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Bev54

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29. He was walking the seawall in Stanley Park

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #22)

Sun May 16, 2021, 03:12 PM

May 2021

which would be like walking in Central Park in NY city.

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Cops Apologize for Mistakenly Detaining, Handcuffing First Black Judge on B.C. Supreme Court [View all] Judi Lynn May 2021 OP

But...but he's black. Hulk May 2021 #1

If there's a report, the police should have received and logged it. Pony up Five-O. TheBlackAdder May 2021 #19

81 year old that looked 40? multigraincracker May 2021 #2

Of course he doesn't look 40. And why are officers so afraid of an octogenarian that they cuff him? SunSeeker May 2021 #4

I hope when I'm 80 someone says, "Damn, we confused you with that 38 year old over there!" 🤣 TheBlackAdder May 2021 #20

The same damn reason these racist pigs use: onetexan May 2021 #3

Yep, the cops frequently say that. Ask Ahmed Armbery. Nt raccoon May 2021 #8

Walking while black is not an American only thing it seems. eom LittleGirl May 2021 #5

Walking while Black n/t sarge43 May 2021 #6

I call total bullshit on the cop's lame explanation for stopping the judge. oasis May 2021 #7

Five armed police officers - 5 against 1? FakeNoose May 2021 #9

A lesson for the po-po? Aussie105 May 2021 #10

At least he's alive to tell the story. Ligyron May 2021 #11

At least some of them wear the wigs. Jedi Guy May 2021 #18

The judges in Canada wear robes as do the lawyers Bev54 May 2021 #24

Could be I'm misremembering it, it was nearly 10 years ago. N/T Jedi Guy May 2021 #27

I have to ask. OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #33

Are you asking me? Ligyron May 2021 #34

O canada pamdb May 2021 #12

I wish he would have just let it play out. The Jungle 1 May 2021 #13

Too dangerous JohnSJ May 2021 #14

He was in Canada so the risk was lower. The Jungle 1 May 2021 #15

Wait...The Cops APOLOGIZED???? COL Mustard May 2021 #16

trump made it open season llashram May 2021 #17

Horrifying, demented &pathetic isnt it? onetexan May 2021 #23

81 years old??? PatSeg May 2021 #21

He was arrested in one of Vancouver's poshest neighborhoods Fiendish Thingy May 2021 #22

He was walking the seawall in Stanley Park Bev54 May 2021 #29

"The cops removed the handcuffs after Romilly told them he was a retired Supreme Court judge." left-of-center2012 May 2021 #25

He is 81. twodogsbarking May 2021 #26

Nice headline. Except it wasn't a mistake. They did exactly what they meant to do. Iggo May 2021 #28

Mistakenly? Worried2020 May 2021 #30

ya rite , give me a damn break !!! they should retire those cop's !! monkeyman1 May 2021 #31

Oh, ok. No problem. mahina May 2021 #32

So this kind of thing is not unique to the US Raine May 2021 #35

Yeah, he looks like a pretty shady character Mysterian May 2021 #36