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'It could have been stopped': #Police #criticized for not stepping in before #violent #confrontations at #TransRights #rally

Vancouver police are facing criticism from both sides over their handling of a #transgender #rally that descended into chaos, resulting in at least two #assault #investigations.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Canada #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-could-have-been-stopped-police-criticized-for-not-stepping-in-before-violent-confrontations-at-trans-rights-rally-1.6341431

'It could have been stopped': Police criticized for not stepping in before violent confrontations at trans rights rally

Vancouver police are facing criticism from both sides over their handling of a transgender rally that descended into chaos, resulting in at least two assault investigations.

British Columbia

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Ned Yeung Apr 5, 2023

@Susan_Larson_TN

By inviting "counter-protestors" to show up at a peaceful rally to support people's right to exist, with the express purpose of telling these people that they don't deserve to be treated like others and given rights like others, the police are just setting it up so that any confrontation becomes a "he said, she said" scenario to diminish the hate speech and put it on "equal ground" with the peaceful rally attendees. Nobody should have the right to protest against human rights.

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Ned Yeung Apr 5, 2023

@Susan_Larson_TN

Sorry to be redundant but I have to repeat that last phrase. NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO PROTEST AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS.

Because doing so is "hate speech", and that is not protected under Constitutional rights. It is a crime.