Friday, February 04, 2011

Toronto police won't give up their new toys, sound cannons

Does it surprise you the children (aka Bill Blair, helping keep fascism alive in the 21st century. Ok ok, but he is one of the most arrogant public officials in North America) that run the Toronto police would keep these*. PR is not their strong point.

Question now is, wtf do they need them for...?

Several Toronto police board members arrived at Thursday’s meeting expecting to debate whether the force would be able to keep four sound cannons which were purchased in advance of the G20.

Instead, they learned the decision had already been made.

“I am completely befuddled,” veteran board member Judi Cohen said. “It was never my expectation that we would be sitting here as a board being told what would be purchased.”

Councillor Frances Nunziata, who is one of three new appointees to the board, added: “So it’s done?”


Read more here.

* other playthings include: 52 closed-circuit television cameras, fibre-optic equipment to connect the cameras to monitors in police command posts, computers, surveillance equipment and 420 gas masks

Notice a trend..?

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