nations flag) that knew their jobs and acted as consummate, trained professionals in all things, which incidentley is why i am alive to type this. The enemy we fought was entrenched within a civilian population and knew only too well the problems that could be created by putting innocent Afghans in the center of the conflict. So as is our duty and our job we let thembait us and let them crow and then when we had a shot we took it WITH NO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. How could I know? Because we were the medical center for the region and we visited the villages regularly.

Knowing when to apply force and how to apply it can be a very simple thing when you assign value to the thing you are leveraging that force against. Am I prepared to kill the human being who is placing the IED or recoiless rifle that will kill three of my brothers? 3 of my fellow Canadians who have answered the call to defend what we so often take for granted half a world away? Without pause yes, and I will for the rest of my life, I took an oath that does not end with a contract.

When you put that uniform on you are no longer John Smith of Toronto. You are a member of the Canadian Forces, just as you are a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer, or an Ontario Provincial Police Officer. A government employee who's mandate and training is to PROTECT the public. Not to protect themselves from threats within the public. It is their job as the civilian arm of our nations security to be the blue line between those that would see our way of life burnt to it's end and the Canadians who see more than a simple flag.

Instead they formed a black wall and responded to WORDS with unrelenting, armed and often random VIOLENCE.

I don't care if Osama Bin Laden himself is hiding on Queen Street like Waldo... you don't just drop an airstrike on the village.

You PARTICULARLY don't do it after the entire village sang Oh Canada in fear.

I understand the effect of an unsuspecting ambush tactics to confuse and demoralize... but when the first three ranks of 'protestors' are waving peace signs standing outside the gap wearing American Apparel and drinking starbucks... I might tailor my tactics accordingly.

People have said that they 'understand' why Police might have been on edge due to the events of the day before...

Bullshit.

I understand that i watched friends die and then the next day went out and did my job with the professionalism expected of someone who claims to serve his country and as in holland i gave chocolate to children while the engineers rebuilt.

When you back people into a corner... they will fight and sell their lives dearly to escape.

The 'kettle' is a useful tactic to isolate 'riot ringleaders' but with even minor coordination it can simply be turned into a turnstyle type processing operation as opposed to a way to jack up arrest counts to justify budgets and manpower.

Too little too late from the Police especially after the complete lack of presence as the city they are paid to protect, burned the day before.

A number of extremely reputable journalists and civilian truth mongers have been given unprecedented ability to expose the absolute incompetence of both the police leadership and of the individual line trooper.

This is as sure a black stain on their official colors as it was a death knell to the Canadian Airborne after one of their members killed a Somali boy. I would hang my head in shame if i affected any part of Sunday's riot operation, willing or not.

I have a relative who was caught up in the crowd. Just a student who is young and wants to take inspired photos, and does it damn well. He was detained (not arrested) But I have seen his footage and i am disgusted.

I did not put my life on the line and watch my best friends take their last breath to come home and watch the largest gathering of law enforcement this country has ever seen... cowed to the point inaction as the city and its citizens endure the wanton destruction to their homes and business, only to have it answered by a heavy handed and indiscriminant hammer blow against quite possibly the very same people they so utterly failed to help previously.

I understand that to put a riot line in front of the black block may have caused injuries and violence.

Well... they asked for it. Says so right on their sign.

Guess what else. That's why you took the oath of service to your country. If you don't want to get injured on the job... be a yoga instructor.

Excuses are quite common apparently everyone has one. I would advise anyone reading this to write their local MP and ask what your government is doing to police it's members and policies that have utterly failed in their duty to this country.

I was in the city all weekend and if i had a dollar for every group of 6 police officers i saw sitting on corners shooting the shit... I would probably have enough to hire a ten man infantry section for the weekend to lead the police through some drills, of how to serve the nation they are sworn to defend.

This should not be taken as a sweeping assault on the police as i even have a few relatives and many friends among their ranks. But just as I would not stand for injustice within my own house... I will not stand for it in theirs.

I have met countless officers who uphold our laws with dignity and professionalism. I would gladly give my life for anyone of them.

What will not stand is when under the guise of 'security' police are given sweeping powers with no chance of reciprocity, the need to explain themselves or chance to defend against bullying tactics employed on a peaceful gathering of my country's citizens.

I don't give a flying squirrel if they were threatening, or there were reports of weapons. You have full body armour and shields. Suck it up. Besides, you should be happy. Bricks move a lot slower than bullets.

I support our law enforcement as i support our troops. But my support is not a blank cheque to be held cheaply against the values and rights you trample as surely as you stepped on our flag. You will find me a tenacious opponent and one now who wants to know just how that cheque i did write you was used... and i think after saturdays impotence and sundays ignorance someone has to pay the piper...

and this time, it won't be me.