Trudeau: police video of aboriginal chief arrest shocking

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Rob Gillies, Associated Press
Updated 3:45 pm CDT, Friday, June 12, 2020

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that black and indigenous people in Canada do not feel safe around police after a police dashcam video emerged of the violent arrest of a Canadian aboriginal chief.

The arrest has received attention in Canada as a backlash against racism grows worldwide in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck.

The 12-minute police video shows an officer charging at Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam with his arm and elbow up as he tackles him to the ground. It also shows the officer punching him in the head.

Trudeau called the video “shocking.”

"I have serious questions about what happened,” Trudeau said. “The independent investigation must be transparent and be carried out so that we get answers. At the same time, though, we also know that this is not an isolated incident. Far too many black Canadians and indigenous people do not feel safe around police. It’s unacceptable. And as governments, we have to change that.”

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Trudeau-police-video-of-aboriginal-chief-arrest-15335710.php#photo-19543832

[soothsayer]

1. Beat him up for an expired tag

I thought Mounties were nice but nope.

[WVreaper]

2. Watch the entire video............

not the edited one.

[mahina]

3. Do you have a link for that?

Thank you !

[Judi Lynn]

5. This might be the one, I'm not sure:

[ForgoTheConsequence]

4. I did.

It's still shocking. What's your point?

[Jedi Guy]

6. The initial cop was pretty restrained. Dude squared off with him twice and he didn't engage.

The second cop way overreacted, though. Mr. Adam was pulling away from what looked like an attempt to cuff him, but he hadn't taken a swing at anyone. The takedown and punching on the ground wasn't necessary at that point, in my opinion. Adam was combative, yes, but not violent.

Props to the first cop for trying to keep things calm. The second cop was a meathead who immediately escalated things unnecessarily. I flatter myself that I know a bit more about police procedure and mindset than the average person since I worked with cops as a dispatcher. But just my two cents.