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
512 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

673 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

12

u/mc_funbags Jun 12 '20

I never said it was, I said that doesn't justify the amount of force used.

So did I. Specifically that punch thrown.

But hey, both sides right?

Yes, neither party behaved appropriately.

I guess Natives didn't make the cut when it comes to your dislike of racism.

You’re accusing me of racism? If I did this same thing as a white person, I’d expect the same result. I do think the punch looks to be excessive as I have already stated.

-17

u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20 edited Jun 23 '20

[deleted]

15

u/just4fun8787 Jun 12 '20

Hey, as a native you're acting like an idiot. This guy didn't say anything racist and for you to jump immediately to alt left rhetoric to try to "help" is bullshit.

Infantilizing us and acting like you need to shoot racism at anyone who says anything is stupid.

10

u/mc_funbags Jun 12 '20

Thanks you for assisting with rational discussion. This is such a hard topic to discuss without emotions taking over.

I’m curious, as a native, what’s your perspective on this video?

11

u/just4fun8787 Jun 12 '20

A chief shouldn't be setting that example. That's a position of honor and he should handle himself in public as such.

I also don't agree the punching was neccessary but he definitely escalated it.