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Man arrested, charged after revving engine outside Winnipeg police HQ (winnipeg.ctvnews.ca)
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A 49-year-old man is facing several charges, including the dangerous operation of a vehicle, after revving his car’s engine outside Winnipeg police headquarters.

According to a news release, the incident happened around 1:10 a.m. Saturday morning. Police said a “suspicious” Chrysler 300 was on Garry Street, when the driver started revving the engine “obnoxiously.”

When officers approached the car, it quickly drove off. Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.

Multiple police units, including the Tactical Support Team and the Canine Unit helped stop the vehicle near St. Michael Road and Pulberry Street.

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[–] Reddfugee42 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

In most modern nations, communities get to determine what is and is not allowed and what the punishment should be, through their local laws.

I don't see a single thing wrong with throwing a public nuisance in jail for the night for doing something that has absolutely no purpose except to bother the community. You wanted to get the community's attention? You got it buddy.

[–] Windex007 -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My concerns are the legal apparatus that can not distinguish between nuisance and protest.

I think protests against the genocide in Gaza are appropriate l, and I wouldn't want people rounded up for being a nuisance.

I think the BLM protests were appropriate, and I wouldn't want people rounded up for being a nuisance.

I think the protests around truth and reconciliation are appropriate, and I wouldn't want those people rounded up for being a nuisance.

Basically, I'm just saying the knife cuts BOTH WAYS. Any laws that can shuffle people out of your sight for being something so poorly defined as a "nuisance" opens the gate for it to be applied against protests which are BY DESIGN disruptive to some degree.

[–] Reddfugee42 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, signs and saying words are not the same as revving an engine, and you won't find a jury who disagrees.

[–] Windex007 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The Jury is completely irrelevant because it's after the fact. What matters is what the police can use as justification.

I'm saying that the bar needs to be raised for what the police can cuff you for. I am not in favour of "arrest them all and let the jury decide" approach to policing.

[–] Reddfugee42 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's why the police have to be able to present reasonable articulable suspicion that a specific law was being violated. Personally I would love to be arrested for peaceful protest. I have kids' college to pay for and obvious civil rights violations are a quick settlement.

[–] Windex007 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wish that were the case, because it would provide financial incentive for police restraint.

If the hundreds of university kids who were arrested for Gaza protests hit the lottery, I'd be thrilled.

[–] Reddfugee42 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You'd think so but major civil suits I paid by the taxpayer instead of financially affecting the officer involved. That should change.

[–] Windex007 2 points 3 months ago

I TOTALLY agree.

I think everyone is here thinking I'm pro asshole, I'm just super anti-cop and the problematic systems that enable them.

I am super anti-asshole, but I'm not ready to trade systemic anti-asshole structures that would further enable abusive policing.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The cop station is NOT in a residential community. It's in downtown Winnipeg with exactly zero residences nearby.

[–] Reddfugee42 1 points 3 months ago

Unless they had it towed outside the environment, it exists within a jurisdiction.