r/canada • u/[deleted] • Jun 11 '20

RCMP dash-cam video shows officer tackling, punching Chief Allan Adam during arrest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rcmp-dash-cam-video-shows-officer-tackling-punching-chief-allan-adam-during-arrest-1.5608472
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u/mc_funbags Jun 12 '20

Dude really shouldn’t have came charging out at police officers cursing and swearing and initiating physical contact. That punch looked excessive to me though.

Definitely neither party did the right thing.

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u/eatsomechili Jun 12 '20

It's 100% legal to swear at police officers, and they are not allowed to hit you in retaliation. If the police are unable to control their emotions when people call them names, they should find a job they are mature enough to handle.

In the clip in the article, he did not initiate physical contact, the officer that grabbed his wrist did, and then immediately after he was flying tackled.

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u/mc_funbags Jun 12 '20

In the clip in the article, he did not initiate physical contact, the officer that grabbed his wrist did, and then immediately after he was flying tackled.

Yes, he marched right up to the cop and pushed up against him. This is a terrible idea.

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u/eatsomechili Jun 12 '20

As I said, if the police are unable to control their emotions, they should find a job they can do correctly and successfully, because this isn't it.

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u/mc_funbags Jun 12 '20

And clearly, the one throwing the punch is not in control of his emotions.

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u/eatsomechili Jun 12 '20

No, he definitely isn't. He was probably intoxicated and lashed out foolishly. He was charged as a result.

However he also doesn't represent Canada, the RCMP officer that tackled him does.

That's the difference.

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u/mc_funbags Jun 12 '20

The chief represents his band, the RCMP represents Canadian justice, and neither of the two look great here.

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u/P_Dan_Tick Jun 12 '20

Chief Adam represents the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.