Violent Protests in Toronto
Filed Under (Activism) by Estee on 27-06-2010
I want to take the opportunity on my blog to express the disgust I have for the violent protestors in my beloved city during the G20. Damaging businesses and hurting people does nothing to prove their point about poverty except to cost us more money. I hope the hoodlums pay a large price for the damage they have caused and the point that they have made — which is no point at all.
I was in Yorkville last night when police told us to get out as rumour had it that protesters were on their way. It was probably one of the more anxious moments of my life as I remembered the Seattle tragedy.
John Mayer sings a good song about Belief. It’s time to listen again. I recommend listening to the song while playing the videos of the protests underneath.
ESTÉE KLAR
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
Writer.Curator of Art. Founder of The Autism Acceptance Project. Mother of Adam. I like to write about our journey, musings, attitudes towards autism.
It saddens me and angers me too. I was outraged last night and so disappointed with some of mankind……..it really bothered me :(
The police were so visible. I spent the day walking around yesterday and it was pretty eerie in the city. But I decided that as long as I stayed away from the major routes, I was going to live as usual. Toronto is being cleaned up so fast that it’s difficult to fathom what happened…or what could have happened. What saddens me the most is that there is nothing wrong with protest and that hoodlums spoiled the messages that might have been better heard. That violence was truly pointless and with cost to Toronto store owners and tax payers.
I thought the police did an excellent job and given the intent of the crowd, it appeared as though it was a Thanksgiving Day Anarcharist celebration.