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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 08:05 PM
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G20 cops ‘threatened women with rape’
G20 cops ‘threatened women with rape’

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By Daniel Tencer
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 -- 8:33 pm

Journalists covering the G20 summit in Toronto, Canada, last weekend have accused the local police of threatening them with rape, using male officers to strip-search young women, and even inappropriately touching an underage girl.

Four reporters have filed complaints with the province of Ontario's police oversight agency. According to the Canwest News Service, those four include Jesse Rosenfeld, a freelancer for the UK's Guardian whose alleged beating at the hands of Toronto police was chronicled on Twitter, as well Amy Miller of the Alternative Media Center.
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movonne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 08:09 PM
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1. This world has gone crazy...
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 08:14 PM
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2. And even that is an understatement. n/t
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