This add was just posted on craigslist:
In preparation for the 2010 Olympics, Vancouver police are out in full swing silencing protestors, harassing and intimidating innocent civilians while using unjust techniques to lock up the homeless population. Operation Press Record is intended to call upon ANY citizen of Vancouver or travelling visitors to the city to carry a Video Camera with them AT ALL TIMES and document any footage of authorities abusing their power, using violent or any other ILLEGAL tactic that go against our human rights.
In addition to documenting illegal tactics by the Police, it will put the authorities in an awkward situation as if they target individuals holding camcorders & cameras, they will also be targeting those tourists who will be visiting the city for the games, which could erupt a PR nightmare on the Vancouver Police.
Operation Record was not created to be anti-police because like everything in life - there are good people and bad people and to generalize any group as having one characteristic is foolish. The intention of this operation however is to protect citizens from their rights of freedom of speech and to protect the homeless from being treated unjustly while reminding authorities that they also have to abide by the LAW and are not above it.
If you have a video camera - get to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics and perform your duties as a protector of human rights by PRESSING RECORD. We need video cameras EVERYWHERE. We need so many video cameras that we have individuals recording the people recording the police. It is only through the power of the LENS that we can protect our fellow citizens, our future childrens rights and stop authorities from abusing their power through a peaceful manner.
www.pressrecord.ca
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/tfr/1578518324.html
I find this stuff so funny. I am not 100% pro police (for I know there are bad apples in every bunch) but how about also demanding people to be filming the protesters to ensure they also don't break the law and cause destruction.
That is what I find so funny, protesters who demand vandalism and arson are not protesters anymore, they are terrorists. And are they not essentially becoming the evil they are trying to protest? Are they not protesting "militant forces" by becoming a "militant force" themselves?????