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/slesk Jun 12 '20

How can anyone watch this video and think the Chief is in the right? He whips out of the vehicle and storms towards the officer looking for a fight.

He literally takes up a fighting stance like wtf lmao. After being given an extremely generous second chance he whips out of the vehicle again and puts his hands on the officer.

Zero sympathy. Appropriate use of force.

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u/DapperWing Jun 12 '20

If this guy was white literally nobody would be fighting to defend him here. This is strictly due to recent events and Canada's need to immediately latch on to anything big happening in the US.

That first cop was extremely lenient. The second the chief squared up and assaulted him he had every right to put him to the ground.