Lakhbir Singh
Medicine Hat College
Reg Leibel
CJLS 101
November 4, 2013 Contents
Police Brutality 4
Police Force Brutality 4
G-20 Summit Protests 5
Police Racism 5
Peaceful Protests 5
Background of the protests 6
Law Regarding Protests and Emergencies 7
Police Office-Guilty 8
Activists Detained By Police 10
Conclusion 11
References 12
Abstract
The assignment is based on the excessive use of police force during the G-20 summit held in Canada. The excessive use of police force creates some serious problems at times. The summit meeting is held to strengthen the economic activity inG-20 nations, the main aim is to do something better for the welfare of the country. To ensure the security …show more content…
The main aim of police department is to provide shelter and protection to the inhabitants and this is the oath they have taken. At times, police departments fail to act on what they are required to do. Excess use of anything is not good but police departments sometimes use excessive force to handle the public. Here one thing needs to be clarified that the role of police department is crucial and is of critical importance when it comes to maintain law and enforcement in the country (Ron, 2012).
Police Force Brutality
Excessive use of police force for any reason is known as Police brutality. Excessive use of force has been witnessed in many countries of the world. Sometimes excessive use of police force is advantageous, but sometimes it is not as it creates a situation of …show more content…
Indiscriminate use of tear gas the police do, even giving rise to "star" New COP number 728 - reminded many of the "officer bubbles" which won international acclaim demonstrations at the G20 summit held in Toronto two years ago.
The issue has also become a bigger one in front of the law making agencies of the Toronto Police. The agencies are of the view that every law making and implementing agencies know the citizens’ rights and they have to follow them as well. The research report of 2010 G-20 Summit violent incidents between police and demonstrators during the summit, criticized the police conduct, calling it "illegal, ineffective and unjustified."
The Toronto police arrested 418 protesters in one night. Many of the detainees were surrounded by police, struck them to disperse, but without leaving them a way out. This technique is known as the "convening Visit".
The protests against the G20 summit Providence escalated into violence and riots - the police began to fight with the demonstrators with tear gas after protesters burned police cars and smashed windows with baseball bats and hammers. Some protesters threw bottles at police, even after they were forbidden coming to the venue of the economic summit of 20 countries (Allison,