at least the woman didnt break out with a patchouli attack,that probably would have gotten her beaten.
billion dollar security eh?
i think canadians need to get their money back.

Freedom is for losers anyways.

I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.

Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

The police did the right thing. Left unchecked, she might have escalated the situation by handing the cop a flower.

Adding video to channels (Canada, Law) - requested by kronosposeidon.

>> ^kronosposeidon:

The police did the right thing. Left unchecked, she might have escalated the situation by handing the cop a flower.


HA! ( I support this statement)

Blargh, that was a jerk cop. I'm sure the bubble detergent wouldn't have done anything. As devils advocate, I'd like to see if there was anything during the "A few moments later" if she actually did anything, or if jerk cops was jerk. The one lady cop looked like she didn't mind at all.

I did think of that while I was submitting it. In theory, she could have slapped the cop in the face in the interim periods, but judging from her demeanor, I think it's safe to assume she didn't.>> ^Bruti79:

Blargh, that was a jerk cop. I'm sure the bubble detergent wouldn't have done anything. As devils advocate, I'd like to see if there was anything during the "A few moments later" if she actually did anything, or if jerk cops was jerk. The one lady cop looked like she didn't mind at all.

>> ^reiwan:

I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.


No, I wouldn't be "livid" if someone was blowing bubbles in my face. Kids do it all the time. I ask them nicely to stop. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

I don't think the people supporting what the girl did in this situation really understand what's happening here. I'm going to echo what Reiwan said" if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid." Regardless of what it is, the girl was taking something and deliberately putting it onto a police officer's face.

Sure bubbles are harmless, but so is spit,water, etc, and it's not the "what's being thrown in your face" that is creating an issue it's, again, the fact that something is being thrown in the face of another individual.

Imagine how up in arms everyone would be if there were 10 cops standing along the fence each with some self righteous hippy blowing bubbles in their faces when some kind of real security problem erupted. Now I understand that this wasn't the scenario but if you let one person do it sooner or later more will want to join in. I wish the video didn't skip over the "moments later" section so I could be a bit more informed about what happened but as it stands, I am under the presumption that the police were well within their rights.

Edit - Duckman was apparently writing the same time i was. Don't act like you've never asked a kid to stop doing something annoying and then in a strange twist of fate they didn't comply with your request.

Come on, there's bigger shit to be worrying about.

This is fucking small time bullshit that isn't even worth the tax dollars.

Cop needs to take that stick out of his ass he just fell into the trap that they laid for him.

[redacted]

Anybody who edits a video that heavily is guilty of something and trying to hide it.

I'm guessing in the time missing, she probably blew another bubble or something, and so he took her aside and put the cuffs on her. The look on her face is more of a "holy shit, he was serious" look, rather than one of complete shock.

Her demeanor is also off. This almost seemed.. planned. the look on her face at 1:09-1:20 is a little too.. hurt, disheartened, whatever you'd like to call it, for "not feeling very respected."

Granted. The cop came off a little stern, but we have nothing leading up to this video, and two majorly missing chunks.

Usually I'm on the side of the protesters but I just can't support it here. This girl broke a cardinal rule: you DO NOT blow bubbles at cops!

What's she trying to accomplish? Is she trying to make a statement, or just seeing how far she needs to go to piss someone off? So, she gets in the cops face, starts activity that is illegal, and is told to stop and the implications if she doesn't. She refuses to stop, and gets arrested. Big wup. What a symbol for keeping the man down!!! And the cop is the bad guy? I have no tolerance for idiots either, and my response would have been substantially more swift, perhaps pulling one of her piercings out the hard way.

This cop owned her, I'm sorry... I just do not sympathize with people inciting the police out of spite. On the other hand I don't think cops should get away with abuse either, but this cop did no such thing, "moments later" means nothing to me. The bitch prolly pulled out her bubbles again and pushed the issue.

Assaulting an officer with a weapon (deadly, deadly bubbles): up to ten years in prison

>> ^reiwan:

I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

Just wrong. In no way did that cop communicate respect with his tone. He was aggressive and threatening. And please don't speak for everyone; you're not very good at it.

see, this is what is wrong with todays 20-somethings generation. This video is their example of police brutality. This video is their example of rebellious protest. Ever hear of the 60's? the 50's? you want examples of police brutality and rebellion, there's lots in there. Today's "anonymous" bred protesters are lazy, directionless hippies. hell, hippies would give every one of these nancies wedgies

her response to the officer requesting she stop; "but theyre bubbles?" thats about on par with "im not touching you, im not touching you"

the protest symbolism of blowing bubbles is somewhat lost when you blow them directly in "The Mans" face. My 8 year old, hyperactive niece is less obnoxious

To be fair to the cop, he's already having a bad day. Look at 1:54. If someone made me wear shorts that gay, I'd probably arrest someone too.

Meh, as the cop said, it's a "deliberate act", she was only doing it out of defiance and got served for thinking she was awesome. There is A LOT of other places she could blow bubbles, she chose directly at the police line, directly in a police women's face. I doubt this cop would have done anything if she had randomly been blowing bubbles and one flew in his own eye by chance.

I don't really see where the hate for the cop comes from, he was too agressive in tone but that's about it. Though seriously, if you can't handle being talked sternly too without feeling "disrespected" as a human, then you need a reality check.

You can see her getting arrested later, with no explanation, though the likely scenario from her previous actions is she kept trying to push the police's patience. Had she walked away from the first encounter, she would not be arrested, she obviously pressed the issue (or started something new) and then a video of only that likely small incident would look "UNJUST OMG!", when in fact she had gone through repeated incidents and warnings.

>> ^yellowc:

if you can't handle being talked sternly too without feeling "disrespected" as a human, then you need a reality check.

im writing this one down

The cop is an ass, and the notion of being arrested for a bubble touching a cop is absurd.

But...

...he did warn her. You can argue the absurdity of the situation till you're blue in the face, and I would completely agree, but he did give her a choice. So if we're to assume that she got arrested for blowing bubbles on him, it's not like she didn't know what the consequences would be. Right or wrong, you don't test a cop like that. You'll lose.

On the other hand though, since the film has been edited so much to leave out what actually prompted the cops to arrest her, I just really can't take anyone's side since I don't have the facts.

I would downvote the video if I could for being misleading.

once again the majority of people seem to be missing the real point of this type of situation. The officer was angry, why was he angry? because his god complex was being threatened. after all, he is the defender of justice and peace, he should be obeyed at all times and without question. It was your parents responsibility to raise you till 18, and when you hit the mean streets of Toronto it became officer bobs job to parent and guide you. Do not disobey officer bob or he will put you in time out.

jesus fucking christ people. I've seen that sort of face before, that aggressive arm-crossed forward lean. the clenched teeth barely containing his anger my father used to act like that too my mom...and if she continued to talk back she would spend a few minutes in the bathroom cleaning herself up after he bloodied her nose.

Law enforcement is one thing, and its a good thing. But control freak sociopaths seem to be attracted to a job where you can carry a weapon and boss people around...imagine that. I'm sure though that when hes off his shift he's a great normal guy. so was my dad.

I would expect this sort of thing as normal now here in the U.S. but to see if happening in Canada every G20 is sort of disheartening. as long as people keep cowing down to more and more ridiculous demands, soon there will be nothing left. imagine a time where people are subjected to a curfew because the G20 is in town... its coming. your lowly proletariat concerns will not be allowed to disturb the actions of your masters. they have to meet in order to decide how best to manage you and your fellow cattle. a duly appointed representative will be by later to make certain you have food. do not leave your home on pain of arrest or death.

The sad thing is I don't believe there is any way for us as a people to avoid this future of subjugation. were too fucking stupid. we breed when we cant afford too. we vegetate in front of our versions of "ow my balls" and we aren't, as a people particularly concerned with anything at all until it directly affects us. and by then it is usually well and gone too late.

@CyberViperDriver

nice try, but just because he's doing those things doesn't mean he has a god complex.

What day of the protests was this? What happened to him before the camera was on? To me, the man just seemed pre-agitated about something, possibly involving the woman in this video Don't make ludicrous claims like "His god complex was threatened"

I don't agree with cops shooting or tasing people or over aggressiveness. But I also don't agree with bitches who do shit like that. Who knows wtf is in the shit she was blowing in their faces.

Your right, all those things totally matter. just like my dad having a bad day at the office made it more ok to smack around my mom.

I think its pretty evident from his demeanor and inflection that he intends to be obeyed no matter his command, it wouldn't matter what the command was, she had better damned well obey him right fucking rickey tick. she didn't bow down so she paid the price...most likely with a felony conviction if they did indeed write it up as assaulting an officer.

Oh and FUCK YOU and your nice try bullshit. just cause you do not agree with my premise gives you no right to snark off and imply that my statement was no more than a failed attempt at forming a coherent thought. the criteria for coherent thought of course being a thought that you agree with.

using bubbles being blown in your vicinity is simply a sad excuse to punish someone for whatever reason. whether it was a standard cop-god complex or that he simply was offended (as so many conservatives are) that people have the audacity to gather and protest something...you know, unless your a teabagger.

not saying that I think he is a conservative just pointing out that there could indeed be many reasons for his shitty attitude, and none of them justify his actions.

This is such bullshit, cops also completely overreact when you spit on them. Don't you see that we're only coating you with a small amount of residue to demonstrate our disrespect? Why do you have to take shit so seriously? I bet this is what it was like in Nazi Germany.

The look on her face is like when you tell someone there's no Santa Claus or personal god. "You mean reality isn't made of chocolate and fluffy white clouds?? "

@entr0py

Blowing bubbles near someone is hardly the same thing as spitting ON someone.

let me clarify my position here. I absolutely agree that when a cop tells you to do something then you should do it. if for no other reason than to avoid being tazered. notice that she stopped as soon as he said too?

yes she is young and easily has her feelings hurt, that's her problem. but it doesn't affect the problem here. the problem is how he was acting in a threatening manner for no reason.

we didn't see what happened during the edit. it could have been many things. maybe she was stupid and blew more bubbles. maybe she blew some bubbles somewhere away from the line and the cop used it as an excuse. maybe it was something she did completely un-bubble-related. could have been alot of things. none of that changes the fact that these cops are getting more and more aggressive in their actions at protests world wide. its been shown conclusively that cops are planting undercover officers into protests here in the U.S.A with the mission of provoking clashes with uniformed officers to provide them an excuse to dissolve a protest.

stay classy officer bob.

Totalitarian ideology lives under Harper.

@CyberViperDriver I understand where you are coming from, but it's not like the cop beat her. She was arrested and taken in to custody. That is hardly the same as a man beating his wife.

CyberViperDriver, when i was in high school i hated authority figures too

>> ^smooman:

CyberViperDriver, when i was in high school i hated authority figures too


What made you stop? Capitalism got to you?

I don't like the edits in this video, but I think it's safe to assume she either told the cop to go fuck himself or blew more bubbles. I approve of both actions.

Cops wonder why people hate them?

The terrible part about the whole G20 blow out is Chief Bill Blair will get burdened with most the blame, when it was the Head Mountie acting directly under Harper who was call all the shots. The chain of command is just starting to come out, and poor Chief Blair is about number three or four on the totem pole. He's a great cop, and got stuck in a shitty situation =(

>> ^cowboydan:

>> ^smooman:
CyberViperDriver, when i was in high school i hated authority figures too

What made you stop? Capitalism got to you?
I don't like the edits in this video, but I think it's safe to assume she either told the cop to go fuck himself or blew more bubbles. I approve of both actions.
Cops wonder why people hate them?


People wonder why some cops are slightly hostile to them?

You hit me so i hit you back and then you hit me back harder... should I hit him back? Fuck it, I'll hit him back.

Once again, the perfect example of two dumb asses doing exactly what the upper class wants them to do: focus on each other and nothing else.

Shifting gears....

Was that Elliot Gould that came to her defense?

Why was this edited so heavily?

What did we miss?

I agreed with the cop 100% here. He spoke plainly and professionally. She was trying to antagonize the police, she was there LOOKING for a reaction, and it's moronic to try and spin it any other way.

Her cause might be just, but she's just there acting like a child at that point.

The officer tells her if she keeps it up she's going to be arrested. The dumb look on her face at 1:08 pretty much sums it up: she's looking to get a rise out of the police and make a scene, and she doesn't know how to do that without continuing to be annoying.

In fact, I'm downvoting. I don't like the sarcastic tone the submitter here used, like we'd all smile and nod knowingly because we agree that she was a victim of something or other. She was there to annoy people and make a scene, she did that, she got a clear, firm, easy to understand warning and (presumably) kept it up knowing the consequences.

You might as well go stand in front of a telephone pole, look at it, then walk into it and look surprised when your face hurts.

These videos get posted here over and over: stupid person antagonizes police, gets beat up and/or arrested - exactly what they were after. What's the point in getting all excited over this? Give me a break. Observed behavior = expected behavior -> closed BY DESIGN.

>> ^Shepppard:

People wonder why some cops are slightly hostile to them?


I don't think they do. It's because they carry guns, act like assholes and order people around. There are good cops, undoubtedly who take more of a subtle approach and are really looking to help out in their community, but all the terrible ones overshadow that, and there are far to many of them.



"The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation." - Emma Goldman

Quick! Submit to authority!>> ^rogueWRX:

In fact, I'm downvoting. I don't like the sarcastic tone the submitter here used, like we'd all smile and nod knowingly because we agree that she was a victim of something or other. She was there to annoy people and make a scene, she did that, she got a clear, firm, easy to understand warning and (presumably) kept it up knowing the consequences.
You might as well go stand in front of a telephone pole, look at it, then walk into it and look surprised when your face hurts.

Yeah so she was annoying and he was pissed about it. But hes a fucking cop and needs at least that kind of sliver of patience to deal with people like that without acting like a fucking prick who likes to treat democracy like shit (like his superior).
He could have simply said in a nice tone to stop it. But he started with arrogant power-trip phrases.
Maybe he just wanted to show his female colleague how "real men" handle situations like that...

>> ^smooman:

see, this is what is wrong with todays 20-somethings generation. This video is their example of police brutality. This video is their example of rebellious protest. Ever hear of the 60's? the 50's? you want examples of police brutality and rebellion, there's lots in there. Today's "anonymous" bred protesters are lazy, directionless hippies. hell, hippies would give every one of these nancies wedgies
her response to the officer requesting she stop; "but theyre bubbles?" thats about on par with "im not touching you, im not touching you"
the protest symbolism of blowing bubbles is somewhat lost when you blow them directly in "The Mans" face. My 8 year old, hyperactive niece is less obnoxious


Anonymous? Really? You are comparing today's anarchists to "anonymous", a bunch of kids on sugar highs?

That's like saying today's soldiers are just fetishizing their videogame experiences. Oh wait...
http://videosift.com/video/Wikileaks-U-S-Apache-killing-civilians-in-Baghdad?loadcomm=1

>> ^JiggaJonson:

Edit - Duckman was apparently writing the same time i was. Don't act like you've never asked a kid to stop doing something annoying and then in a strange twist of fate they didn't comply with your request.


Huh? Apparently you didn't read what I wrote. Please read it again. We don't know whether she complied with his "request" or not because that's been edited out. Regardless, I don't know about the rest of the folks here on the sift, but I don't appreciate people speaking for me because I'm quite capable of doing it myself.

^Duckman Fair enough 8 o )

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^reiwan:
I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

No, I wouldn't be "livid" if someone was blowing bubbles in my face. Kids do it all the time. I ask them nicely to stop. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.


Wow... Apples to science here.

First, that woman is old enough for all of us to legally play her field. She is not a child. To put this in perspective, all of the above would have to be met... A-You would have to have an adult blow bubbles in your face. B-It would have to be at your job. C-It would also have to be in front of a crowd that does not work with you, D- You would have to lose authority from both your co-workers and the public watching...

Way different scenario.

Kids do it? Kids also piss the bed. Kids also pick their noses and do not wash their hands. Kids do a lot of things adults should not. What if a kid went up to your father's casket and blew bubbles on his corpse? Again, way different...

Now, in a funtastic world, let's reverse the roles. Have the cops blowing bubbles into the crowds with industrilized bubble blowers (So every one get's it.) I say this because if she is allowed to blow bubbles, someone will step it up... and take it to the next level. Someone mentioned flowers next? Sure, with poison ivy on them. Pranks rarely get gentlier if allowed to continue.

But, in all, this cop is a hat... Just because he said about bubbles being a detergent... Lame-o was his name-o.

>> ^NordlichReiter:
Come on, there's bigger shit to be worrying about.
This is fucking small time bullshit that isn't even worth the tax dollars.
Cop needs to take that stick out of his ass he just fell into the trap that they laid for him.


Same with the girl.

>> ^VoodooV:
The cop is an ass, and the notion of being arrested for a bubble touching a cop is absurd.
But...
...he did warn her. You can argue the absurdity of the situation till you're blue in the face, and I would completely agree, but he did give her a choice. So if we're to assume that she got arrested for blowing bubbles on him, it's not like she didn't know what the consequences would be. Right or wrong, you don't test a cop like that. You'll lose.
On the other hand though, since the film has been edited so much to leave out what actually prompted the cops to arrest her, I just really can't take anyone's side since I don't have the facts.
I would downvote the video if I could for being misleading.



It is not so much the bubbles as it is the degredation of authority here. I would never do that to my father, I won't do it to a cop.

>> ^CyberViperDriver:
let me clarify my position here. I absolutely agree that when a cop tells you to do something then you should do it. if for no other reason than to avoid being tazered. notice that she stopped as soon as he said too?
yes she is young and easily has her feelings hurt, that's her problem. but it doesn't affect the problem here. the problem is how he was acting in a threatening manner for no reason.
we didn't see what happened during the edit. it could have been many things. maybe she was stupid and blew more bubbles. maybe she blew some bubbles somewhere away from the line and the cop used it as an excuse. maybe it was something she did completely un-bubble-related. could have been alot of things. none of that changes the fact that these cops are getting more and more aggressive in their actions at protests world wide. its been shown conclusively that cops are planting undercover officers into protests here in the U.S.A with the mission of provoking clashes with uniformed officers to provide them an excuse to dissolve a protest.
stay classy officer bob.



I have a question, not from sarcasm, or such, but seriously. You mention dad slapping mom? Well, my mom broke my dad into a useless shell after 20 years of yelling him into the night, cause she aint happy till 3 in the morn... Point is, my father had no authority what so ever because he allowed little things to go by until they became blurred with the big issues--and he was left with no respect.

How do cops prevent future antagonists, who mostly escalate pranks, without seeming... like god-complex dicks?

>> ^cowboydan:

>> ^Shepppard:
People wonder why some cops are slightly hostile to them?

I don't think they do. It's because they carry guns, act like assholes and order people around. There are good cops, undoubtedly who take more of a subtle approach and are really looking to help out in their community, but all the terrible ones overshadow that, and there are far to many of them.

"The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation." - Emma Goldman


Really, I'd LOVE to know your interactions with police. I've probably had more interaction with cops then anybody on the sift EVER will, and what you just described to me is complete and utter bullshit that you seem to be stringing together from bad youtube videos.

LSD BUBBBLEZZZZ! IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL IN JAIL!!!!!!

Future historians will be analyzing this thread for years. Few will ever understand the meaning of it.

Oh, Ive interacted with cops a lot. They were German cops, but if any they would actually be more calm and more humane than American or Canadian. But I never noticed that. Sure, as cowboydan said, there are very nice ones, but they are rare.
All the other I know are arrogant assholes who even tend to have a slight tendency to sadism. They are almost always on a power trip, and if you for some reason dont act submissive (especially if youre younger than them), they will let you know that you have just crossed the line. They know very well their powers and that youre all but a wussy citizen, who can be arrested for bullshit, if they just want to.
Power corrupts. nuff said.


>> ^Shepppard:

>> ^cowboydan:
>> ^Shepppard:
People wonder why some cops are slightly hostile to them?

I don't think they do. It's because they carry guns, act like assholes and order people around. There are good cops, undoubtedly who take more of a subtle approach and are really looking to help out in their community, but all the terrible ones overshadow that, and there are far to many of them.

"The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation." - Emma Goldman

Really, I'd LOVE to know your interactions with police. I've probably had more interaction with cops then anybody on the sift EVER will, and what you just described to me is complete and utter bullshit that you seem to be stringing together from bad youtube videos.

She doesn't feel respected? Where was her respect? She's trying to keep everyone happy? Was she trying to keep the cops happy? It didn't look like it to me. She looked like a punk, and frankly she got what she wanted, to look like some tough chick getting arrested in front of all her anarchist friends.

Part of me wonders what would happen if they stepped down security at the G-# meetings. It seems like the people are only there to antagonize authority. If there were no cops to antagonize, it seems most of them would just get bored and go home. Never once have I heard one of these protesters articulate what exactly they would prefer to the status quo.

@coolhund (Not quoting, as that would make my comment rediculously big)

I've grown up with Cops. My dad is a cop, my step-mother is a cop, their friends, are cops.

To start off with their characters, my step-mother is (and for as long as I can remember has been) a member/president of the local optimist club, organizing carnivals for Canada day, bike competitions, all sorts of fun things for community involvement.

My dad (and MANY other police officers) have put on two musicals composed completely of cops. Caught in the act, and Caught in the Act II Repeat offenders. (The latter of which I was actually asked to be a spot operator for, but I digress) and all proceeds from the two shows went to charity. The latter of the two raised over $125,000.

I've played baseball games with these people, been at parties with them. They are not sadist pigs with complexes of being god, they're just people, like you or I. Almost all of them doing what they do to help out their community.

The people you see on the internet are the bad apples, the small majority, and the only reason they're on the internet is because of people who enjoy seeing things like that to back their claims of "Fuck the police". People who think that because one cop was an idiot, it gives them the right to disrespect all of them.

rare my fucking ass. i have close friends, relatives, and acquaintances who are cops. I know a lot of em. And they know a lot more cops than me. If you asked any one of em, they'd tell you the assholes giving cops a bad name are the rare ones.

keep painting with that broad brush

>> ^smooman:

rare my fucking ass. i have close friends, relatives, and acquaintances who are cops. I know a lot of em. And they know a lot more cops than me. If you asked any one of em, they'd tell you the assholes giving cops a bad name are the rare ones.
keep painting with that broad brush


THANK you, it's been mentioned before, but I'll say it again. The reason these assholes are giving cops a bad wrap is because the videos of GOOD cops won't be popular on the internet, so nobody cares.

3rd'd, there are an awful lot of people who seem to think that instructions from a police officer are optional.

>> ^Shepppard:

>> ^smooman:
rare my fucking ass. i have close friends, relatives, and acquaintances who are cops. I know a lot of em. And they know a lot more cops than me. If you asked any one of em, they'd tell you the assholes giving cops a bad name are the rare ones.
keep painting with that broad brush

THANK you, it's been mentioned before, but I'll say it again. The reason these assholes are giving cops a bad wrap is because the videos of GOOD cops won't be popular on the internet, so nobody cares.

Yeah, and as a family member youre going to judge them objectively, huh?
Same for the other guys with friends that are cops. I also have a friend who is a cop. He is a very nice guy, but, if you have just a little experience with people you should know that they can change a lot when they get power. My freind has no power when I am hanging around with him. I would never say that he wont be an asshole once he is in his uniform, simply because I know human nature.

As I said, I have interacted a lot with cops before, and no, not over the internet or TV, seeing them in some video hitting people. Ive experienced it myself. I was the one that they were focused on. And no, Im no left nut, activist or similar. I am a normal guy, neither left nor right, who just happened to get in their way. I can be very happy that I always acted very submissive, else things would have gone very bad. Actually, because I always acted submissive, even afraid sometimes, I never got more than a warning. Cops love submissive people, who let them feel like gods.
Once again:
Power corrupts. Its a fact, and your nonobjective opinion cant change that.

>> ^Shepppard:

@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/coolhund" title="member since July 16th, 2007" class="profilelink">coolhund (Not quoting, as that would make my comment rediculously big)
I've grown up with Cops. My dad is a cop, my step-mother is a cop, their friends, are cops.
To start off with their characters, my step-mother is (and for as long as I can remember has been) a member/president of the local optimist club, organizing carnivals for Canada day, bike competitions, all sorts of fun things for community involvement.
My dad (and MANY other police officers) have put on two musicals composed completely of cops. Caught in the act, and Caught in the Act II Repeat offenders. (The latter of which I was actually asked to be a spot operator for, but I digress) and all proceeds from the two shows went to charity. The latter of the two raised over $125,000.
I've played baseball games with these people, been at parties with them. They are not sadist pigs with complexes of being god, they're just people, like you or I. Almost all of them doing what they do to help out their community.
The people you see on the internet are the bad apples, the small majority, and the only reason they're on the internet is because of people who enjoy seeing things like that to back their claims of "Fuck the police". People who think that because one cop was an idiot, it gives them the right to disrespect all of them.

@coolhund

You're damn right i'll judge them objectively. They do a lot of things I don't agree with, however, the way they handle their jobs is not one of them.

Lets go to another cop then, a Super-intendant. I was just downtown at the "Show n' Shine", essentially a giant out-door old car show that takes place on king street (basically, our downtown strip).

There was a super-intendent there, can't remember his name, standing outside a TCBY, talking to people as the walked by, answering questions, being silly.

This man, is a super-intendant. That means, he's roughly 2 ranks down from chief of police, that's a lot of power. He was not abusing his power, he was actually communicating with the public, there were close to, my guess is 15-20,000 people all crammed along this one street. Not one incident of police brutality.. even though there was a motorcycle patrolling around the perimeter, and pairs of cops walking up and down along the street/sidewalk.

How bout the other 20+ people that volunteered for the "Caught in the Act" shows? After the show, the cast would line up (in full dress) in the lobby and shake hands with people that were leaving the theater. One of the cops noticed a little girl who was hungry, but the concession stand was closed. So he went into the dressing room in the back, came back out and gave her his donut (cliché that he had a donut, I know, but it's true.)

Power doesn't corrupt those that have a high enough moral standing to remain uncorrupted. The only time power corrupts is when you let it, and a lot of people don't let it.

>> ^coolhund:
Yeah, and as a family member youre going to judge them objectively, huh?
Same for the other guys with friends that are cops. I also have a friend who is a cop. He is a very nice guy, but, if you have just a little experience with people you should know that they can change a lot when they get power. My freind has no power when I am hanging around with him. I would never say that he wont be an asshole once he is in his uniform, simply because I know human nature.
As I said, I have interacted a lot with cops before, and no, not over the internet or TV, seeing them in some video hitting people. Ive experienced it myself. I was the one that they were focused on. And no, Im no left nut, activist or similar. I am a normal guy, neither left nor right, who just happened to get in their way. I can be very happy that I always acted very submissive, else things would have gone very bad. Actually, because I always acted submissive, even afraid sometimes, I never got more than a warning. Cops love submissive people, who let them feel like gods.
Once again:
Power corrupts. Its a fact, and your nonobjective opinion cant change that.
<em>>> <a rel="nofollow" href='http://videosift.com/video/Woman-Viciously-Assaults-Police-Officer?loadcomm=1#comment-1033979'>^Shepppard</a>:<br />
@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/coolhund" title="member since July 16th, 2007" class="profilelink">coolhund</a> (Not quoting, as that would make my comment rediculously big)<br> <br> I've grown up with Cops. My dad is a cop, my step-mother is a cop, their friends, are cops.<br> <br> To start off with their characters, my step-mother is (and for as long as I can remember has been) a member/president of the local optimist club, organizing carnivals for Canada day, bike competitions, all sorts of fun things for community involvement.<br> <br> My dad (and MANY other police officers) have put on two musicals composed completely of cops. Caught in the act, and Caught in the Act II Repeat offenders. (The latter of which I was actually asked to be a spot operator for, but I digress) and all proceeds from the two shows went to charity. The latter of the two raised over $125,000.<br> <br> I've played baseball games with these people, been at parties with them. They are not sadist pigs with complexes of being god, they're just people, like you or I. Almost all of them doing what they do to help out their community.<br> <br> The people you see on the internet are the bad apples, the small majority, and the only reason they're on the internet is because of people who enjoy seeing things like that to back their claims of "Fuck the police". People who think that because one cop was an idiot, it gives them the right to disrespect all of them.<br></em>


I have met more cops who are unrelated to me that are nice than I have met civilains who were nice. Civilains are spoiled, soiled maggots, most of the time. However, I would never trade interacting with those civilains who are good people, regardless of their beliefs.

I say this because I ask you a question; who are supposedly better than cops? You seem to be implying that others are marytrs... I have not really witnessed such. As a civie myself, I am trying my best to change this but it falls on deaf ears. I am tired of trying really.

cops are like everyone else...some good, some suck really hard. same with doctors, plumbers, accountants, housewives, boyfriends, etc.
Altho...some professions which enable power trips, seem to attract more than their fair share of dooshbags. Congress for example...or lawyers, CEO's, presidents...hell, basically any position of power attracts those who seek power, and revel in its use. Let's face it...those attracted to power are often wield it in an incredible self-serving (ego boosting) manner. That being said, there are really good people in law enforcement who deal with an amazing amount of dooshbaggery on an every day basis, and i can empathize with their situation. but this girl wasn't the creme de la creme of dooshbaggery. she was just a wee bit dumb, or trying to go to jail.
cute tho.

She got what she deserved....She's using chemical weapons against that police officer.... he should have put his gas mask on.... I mean, really, what if it had got into his eyes, they would have been all stingy and what not and he may have given up his stern exterior and cried or something..

she got what she deserved for behaving like an idiot

>> ^punisher:

She got what she deserved....She's using chemical weapons against that police officer.... he should have put his gas mask on.... I mean, really, what if it had got into his eyes, they would have been all stingy and what not and he may have given up his stern exterior and cried or something..


Think about it though, what if, even by the smallest chance those bubbles had some deadly ass chemical in them, then we would have dead people.

A different attitude makes a WORLD of difference:

Anyone else this of the Watchmen opening credits?
http://videosift.com/video/Watchmen-Opening-Credits

Specifically the part where the MPs shoot the crowd of protesters right after the girl puts a flower in his gun?

black cop black cop, you dont even get paid a whole lot. you dont even get paid a whole lot. black cop black cop.

I stopped caring halfway through the comments thread. Both the cop and the girl are eff-wads. The end.

Pause it at 1:08. That is EXACTLY the face of a child who's been called on their bullshit.

Seriously, pause it at 1:08 and tell me you can't hear someone in the background saying, "What did you get on your report card? All A's huh? Really? Because I called your teacher today and she had quite a few things to say." ----------------------->

Also, I love the guy who says, "excuse me" and starts to look threatening for about a microsecond before he realizes that he should be putting his head down and walking away.

Just shut the fuck up and take the bubbles like a man

The reaction of the female cop when the man starts to say "if the bubbles touch me..." says everything... WTF! If the female cop thinks the male cop is out of his gourd then why the hell would anyone here back him up? Those of you who claim most cops are good i would ask why is it common for the police to not give people the form they are supposed to give them to report a complaint against an officer? Why don't complaints get followed up on? How can a cop have 90+ complaints against him in a year and not have a single complaint investigated? Clearly those "good" cops are at least not interested in getting rid of the "bad apples" (which would make them accomplices). Those bad apples should be rooted out easily by the good cops around them. Since this doesn't happen I would have to conclude that most cops are bad even if they are just accomplices. As far as officers contributing to charities, etc. let me point out that those of us who have ever run into mafia types might provide similar insight: They seem friendly, raise money for charity, are nice to people when they are out in public. Meanwhile those same people kill people for not paying them back a loan or for looking at them the wrong way. Sociopaths are like that, they seem perfectly normal and personable unless you catch them at the right moment (or wrong moment?).

>> ^Lawdeedaw:

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^reiwan:
I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

No, I wouldn't be "livid" if someone was blowing bubbles in my face. Kids do it all the time. I ask them nicely to stop. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

Wow... Apples to science here.
First, that woman is old enough for all of us to legally play her field. She is not a child. To put this in perspective, all of the above would have to be met... A-You would have to have an adult blow bubbles in your face. B-It would have to be at your job. C-It would also have to be in front of a crowd that does not work with you, D- You would have to lose authority from both your co-workers and the public watching...
Way different scenario.
Kids do it? Kids also piss the bed. Kids also pick their noses and do not wash their hands. Kids do a lot of things adults should not. What if a kid went up to your father's casket and blew bubbles on his corpse? Again, way different...
Now, in a funtastic world, let's reverse the roles. Have the cops blowing bubbles into the crowds with industrilized bubble blowers (So every one get's it.) I say this because if she is allowed to blow bubbles, someone will step it up... and take it to the next level. Someone mentioned flowers next? Sure, with poison ivy on them. Pranks rarely get gentlier if allowed to continue.
But, in all, this cop is a hat... Just because he said about bubbles being a detergent... Lame-o was his name-o.


My point, as before with you has obviously gone over your head. Here I'll say it again so you hopefully can understand it clearly. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

Oh shut up.

>> ^smooman:

see, this is what is wrong with todays 20-somethings generation. This video is their example of police brutality. This video is their example of rebellious protest. Ever hear of the 60's? the 50's? you want examples of police brutality and rebellion, there's lots in there. Today's "anonymous" bred protesters are lazy, directionless hippies. hell, hippies would give every one of these nancies wedgies
her response to the officer requesting she stop; "but theyre bubbles?" thats about on par with "im not touching you, im not touching you"
the protest symbolism of blowing bubbles is somewhat lost when you blow them directly in "The Mans" face. My 8 year old, hyperactive niece is less obnoxious

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^Lawdeedaw:
>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^reiwan:
I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

No, I wouldn't be "livid" if someone was blowing bubbles in my face. Kids do it all the time. I ask them nicely to stop. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

Wow... Apples to science here.
First, that woman is old enough for all of us to legally play her field. She is not a child. To put this in perspective, all of the above would have to be met... A-You would have to have an adult blow bubbles in your face. B-It would have to be at your job. C-It would also have to be in front of a crowd that does not work with you, D- You would have to lose authority from both your co-workers and the public watching...
Way different scenario.
Kids do it? Kids also piss the bed. Kids also pick their noses and do not wash their hands. Kids do a lot of things adults should not. What if a kid went up to your father's casket and blew bubbles on his corpse? Again, way different...
Now, in a funtastic world, let's reverse the roles. Have the cops blowing bubbles into the crowds with industrilized bubble blowers (So every one get's it.) I say this because if she is allowed to blow bubbles, someone will step it up... and take it to the next level. Someone mentioned flowers next? Sure, with poison ivy on them. Pranks rarely get gentlier if allowed to continue.
But, in all, this cop is a hat... Just because he said about bubbles being a detergent... Lame-o was his name-o.

My point, as before with you has obviously gone over your head. Here I'll say it again so you hopefully can understand it clearly. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.


I never spoke for you; so what is your point? I have an idea--as I did not speak for you, don't speak for me by saying I spoke for you. Pot, kettle.

>> ^swedishfriend:
The reaction of the female cop when the man starts to say "if the bubbles touch me..." says everything... WTF! If the female cop thinks the male cop is out of his gourd then why the hell would anyone here back him up? Those of you who claim most cops are good i would ask why is it common for the police to not give people the form they are supposed to give them to report a complaint against an officer? Why don't complaints get followed up on? How can a cop have 90+ complaints against him in a year and not have a single complaint investigated? Clearly those "good" cops are at least not interested in getting rid of the "bad apples" (which would make them accomplices). Those bad apples should be rooted out easily by the good cops around them. Since this doesn't happen I would have to conclude that most cops are bad even if they are just accomplices. As far as officers contributing to charities, etc. let me point out that those of us who have ever run into mafia types might provide similar insight: They seem friendly, raise money for charity, are nice to people when they are out in public. Meanwhile those same people kill people for not paying them back a loan or for looking at them the wrong way. Sociopaths are like that, they seem perfectly normal and personable unless you catch them at the right moment (or wrong moment?).


Um, they don't like complaint forms for two reasons. One is the same reason NO ONE EVER LIKES COMPLAINT forms. Two, most people do not know what is a right, because they tend to be spoiled. Every one is entitled here in America. Face it, the bad cops ruin it for every one just like the bad civilains ruin it for me and you.

>> ^Issykitty:
I stopped caring halfway through the comments thread. Both the cop and the girl are eff-wads. The end.


But the girl is more so because she started the issue with childish means. Also, she thought, surprise, she was entitled to walk all over the police and humilate them until all their authority means nothing.


All the cop was a hat for was the detergent part...

It appeared her sole purpose of being there and doing what she was doing was to annoy the police. She was warned about her actions in trying to "bait" them and she got a response that was warranted. If they had tased her or thrown her to the ground, then my reaction would be markedly different... but when you show up and intentionally piss off law enforcement, you shouldn't be surprised when they detain you and remove you from the scene.

Rage-osterone. The other *femme cop is like, "ugh, why was I assigned on duty with AJ?"

>> ^JiggaJonson:

I don't think the people supporting what the girl did in this situation really understand what's happening here. I'm going to echo what Reiwan said" if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid." Regardless of what it is, the girl was taking something and deliberately putting it onto a police officer's face.
Sure bubbles are harmless, but so is spit,water, etc, and it's not the "what's being thrown in your face" that is creating an issue it's, again, the fact that something is being thrown in the face of another individual.
Imagine how up in arms everyone would be if there were 10 cops standing along the fence each with some self righteous hippy blowing bubbles in their faces when some kind of real security problem erupted. Now I understand that this wasn't the scenario but if you let one person do it sooner or later more will want to join in. I wish the video didn't skip over the "moments later" section so I could be a bit more informed about what happened but as it stands, I am under the presumption that the police were well within their rights.
Edit - Duckman was apparently writing the same time i was. Don't act like you've never asked a kid to stop doing something annoying and then in a strange twist of fate they didn't comply with your request.


The fence was way away - this happened in Parkdale - FAR FAR away from the fence, about a 15 minute drive west.

I recognize the buildings in fact - I'm pretty sure it's right here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1274+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M6K+1L2,+Canada

Ironically they're right next door to "Parkdale Community Legal Services"

Adding video to channels (Femme) - requested by Krupo.

>> ^Lawdeedaw:

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^Lawdeedaw:
>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^reiwan:
I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

No, I wouldn't be "livid" if someone was blowing bubbles in my face. Kids do it all the time. I ask them nicely to stop. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

Wow... Apples to science here.
First, that woman is old enough for all of us to legally play her field. She is not a child. To put this in perspective, all of the above would have to be met... A-You would have to have an adult blow bubbles in your face. B-It would have to be at your job. C-It would also have to be in front of a crowd that does not work with you, D- You would have to lose authority from both your co-workers and the public watching...
Way different scenario.
Kids do it? Kids also piss the bed. Kids also pick their noses and do not wash their hands. Kids do a lot of things adults should not. What if a kid went up to your father's casket and blew bubbles on his corpse? Again, way different...
Now, in a funtastic world, let's reverse the roles. Have the cops blowing bubbles into the crowds with industrilized bubble blowers (So every one get's it.) I say this because if she is allowed to blow bubbles, someone will step it up... and take it to the next level. Someone mentioned flowers next? Sure, with poison ivy on them. Pranks rarely get gentlier if allowed to continue.
But, in all, this cop is a hat... Just because he said about bubbles being a detergent... Lame-o was his name-o.

My point, as before with you has obviously gone over your head. Here I'll say it again so you hopefully can understand it clearly. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

I never spoke for you; so what is your point? I have an idea--as I did not speak for you, don't speak for me by saying I spoke for you. Pot, kettle.


Dude, what in THE fuck are you talking about? Do you even READ what I'm saying in my posts before you fucking reply, or are you just an illiterate ass hole? Seriously.

In the conversation, I was asking reiwan (who I was replying to by the way) not to speak for me. THAT was the point of my reply. YOU had nothing to do with it. But somehow you decided it was all about you anyway. I wasn't trying to compare the situation in the video to a kid blowing bubbles in my face. I was saying "shit happens, get over it". It's really that simple. I used to play music for a living. I've had far worse done to me in front of "crowds that don't work with me" by adults than someone blowing bubbles in my face. So I'll make a simple request to you as well now. Please don't lecture me on what I would and wouldn't do in any given situation.

Cupid stunt.

What I find humorous is the shock and outrage from her and protesters like her. She has a legal aid phone number written on her arm. She was anticipating the possibility of getting arrested and then is like, oh my gawd I'm getting arrested!

According to this article, y'all were right to be suspicious of the heavy editing. According to her own words, she was arrested later on along with others, and it had nothing to do with the bubbles. And if you believe her, she also claims she was blowing bubbles and talking to the female officer who apparently didn't mind the bubbles when the other cop came along and started acting like a dick.

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^Lawdeedaw:
>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^Lawdeedaw:
>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^reiwan:
I'd hate to bust anyones bubble, but if anyone here on the sift was getting bubbles blown in their face from some girl, you would be livid. He may have been very curt with her about what she was doing, but he handled it better than a lot of non-uniformed people would have.
Then she is taken aback and complains about not getting any respect after what she did? fuck her.

No, I wouldn't be "livid" if someone was blowing bubbles in my face. Kids do it all the time. I ask them nicely to stop. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

Wow... Apples to science here.
First, that woman is old enough for all of us to legally play her field. She is not a child. To put this in perspective, all of the above would have to be met... A-You would have to have an adult blow bubbles in your face. B-It would have to be at your job. C-It would also have to be in front of a crowd that does not work with you, D- You would have to lose authority from both your co-workers and the public watching...
Way different scenario.
Kids do it? Kids also piss the bed. Kids also pick their noses and do not wash their hands. Kids do a lot of things adults should not. What if a kid went up to your father's casket and blew bubbles on his corpse? Again, way different...
Now, in a funtastic world, let's reverse the roles. Have the cops blowing bubbles into the crowds with industrilized bubble blowers (So every one get's it.) I say this because if she is allowed to blow bubbles, someone will step it up... and take it to the next level. Someone mentioned flowers next? Sure, with poison ivy on them. Pranks rarely get gentlier if allowed to continue.
But, in all, this cop is a hat... Just because he said about bubbles being a detergent... Lame-o was his name-o.

My point, as before with you has obviously gone over your head. Here I'll say it again so you hopefully can understand it clearly. Please don't speak for me, as I can speak for myself.

I never spoke for you; so what is your point? I have an idea--as I did not speak for you, don't speak for me by saying I spoke for you. Pot, kettle.

Dude, what in THE fuck are you talking about? Do you even READ what I'm saying in my posts before you fucking reply, or are you just an illiterate ass hole? Seriously.
In the conversation, I was asking reiwan (who I was replying to by the way) not to speak for me. THAT was the point of my reply. YOU had nothing to do with it. But somehow you decided it was all about you anyway. <IMG class=smiley src="http://static1.videosift.com/cdm/emoticon/oops.gif"> I wasn't trying to compare the situation in the video to a kid blowing bubbles in my face. I was saying "shit happens, get over it". It's really that simple. I used to play music for a living. I've had far worse done to me in front of "crowds that don't work with me" by adults than someone blowing bubbles in my face. So I'll make a simple request to you as well now. Please don't lecture me on what I would and wouldn't do in any given situation.



I know/knew the point of your first reply--however, since you unfairly and directly compared what happened with you to being mad at something like this happening, then I simply pointed out the two versions as completely incompatible.

You then stated, this time to me, to stop speaking for you--which I did not. Perhaps you were once again telling Re to stop but that makes little sense...

Now you're all huffy and sad because your feelings are hurt. This reminds me of the last time we discussed and you flipped because I inferred something from your writing. However, you assumed something about my writing so we were pretty even...

I just give up on you Duck; either write what you actually mean or do not write at all. Don't just use words you think are appropriate. I am an over-analytical sort and so I get confused when people use words just to hear themselves speak... I will always mistake your point if you have no clue how to put it down in posts.

are you two still flirting?