The Toronto Police Services and the G20 Conference of 2010

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The Toronto Police Services and the G20 Conference of 2010
What went wrong?
The following paper discusses the Toronto Police Services’ experience with the G20 Conference that took place last year. Over the next few pages, I will discuss what occurred and I will take a stand on the performance of the service; as will become apparent, I really believe that police services were far too heavy-handed and authoritarian. In fact, I even believe that some members of the police services over-stepped their boundaries and lost the trust and support of the public. In the end, I feel strongly that police must be held accountable: they have the lawful right to detain people; they have the right to bear fire-arms and even the right to use deadly force if...

.....bbles” took advantage of the situation to impose their authority upon unarmed and peaceful members of the general public. It is simply unacceptable behaviour.
Works Cited
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (2010, June 29). G20 police actions prompt call for inquiry. Retrieved February 17, 2011 from http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/06/29/civil-liberties029.html
Protests continue over police actions at G20. (2010, July 1). Retrieved February 17, 2011 from http://www.canada.com/news/Protests+continue+over+police+actions/3225023/story.html
Toronto Star. (2010, July 10). Inquiry needed into G20 police actions. Retrieved February 17, 2011 from http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/834500--inquiry-needed-into-g20-police-actions