Breaking: the Quebec provincial police admit using agents provocateurs

[GliderGuider]

Oh, but only to infiltrate the "bad" protesters and prevent violence.
:wtf:

audio link at
http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/hourly/cbcnews.wmv
Thursday evening at 6:00 EDT

Edit to add link to print article
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/08/23/police-montebello.html

[KansDem]

1. So the rocks they were holding were for the "bad" protesters?

:rofl:...you can't make this up!

[PDJane]

2. Uhhhhhhhhhh............

and which middle-aged and elderly protesters would be the "bad" ones?

I told you that was moose dung..........

[tbyg52]

3. Well, at least they admitted it.....

Ours never would've.

[GliderGuider]

4. I never expected ours to admit it either.

I wonder what this will do to our Minister of Public Safety Stockwell "Doris" Day's refusal to open an investigation into the matter? There's a lot of suspicion that the order can straight from his office.

[BlackHawk706867]

7. I wish either the Bloc or the Liberals would bring this Government

down with a No Confidence Vote... The only problem that I have is the newly elected leader of the Liberals.... I have no idea how this guy won this appointment... He does not impress me and/or many other Canadians.

ww

[burrowowl]

22. That's for sure

Remember the Quakers in MM's 911!
And I have some stories to tell from the late 60's early 70s on VN protests!

[tuvor]

5. Under whose authority was this done, and when will his head roll?

Godammit!

[Canuckistanian]

13. The Sûreté du Québec has a lot to answer for

They were responsible for the security in that area.

I also wonder whether the RCMP were involved in this. All the RCMP said about the matter is that the "anarchists" weren't theirs. They never said they weren't involved.

[Junkdrawer]

24. I smell a Canadian Watergate brewing...

Unless some mid-level guy falls on their sword....

[Richard Steele]

6. Earth to Quebec police: We SAW what you did there. The film doesn't lie. Recommended.

[Greyskye]

8. Catch 22 for the cops

"In no time did the police of the Sûreté du Québec act as instigators or commit criminal acts," the news release states in French.

Remember the 'shoe' photos, that showed a protester being restrained by the Canadian cops - and they ALL had on identical, very unique shoes? If this indeed was one of the faux protesters, and they did not "commit criminal acts", then WHY WERE THEY BEING ARRESTED?

They are screwn no matter which way they try to jump. False arrest and detainment if the faux protesters did nothing. Instigating violence or committing criminal acts if they did. Catch 22, dudes.

[The Vinyl Ripper]

10. Outstanding point..

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive..

[tuvor]

11. How can I recommend this post unless you start a new thread?

Great catch!!

[Greyskye]

12. OK, fine. :-)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1651063

Thanks!

[tuvor]

14. And thanks to you, too, Greyskye.

Never would have occurred to this noggin.

[Greyskye]

15. Thanks for the K&R on the new thread.

I appreciate it! :toast:

[mogster]

27. Salient point

Thanks! The development in this case is amazing :hi:

[GliderGuider]

9. Kick

:kick:

[Junkdrawer]

16. I KNEW this was coming....

It's the old "We were just trying to stop the bad guys" defense. You know, like the middle aged guys that say they were just trying to help the wayward teen when they get busted trying to consummate an online love affair with an under-aged girl.

[Junkdrawer]

17. BTW: Canadian Cynic is besides himself...

Yeah, I'll just bet there's "more to come." Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pop over to the Blogging Tories and collect the names of every one of those douchebags who were howling with laughter all this time and using phrases like "moonbat" and "conspiracy theorist." I'm sure the sheepish apologies will start rolling in any minute now, right? Right?


http://canadiancynic.blogspot.com/

[moodforaday]

18. k&r, nt

[MrMickeysMom]

19. If this physical (soul of the boot) evidence were not found, I wonder how many

of the protesters complaining would be accused of having a "conspiracy theorist" attitude?

It may not happen in every case, but it happens!

[The Vinyl Ripper]

20. A tip from the sixties protests..

Anyone advocating violence is probably an infiltrator.

[MrMickeysMom]

25. Is that the definition of a "protest troll"?

Regardless, it's probably right on.

[Junkdrawer]

21. Much more here:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070823/summit_protests_070823/20070823?hub=TopStories

[0rganism]

23. how, exactly, does one use agents provocateurs to "prevent violence"?

That's doublespeak, plain and simple, in the most Orwellian tradition. The entire purpose of agents provocateurs is to incite violence, thus distinguishing them from other forms of infiltration. It's like "fighting for peace" or "fucking for virginity", broken at the premise.

[Subdivisions]

26. Those cops are criminals! n/t