And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Subject: Indian protest legal, court told Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:02:15 -0400 From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PLEASE note: The following mainstream news article may contain biased or distorted information and may be missing pertinent facts and/or context. It is provided for reference only. ********************NOTE FROM STONEY POINT TRIAL REPORT************ BY Sue Forrest and Davin Charney Thursday, February 12, 1998 Warren George of Stoney Point was convicted of assault with a weapon and criminal negligence causing bodily harm (the charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle was stayed). Warren had driven a car in the direction of the 32-member OPP Emergency Response Team, after they had severely beaten and then dragged Cecil Bernard George of nearby Kettle Point toward the arrest van located at the rear of the OPP units. Both convictions resulted from actions which occurred the evening of September 6, 1995, just minutes before the murder of Dudley George. Less than a year ago, OPP Acting Sargent Kenneth Deane was convicted of criminal negligence causing the death of Dudley. In his judgement today, Judge Greg Pockele strongly implied that the Stoney Point people who were defending the burial ground (located in "Ipperwash Provincial Park") were responsible for the confrontation with the OPP and even "perhaps" the death of Dudley. Pockele stated the police were justified in their level of violence as it is their job to "dominate" such a situtation by using all means at their disposal. ***************************************************************** IPPERWASH APPEAL HEARD Indian protest legal, court told Toronto Star, A4, July 8.99 By Andrew Chung Staff reporter The judge who convicted Warren George for his role in a deadly clash with police at Ipperwash Provincial Park erred in assuming the park's occupation was illegal, Ontario's highest court was told yesterday. Ontario judge Greg Pockele, in the former provincial division court, wrongly viewed the Indian occupation as illegal, and any resistance to police as illegal also, argued George's lawyer, Michael Code, to an Ontario Court of Appeal panel. George's second cousin, Anthony (Dudley) George, was shot and killed during the standoff. OPP Acting-Sergeant Kenneth Deane was convicted of criminal negligence causing death and sentenced to community service. After driving into a group of police officers during the standoff, Warren George was charged and sentenced to six months in jail. There is mounting pressure on the provincial government for a public inquiry into the September 1995 standoff, where about 30 Indians from the Stoney Point band occupied the park. Pockele did not take into consideration the right of a person in "peaceful possession" of property to resist trespassers, Code said. The hearing resumes today. Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
