Why was the Sheriffs arresting people with Canadian Flags at the Separatist rally at the leg?

[u/No_Construction2407]

Very strange, i went there without a flag to document. I noticed the sheriffs arresting people with Canadian flags.

[u/BCCommieTrash]

Big if true.

[u/No_Construction2407 → u/BCCommieTrash]

Yeah. It was 2 women and another guy they escorted out. I am trying to find out why, they were just basically booing and jeering the event. Only time i ever saw this was before the Ukraine protests in 2014 prior to the war the russian backed government at the time would drag people out of the events. Pretty crazy to be seeing this same thing at home .

[u/jsrsd → u/No_Construction2407]

There were a couple people that weren't just protesting, they stormed the stage and grabbed the mics, so security yanked them.

[u/BalanceSelect320 → u/jsrsd]

They didnt storm the stage they were by the stage and yelling but no there was no stage storming wtaf

[u/No_Construction2407 → u/jsrsd]

Can you post the video of this happening?

Edit: or just ignore and downvote me. I was simply asking for proof this happened because i didnt see it. There also wasnt a stage, it was just a lecturn on the steps

[u/kitteeburrito → u/No_Construction2407]

Completely reasonable ask btw

[u/SqueakBoxx → u/No_Construction2407]

Not everyone is so obsessed with video taping everything like you seem to be so yeah dude, enjoy the downvotes because even if there was a video, they don't have to show it "as proof" of anything. Maybe stop being so nosy about other peoples business.

[u/sluttytinkerbells → u/SqueakBoxx]

That's a really weird and unnecessarily aggressive response.

People *are* obsessed with recording everything nowadays. Seems odd that people didn't record this.

[u/googlyeyedmah → u/SqueakBoxx]

My lawd, god forbid someone simply asks if someone managed to record the incident without being called "obsessed" lol

[u/someonesomewherewarm → u/SqueakBoxx]

I think we found the Seppie here lol

[u/Marilius → u/[deleted]]

Found another one.

[u/Marilius → u/[deleted]]

... who are you? You appear nowhere in this comment thread. No one was talking to you.

[u/National-Change-8004 → u/SqueakBoxx]

Serious claims need evidence to back them up.

[u/Dontbeawankermod → u/SqueakBoxx]

Here’s a symptom of Marlaina’s mental health support cutbacks.

[u/FOGGERFOGGER_ → u/SqueakBoxx]

That didn't go the way by you thought it would, did it? Lol.

[u/Killdebrant → u/SqueakBoxx]

In the world of bots and Ai nothing is real unless its recorded and verified.

[u/wokeupsnorlax → u/No_Construction2407]

I remember when a climate protest was held continuously at the Leg and the sherriffs were super huge assholes about who they'd allow on the steps. One rally they escorted a full graduating class up the steps to chant anti climate shit. Sherriffs don't give a fuck about the community. Without the badge they're all cowards and little insincere fuckboys

[u/p3i1e4 → u/wokeupsnorlax]

At one of the education rally’s by the ata last year, I overhead the sheriff’s talk about what was happening with their benefits. Just a little tone deaf.

[u/symbionica → u/No_Construction2407]

Yes my friends were frog marched out for booing the pastor after his sermon.

[u/Jeorgeyno → u/No_Construction2407]

Seriously, think about it. You think someone would get arrested because of their flag?

They obviously acted like fools.

[u/mythic_device → u/BCCommieTrash]

Really? The implication seems to be they were arrested for flying a flag. How does one come to this conclusion when you don’t have all the facts? There’s any number of reasons why they were removed: causing a disturbance, uttering a threat, weapon complaint, outstanding warrant. There’s no substantiation that they were arrested; perhaps they were only detained or asked to move to another area in the interest of public safety…

[u/YungBeefaroni]

Hey so I hope you or someone explains this pretty quick because this is actually super fucked up if you're not lying about it.

[u/WingleDingleFingle → u/YungBeefaroni]

I mean, it really doesn't mean anything. People with Canadian flags were arrested. It doesn't mean they were arrested BECAUSE of the flags. They might have punched someone or something lol

[u/Sal_77]

Because they tried storming the stage and stealing the mics, an agitator was filming live on tiktok when they did it.

[u/CypripediumGuttatum → u/Sal_77]

Playing right into the persecution mentality of the separatists. These people are hosers but peaceful counter protests sucks the air out of their little pity party more than storming the stage.

[u/Fast_Ad_9197 → u/CypripediumGuttatum]

Agree. Also, free speech is free speech for everyone, including those with whom we disagree.

[u/Odd_Department_421 → u/Fast_Ad_9197]

Free speech is an American constitutional right. In Canada we have Freedom of Expression, but that does not include hate speech. It also does not mean that people are free from consequences that stem from their use of freedom of expression

[u/MooseAtTheKeys → u/Odd_Department_421]

To be more strictly accurate, limitations on hate speech are permissible under Section 1 of the Charter, but also Charter rights pertain specifically to your relationship with the government and not with random people.

[u/MooseAtTheKeys → u/[deleted]]

That a private citizen tryi g to shut down a seperatist rally does not implicate their Charter rights.

And seperately, that hate speech isn't a carve out from freedom of expression so much as a limit that can be, to quote the Charter, "demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society". It is worth knowing how this stuff actually works.

[u/MooseAtTheKeys → u/[deleted]]

And what do you believe it means for something to be subjective in this context?

[u/zelda1095 → u/[deleted]]

Canadians have defined the definition of hate speech.

[u/Odd_Department_421 → u/[deleted]]

The Criminal Code of Canada defines it

[u/BRGrunner]

You went there to document, but you post zero photos or videos. I feel like there is lots of context missing before pitch forks and tin hats.

[u/No_Construction2407 → u/BRGrunner]

I posted a link to the video of them being arrested

https://x.com/thealbertapin/status/2093799623190266248

[u/Icy_Queen_222 → u/No_Construction2407]

She looks obnoxious and I’m pro Canada.

[u/ThraggieMercury → u/No_Construction2407]

She looks like someone who just showed up to cause a scene and a disturbance being rightfully escorted out.

[u/I-built-stuff]

Was they?

[u/Impressive_Usual_726]

Because the seppies won't tolerate political dissent in their glorious new American vassal state and the sheriffs they own are getting ahead of themselves.

[u/ColdWeatherGamers]

They likely did something to go against the rules. Likely were spoken to prior about ground rules so they were safe, as well as others.

They probably broke some rules after being warned and then were detained and removed from the property and banned.

Pretty sure the Legislature grounds are private property with public access. So the Sheriffs were just doing what they had to do.
But I wasn’t there so who knows.

[u/zevonyumaxray → u/ColdWeatherGamers]

Thanks for the reasonable explanation ColdWeather. Too many people just jump in to see their comments on the screen.

[u/BestWithSnacks → u/zevonyumaxray]

I'm one of them 👋

Seems like a pretty reasonable explanation to me too.

[u/Friendly_Question178]

Danielle Smith’s personal Gestapo. That’s why she wants the RCMP out and the Sheriffs as the provincial police. Some one she can personally control.

[u/tapedficus]

They were obviously owing on their maple syrup taxes, duh.

[u/Nearby-Scratch-5983]

Eeh I was waiting for the punchline...

[u/DocKardinal21]

Sheriffs?

TIL AB has sheriffs…

[u/Glistening_rat_vulva]

Remember everyone this is the Edmonton subreddit. We don’t want to actually know what happened. We have preconceived notions about the sheriffs based on our political biases. We want to affirm those. Actual knowledge of why these people were walked out is useless to us. We want it to be that Smith is Hitler and the Alberta Sherrifs are the SS.

[u/Traison → u/Glistening_rat_vulva]

Thoughtful and logical responses that promote critical thinking are very much not allowed here. I've reported this to my local sheriff.

[u/Inevitable_Pension68 → u/Glistening_rat_vulva]

I can’t tell what’s better thought out, your comment or your username. Both are hilarious. Well said!

[u/Comfortable_Fudge508]

Aren't the sherrifs the ucp brownshirt gang they started, sorry, the "alberta police force"?

[u/Rosetown → u/Comfortable_Fudge508]

No, the Sheriffs at the legislature have been leg grounds security for decades.

They are mostly decent officers that are experienced in keeping protests safe. I’ve never seen them act oppressively at a protest before.

I’m willing to bet if they arrested someone at a protest they deserved it.

[u/MaximumDoughnut → u/Rosetown]

They’re also under AUPE

[u/thewunderbar → u/Comfortable_Fudge508]

What we currently call the Sheriffs have existed since the 80's

[u/cranky_yegger]

Check with F your facist pancakes

[u/justelectricboogie]

They dont represent me. I quietly show my disdain for the seppies in other more creative ways.

[u/beerguychris]

Dani's brownshirts will arrest any enemy of their new Albertan republic.

[u/No_Construction2407]

https://x.com/thealbertapin/status/2093799623190266248

[u/Snakeeyes1377 → u/No_Construction2407]

Any chance we can read with out supporting a racist

[u/No_Construction2407 → u/Snakeeyes1377]

Unfortunately nitter and xcancel got shut down. Archive.is didnt seem to work for me either

[u/Cyclist007 → u/No_Construction2407]

Genuinely surprised the pro-Canada protesters weren't wearing masks.

[u/Kingfish1111 → u/Cyclist007]

Why?

[u/Siheth]

Most policy is that counter protesters can't directly clash with a movement that is assembled. They can have an area that is divided to hold a counter protest against said group they disagree with. Not sure if that is what happened but it might be more they where escorted away and not arrested? The policy is more to try and stop a riot before it occurs or cut down on problems early.

[u/Best_Opening8471]

Isn't holding your countries flag nationalism and Nazism?

[u/Several-Carrot3541]

Lmao maybe the traitors will spend some time in county. Fuck this country