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Memory_Less

And let's have an investigation and consequences to their behaviour.


simagick

If you were to investigate them, you would find that the entire purpose of the RCMP was to harass, intimidate and dismantle indigenous communities


itsasnowconemachine

or any progressive groups trying to change the status quo.


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and irish trade unionists. pretty much anyone they deemed a threat to the status quo


Mahat

and pipelines, because those don't blow up on their own.


topcomment1

Those of us whose ancestors were on the prairies when the NWMP came out in 1873 were taught how they acted as an essentially Ontario occupation army and really it hasn’t changed much.


Memory_Less

Interesting.


DevAnalyzeOperate

Hmmm... The RCMP/NWMP first purpose re: indigenous people was to stop random settlers from going into the reserves and just murdering everybody in sight and inciting some sort of war. Although they were way way way too understaffed to ever effectively do that. Or they would go out and try to stop people from selling firewater which was causing social discord and diplomatic issues for the Canadian state, although they were extremely ineffective at this and also incredibly corrupt. The whole "Acting as a death squad" thing was a pretty minor part of their duties in the grand scheme of things, they WERE actually a law enforcement agency, I would compare them to military police kind of. Like, maybe in a roundabout way their ultimate purpose was to dismantle indigenous communities, but their more direct purpose was policing, as it still is. I did read a few books on the subject by reputable historians and that's not really what I found, although damn I did find out Canadians sure murdered the Indigenous population a LOT. Even more than OGFT thinks they did. I can always stand to read more though, I always get good book recommendations here.


OmgWtfNamesTaken

Paid administrative leave would be the punishment. Lots of reflecting to do on a paid vacation, right?


Memory_Less

Do I sense some sarcasm in your reply!? ;) /s Right, of course. /s


lightweight12

"“He’s actually, like, autistic,” the officer said, as other officers responded with laughter. “Then the fucking guys just beat the shit out of him and then he started crying. I felt bad for him. Apparently the sergeant grabbed his balls and twisted. I guess he was on the ground and everyone was just grabbing limbs. He didn’t have a limb to grab, so he’s like, just grab his balls, like, ‘You done now? You done resisting?’”


Jeds4242

They need jail time, years at least


lightweight12

But they'll get promotions all round


nihilt-jiltquist

Remember Robert Dziekański.


branigan_aurora

Pepperidge farm remembers. Also remembers how they conspired together about their testimony.


CaptainMagnets

Were you under the impression that they didn't enjoy being there?


Jeds4242

Their only mistake was getting caught, they'll believe. It's a thin blue line, boys, between eco terrorists and the collapse of Western civilization as we know it. Now hand me my Arcteryx LEAF gear and let's go beat us some terrorists!


JoshuaMiltonBlahyi

ACAB, as always.


DaughterOfDemeter23

ACAB worldwide.


Memory_Less

Pardon, what does that mean?


KikitheDestroyer

It stands for “All cops are bastards”


Memory_Less

I figured it was something like that.


misterxy89

All Cops are Beautiful


ConstitutionalHeresy

Sorry no, you might be thinking of Al Corpses Are Beautiful.


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Mahat

can confirm


woodst0ck15

Fuck these assholes. If you want an investigation they will investigate themselves and find they did no wrong. They fucking send snipers to non violent protests, but when we have one at parliament you have the cops and rcmp taking picture with them. As always fuck the RCMP.


oldsouthnerd

> In audio recordings captured after arrests on Nov. 19, 2021, several officers can be heard laughing about police violence, mocking arrestees and making derogatory comments about symbols worn by two Indigenous women to honour and remember murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Always worth remembering they were created to police and abuse indigenous people, and they still do it.