You know what? I believe it was the proper verdict because it was a learning experience for the whole Police Force in Fredericton!!!
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The time I was really concern is when a police officer asked someone who was taking pictures if he was a journalist???
I was arrested weeks later and we know the rest of the story!!!
There was a trial on this officer and lets see what's going to happen with my case?
Here's the CBC story -
Police officer found not guilty of assaulting protester
Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2007 | 4:36 PM AT
CBC News
A Fredericton police officer has been found not guilty of assaulting a protester during a demonstration in May 2006.
Judge Leslie Jackson told the Fredericton court Friday that Cpl. Dwight Doyle was within his legal rights when he arrested Asaf Rashid at a city hall demonstration.
Doyle had responded to a police call from a commissioner at city hall regarding a demonstration for refugee rights.
Earlier in the trial, the officer testified that when he arrived on the scene, many of the demonstrators had already dispersed.
Rashid, 31, was across the street when police arrived, the court heard, but returned to the area when he saw the officers.
The court heard Rashid became confrontational and ignored repeated requests to leave the premises.
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Rashid was asked for his name so a ticket could be issued to him, but he refused, Doyle previously told the court.
Rashid resisted arrest and was eventually wrestled to the ground, where he kept trying to roll over, off his belly, the court heard.
The judge said that because the argument was getting louder and people were gathering, Doyle was within his rights to take action to prevent the situation from escalating.
Jackson also said it was clear that Rashid resisted the arrest and that any injuries he sustained weren't Doyle's fault.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2007/12/14/doyle-trial.html
3 comments:
This is what agitators get.
But thanks Asaf, for tying up the justice system with this bullsh*t. Maybe this will help you learn to pick your battles and perhaps stop being such an all-around douche all the time.
My advice: get a new hobby.
I second that 6:31pm
A coupl'a whacks in the bean with a billy stick would have smartened him the hell up. you want to protest peacefully ....no problem...the minute you start making a fuss and acting like a supreme a-hole....then duck cause you deserve what you get.
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