Police repression in Hamilton, Ontario

Wednesday, January 28 2009 @ 07:40 PM CST

Contributed by: Anonymous

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Police StateOn Thursday, January 22nd, the hamilton police stormed a peaceful folk show taking place at the Mex-I-Can restaurant on James street. The show had started around 8:30, with a crowd of around thirty people come to see the traveling musicians who'd stopped here for the night. Around 11:00, halfway though the show's lineup, word rushed through the room that there were cops outside. The show stopped, the crowd went to the street, and three people were arrested.
Just outside of Mex-I-Can's doors, three women were talking together, one of whom had an open beer. An unmarked car pulled up in front of them, and two men leapt out. Without identifying themselves in any way, they lunged to grab the woman with the drink, who panicked and ran inside; the two men followed her and seized her in the doorway. They now identified themselves as police and were joined by two other cops. A group of about ten people from inside followed the cops back out, yelling at the pigs and trying to take their friend back. The police became aggressive, striking people with their hands, and the woman was taken around the back of the police car by one cop, three of her friends close by. A scuffle broke out near the front of the car and when the arresting officer went to join in, the woman managed to escape and remained safe for the rest of the events...

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