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submitted 11 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

A group of protesters that demonstrated at a rally in support of Palestinians over the weekend in Toronto say a man who was protesting was injured during his arrest โ€” which included an officer kneeling on his neck, something Toronto's former police chief said officers are not trained to do.

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[-] Numpty@lemmy.ca 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Appears to show"

/me: Checks videos... sees a VERY clear still from the video clear and unquestionably showing a police office with his knee on the neck of the man on the ground.

Ummmm.... right....

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's an optical illusion caused by a very tiny temperature inversion in the atmosphere surrounding the event. /s

I think they just have an editorial policy about not stating the obvious when the obvious is something the courts have to rule on, legally speaking.

[-] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Who are you gonna trust, the authorities who tell you everything you need to know or your filthy, lying eyes?

[-] TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Who let the SCP authors write headlines?

[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

It's a defence against libel.

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