Bad Cops, No Donuts

This one originally from brashley46 up in El Norte Norte. 

"Rocks?  What rocks? What do you mean our boots match those of the police?" - Dudley Do-Wrong

Police Admit Planting Officers at Protest - Globe and Mail - 24 Aug 07

"A video of the demonstration broadcast on the Internet - which shows three men with bandanas across their faces and large rocks in their hands taunting union members before being handcuffed and escorted away by police in riot gear - was at the centre of a controversy that erupted following the North American leaders meeting.  Those at the protest said the officers were acting like agents provocateurs by provoking violence from within the crowd.

Both the RCMP and the Sûreté du Québec initially had denied that any of their officers were involved.  Last night, the SQ said the officers were members of the force.  The SQ, however, also denied allegations its undercover officers were at the demonstrations to provoke the crowd and instigate violence."

Yoni Goldstein: The QPP's Undercover Blunder - National Post - 24 Aug 07

"To his credit, Mr. Coles seemed to figure out quite quickly that the fake protesters were really undercover cops. In the video, he asks the 'protester' clutching a rock to pull down his handkerchief from his face. The protester refuses and, soon after, shoves Mr. Coles. At that point, Mr. Coles begins to shout 'These guys are cops' and 'Put down the rock, cop.'

As if that weren’t enough to rank this op as a complete bust, in the next part of the video, the protesters quickly move on to 'confront' riot police (one seems to be having a fairly congenial conversation with the riot squad) and are quickly 'arrested.' To top it all off, as riot cops are frisking one of the agents provocateurs, the video shows that both uniformed police and protester apparently prefer the same kind of footwear. Coincidence? Nobody thought so."

The YouTube video is ( below this cut... )

Bad Cops, No Donuts

This one originally from brashley46 up in El Norte Norte. 

"Rocks?  What rocks? What do you mean our boots match those of the police?" - Dudley Do-Wrong

Police Admit Planting Officers at Protest - Globe and Mail - 24 Aug 07

"A video of the demonstration broadcast on the Internet - which shows three men with bandanas across their faces and large rocks in their hands taunting union members before being handcuffed and escorted away by police in riot gear - was at the centre of a controversy that erupted following the North American leaders meeting.  Those at the protest said the officers were acting like agents provocateurs by provoking violence from within the crowd.

Both the RCMP and the Sûreté du Québec initially had denied that any of their officers were involved.  Last night, the SQ said the officers were members of the force.  The SQ, however, also denied allegations its undercover officers were at the demonstrations to provoke the crowd and instigate violence."

Yoni Goldstein: The QPP's Undercover Blunder - National Post - 24 Aug 07

"To his credit, Mr. Coles seemed to figure out quite quickly that the fake protesters were really undercover cops. In the video, he asks the 'protester' clutching a rock to pull down his handkerchief from his face. The protester refuses and, soon after, shoves Mr. Coles. At that point, Mr. Coles begins to shout 'These guys are cops' and 'Put down the rock, cop.'

As if that weren’t enough to rank this op as a complete bust, in the next part of the video, the protesters quickly move on to 'confront' riot police (one seems to be having a fairly congenial conversation with the riot squad) and are quickly 'arrested.' To top it all off, as riot cops are frisking one of the agents provocateurs, the video shows that both uniformed police and protester apparently prefer the same kind of footwear. Coincidence? Nobody thought so."

The YouTube video is ( below this cut... )