Tag Archives: Montreal Police
This Isn’t Normal
On April 3rd I was covering the anti-austerity demonstration organized by the ASSÉ student collective for CJAD, keeping myself at the front of the line snapping photos of what some fear may be the return of regular and illegal student … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Anti-Austerity, ASSÉ, Canadian politics, Montreal Police, Police brutality in Montréal, Québec Politics, Quebec social values, Social Commentary, SPVM, Student Demonstrations in Montreal
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Montreal Cops, the Homeless Problem & Paradoxical Undressing
Today’s news is that the Montreal police (SPVM) will discipline an unnamed constable for threatening to lock a homeless man (seen on a remarkably frigid day last week in nothing but shorts and a t-shirt outside the Jean-Talon Métro station) … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Video, What were they thinking?
Tagged Contemporary Social Problems in Major Cities, Homeless problem in Montréal, Montreal City Living, Montreal Police, SPVM, Urban Living
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The Shame of Montreal – SPVM Brutality Over a Noise Complaint
What the fuck SPVM? You guys we’re the no.5 top local twitter feed on Cult #Mtl’s BOM list; frankly I expected better. Le Devoir is reporting that the man wrestled to the ground in the video above is the proprietor … Continue reading
Public may panic if provided with basic statistical information…
So apparently the Montreal Police think the public would panic if we knew the Métro’s actual crime statistics, as they apparently have been feeding us bullshit for years. The Gazette filed an access-to-information request a few years back to get … Continue reading
Student Activists: A New Source of Revenue for the Montréal Police
Welcome to Montréal, Québec – where civil disobedience has been turned into a revenue generator for the city’s police department. Using an unethical and possibly illegal method called ‘kettling’, Montréal Police gather around a gathering and slowly process all the … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Cultural commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Video
Tagged Activism in Montréal, Loi P6, Montréal Culture, Montréal Politics, Montreal Police, Police Abuse in Montréal, Québec Politics, The growing police-state in Canada
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Snowdon Theatre Fire, The Lowest Point & Social Media
Generally speaking, I’m a fan of urban exploration. However, there’s a few golden rules we should all keep in mind when it comes to exploring the secret and unseen parts of the city: don’t leave any trace behind, don’t hurt … Continue reading →
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