Officers accused of inciting violence to testify before police ethics panel (Globe)

[Drew Wilson]

Three undercover officers accused of inciting protesters to attack riot police at the 2007 North American leaders summit in Montebello are being summoned to testify before Quebec's independent police ethics committee.

The decision from the committee released this week overrules an independent review that exonerated the officers. It also comes more than two years after the black-clad trio were first exposed on YouTube.

Dave Coles, the union leader who confronted the men at the time and filed a complaint against the police, said a public inquiry is needed to determine whether they were acting on orders from federal officials.

More... (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/officers-accused-of-inciting-violence-face-ethics-panel/article1336731/)

This has been one of those non-copyright issues I've been particularly troubled with. Watching the video now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St1-WTc1kow) my blood still boils a little just with the idea of what the police attempted at the Montebello Summit of 2007.

I'm just glad there's a chance for justice at this point.

[mountain_rage]

How did they prove they were police officers in the end?

[Drew Wilson]

How did they prove they were police officers in the end?

1. The three men wore the exact same boots as the riot police (pictures outside the video showed that)

2. The three men had paint sprayed on their backs with the same colour as the riot police shoulder pads.

3. One of the men apparently whispered to the police line that they were officers.

4. The men approached the line with an obvious weapon, yet the riot police line did not react.

5. A press release by the police department in question later confirmed that they were police officers (the press release argued that the three men were there to keep the peace and that they did nothing wrong. The video blatently proved otherwise)

[mountain_rage]

Its really quite terrible the events attempted here. Often I see these videos criticizing officers for unlawful use of force when there clearly isn't any, this is actually a video showing a valid complaint. Did David Coles ever press charges for assault? Think he would actually have a case.

[Drew Wilson]

Its really quite terrible the events attempted here. Often I see these videos criticizing officers for unlawful use of force when there clearly isn't any, this is actually a video showing a valid complaint. Did David Coles ever press charges for assault? Think he would actually have a case.

I'm not sure, but then again, this story seemed to have disappeared right off the radar after the initial 2007 video all the way up to now for me. :frown: I'm guessing he didn't, but judging by the union press release (http://www.cep.ca/press/cepnews_e.php?id=675), the inquirey is going to dig deep into who ordered those men in and who gave the orders in the first place.