----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 4:51 AM Subject: [STOPNATO] Canadian public figures to be investigated for dissenting... STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.COM In a message dated 18/06/00 2:25:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << > >From: Gary Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Olivia Chow and Jack Layton Face Police Persecution > >Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 05:33:06 -0500 > > > >Oppose Police Persecution of Councilors Olivia Chow and Jack Layton > >Councilors Investigated for Speaking Out on June 15th Poverty Protest > >3 a.m. Saturday.June.17.2000 > > > > Today's Toronto Sun will come out with a story stating that Police > >Chief Julian Fantino is launching a probe into Jack Layton and Olivia > >Chow for being near and criticizing police actions at the June.15.2000 > >episode of police brutality at Queen's Park. > > > > Citizens on the Web news is urging citizens to forward this post as > >far possible asking all citizens and organizations oppose this police > >state action in any way possible. Protest and contact every politician > >and fellow citizen you can. > > > > The tone of stories in the Sun and other media indicate the promotion > >of persecution of those who attempted exercise their democratic rights > >on June 15.2000. > > > > Olivia Chow arrived near the end of the protest and dared to > >criticize horseback raids into the crowds of peaceful protesters. Her > >criticism was also verified by a member of the Citizens on the Web > >e-mail group. He was passing the protest as far back from Queen's Park > >as the College subway station and still got charged by horses. > > > > It is known that Cattle Prods were used by police at this protest, > >and two men identified as key rioters in press photos were not even > >members of the protest body. They just got caught up in the anger > >against police brutality. Video Tape of the protest is being used only > >to identify and charge citizens who fought with sticks and stones > >against an advancing army of heavily armed police. No attempt is being > >made to review police conduct. Racism by the Toronto Courts against a > >Chilean born woman who was swept up while standing peacefully on the > >corner has also been noted. > > > > Police Chief Julian Fantino has the nerve to now order a police state > >type investigation into the "actions and involvement" of Toronto > >politicians Jack Layton and Olivia Chow. He has done this at the request > >of Craig Bromell of the Toronto Police Association. A man who wants to > >cover the brutal actions of his police and the Harris Government by > >persecuting others who were exercising their right to free speech and > >assembly. > > > > What make this even more insulting is that it is an Internal Affairs > >investigation. An investigation created to cover the fact that no real > >investigation is being launched into the brutality, which is the real > >issue. > > > > The Toronto Police and media deserve to have shame heaped upon them > >for their attempt to stifle democracy while supporting the Harris Regime > >and its police state tactics. > > > > If they won't stop this investigation willingly, then citizens must > >take action in lobbying and in the streets. > > > > Fantino's arrogance is so great that he is issuing these decrees > >while on vacation. The man has no idea what he is doing. It is him who > >should resign. > > > > In reference to Olivia Chow, Councilor Norm Gardiner said "She had no > >business being there in the first place as a board member -- or making > >any comments." Even if she makes them on a personal basis, being a board > >member will automatically attract attention and people could get the > >idea she speaks for the board." > > > > It doesn't take much thinking to see what this adds up to. It is > >persecution of all of us who protest, and it is an attempt to frighten > >high profile witnesses. Fantino and his establishment friends want to > >use fear and harassment to keep them away from situations where the > >public is being attacked by violent police. > >-------- > >This report posted at june.15 > >http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz/june15.htm > >http://citizensontheweb.com > >fast url > >http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz/ > >================================ > > > > > > This is the Toronto Email List > > http://toronto.tao.ca > > > > For help goto http://lists.tao.ca >> ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com
karl - more from last thursday's demo... ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Luu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 7:20 PM Subject: san: we all live in a police state, a police state, a police state..... > >From: Gary Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Olivia Chow and Jack Layton Face Police Persecution > >Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 05:33:06 -0500 > > > >Oppose Police Persecution of Councilors Olivia Chow and Jack Layton > >Councilors Investigated for Speaking Out on June 15th Poverty Protest > >3 a.m. Saturday.June.17.2000 > > > > Today's Toronto Sun will come out with a story stating that Police > >Chief Julian Fantino is launching a probe into Jack Layton and Olivia > >Chow for being near and criticizing police actions at the June.15.2000 > >episode of police brutality at Queen's Park. > > > > Citizens on the Web news is urging citizens to forward this post as > >far possible asking all citizens and organizations oppose this police > >state action in any way possible. Protest and contact every politician > >and fellow citizen you can. > > > > The tone of stories in the Sun and other media indicate the promotion > >of persecution of those who attempted exercise their democratic rights > >on June 15.2000. > > > > Olivia Chow arrived near the end of the protest and dared to > >criticize horseback raids into the crowds of peaceful protesters. Her > >criticism was also verified by a member of the Citizens on the Web > >e-mail group. He was passing the protest as far back from Queen's Park > >as the College subway station and still got charged by horses. > > > > It is known that Cattle Prods were used by police at this protest, > >and two men identified as key rioters in press photos were not even > >members of the protest body. They just got caught up in the anger > >against police brutality. Video Tape of the protest is being used only > >to identify and charge citizens who fought with sticks and stones > >against an advancing army of heavily armed police. No attempt is being > >made to review police conduct. Racism by the Toronto Courts against a > >Chilean born woman who was swept up while standing peacefully on the > >corner has also been noted. > > > > Police Chief Julian Fantino has the nerve to now order a police state > >type investigation into the "actions and involvement" of Toronto > >politicians Jack Layton and Olivia Chow. He has done this at the request > >of Craig Bromell of the Toronto Police Association. A man who wants to > >cover the brutal actions of his police and the Harris Government by > >persecuting others who were exercising their right to free speech and > >assembly. > > > > What make this even more insulting is that it is an Internal Affairs > >investigation. An investigation created to cover the fact that no real > >investigation is being launched into the brutality, which is the real > >issue. > > > > The Toronto Police and media deserve to have shame heaped upon them > >for their attempt to stifle democracy while supporting the Harris Regime > >and its police state tactics. > > > > If they won't stop this investigation willingly, then citizens must > >take action in lobbying and in the streets. > > > > Fantino's arrogance is so great that he is issuing these decrees > >while on vacation. The man has no idea what he is doing. It is him who > >should resign. > > > > In reference to Olivia Chow, Councilor Norm Gardiner said "She had no > >business being there in the first place as a board member -- or making > >any comments." Even if she makes them on a personal basis, being a board > >member will automatically attract attention and people could get the > >idea she speaks for the board." > > > > It doesn't take much thinking to see what this adds up to. It is > >persecution of all of us who protest, and it is an attempt to frighten > >high profile witnesses. Fantino and his establishment friends want to > >use fear and harassment to keep them away from situations where the > >public is being attacked by violent police. > >-------- > >This report posted at june.15 > >http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz/june15.htm > >http://citizensontheweb.com > >fast url > >http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz/ > >================================ > > > > > > This is the Toronto Email List > > http://toronto.tao.ca > > > > For help goto http://lists.tao.ca > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >
