Media tries to spin sucker-punching cop Ismail Bhabha, citizens not having it

Unlike my typical format, I'm not going to copy and paste a portion of any article - I'm going to copy-and-paste the comments.

Anthony: "As a member of the military I understand what police have to go through on a daily basis and we all know that there are several people out there especially in Vancouver who make it harder for the police to do their jobs. But that is their job and they need to be able to perform professionally in all circumstances. What would happen if he would of punched the cop in the face? Jail! This cop should be made an example of. Just imagine, he did this knowing there was a camera. These assaults are not taken seriously by the police and if he get's off with a light suspension there's no hope for the next victim(s)

Raechel: "I sincerely don't care what his past actions are. Bhabha sucker-punched a man in the head, without justification, while that man was handcuffed and in his custody. Because that man ran a red light.

That's his legacy, now.

Brian1: "Canadian police have been beating up unarmed civilians for years. The advent of wide spread use of video cameras and cell phone cameras have brought this to the light in the past few years .Even the most die hard supporters of police have to admit there is a problem with police abusing authority and using excessive force.

In the few cases that have gone to court and got convictions the judges have given out sentences that are much lower than normal although police are supposed to be held to a higher standard.

As Canadian citizens we should demand that all officers wear mandatory video cameras for interactions with the public and that crown prosecutors and judges hold police to a high standard in their sentencing of convicted officers.

Enough is enough.

CBC

Vancouver Sun

-edit- It loos like the Globe and Mail has since closed and disabled any comments on their article-/edit-

Canada to Africa: "I hope you die of thirst".

Canada said Thursday it is pulling out of a UN convention that fights drought, mostly in Africa, becoming the only nation to walk away from a pact that Ottawa says is a waste of money.Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tory government quietly ordered the withdrawal from the 1994 convention last week, ahead of a scientific meeting on the agreement next month in Germany.

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The move provoked an outcry from non-governmental aid agencies, environmentalists and the opposition, which accused Ottawa of isolating Canada and abandoning Africa through "maniacal" budget cuts.

"What's shocking about Canada withdrawing from this UN convention is that there are 194 signatories to this convention. That's everyone in the UN," said opposition New Democratic Party MP Paul Dewar.

"Now there are 193 signatories to this convention because Canada is the only country on the entire planet that is not part of this convention."

More realistically, it's the Prime Minister, a lifelong conservative, not wanting to be part of a charity with a massive overhead. That said, what a dick move.

AFP via Google

City of Toronto slut-shaming woman who went public when city's mayor gropped her.

They're slut shaming Sarah Thomson because she made a sexually confident joke at a party and someone heard it.

The joke in question:

“There were a whole lot of women ogling him at the party so I asked him if I would have to sleep with him to get an interview,” said Thomson, publisher of the Women’s Post. “That was it. It was a joke, it was a party, there was nothing to it.”

This is what Toronto is willing to turn on a victim over.

Fuck you, Toronto.

Toronto Star