Coquitlam RCMP investigating after 2 seniors dragged.

[Majestic12]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1


At the end of the day, there is no grey area. They were trespassing. As soon as you break the law, the police have the right to do something about it. That is law. That is the way society maintains order.

Also, we have a pretty good idea how it played out, the same way 99% of situations play out. The police did their jobs according to the laws and rules that they are bound by.

Was trespass confirmed? Also, even if the police are entitled to "do something about it", there is a whole spectrum of responses available to them depending on the individual circumstances, ranging from asking people to leave at one end to shooting them and carting out the corpses on the other end. THAT is where I think the dispute lies -- whether their response was appropriate. Not whether they were entitled to respond at all.

[gwill]

exactly... was the response appropriate? IMO no.. but many here dont care as long as its not them or their family.

Like i said if their only option was to drag them down the stairs then thats what it is.. but that wasnt their only option. Dragging them down the stairs is a power trip to show them whos in charge.. its meant to scare them and injure them.

If it wasnt they would have simply hand cuffed them.. brought them under control and walked them out of there. Id love to hear the excuses from the officers explaining why they had to do what they did...