A group of protesters that demonstrated at a rally in support of Palestinians over the weekend in Toronto say a man who was protesting was injured during his arrest — which included an officer kneeling on his neck, something Toronto’s former police chief said officers are not trained to do.

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    11 months ago

    “Appears to show”

    /me: Checks videos… sees a VERY clear still from the video clear and unquestionably showing a police office with his knee on the neck of the man on the ground.

    Ummmm… right…

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      11 months ago

      It’s an optical illusion caused by a very tiny temperature inversion in the atmosphere surrounding the event. /s

      I think they just have an editorial policy about not stating the obvious when the obvious is something the courts have to rule on, legally speaking.