Comments on: How I Got Arrested and Abused at the G20 in Toronto, Canada http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/ Politics, tech, media, culture and more, from a Canadian point-of-view Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Praxis Theatre 2011 Season – Praxis Theatre http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-45808 Praxis Theatre 2011 Season – Praxis Theatre Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:00:29 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-45808 [...] original adaptation of the Facebook note How I Got Arrested and Abused at the G20 in Toronto, Canada produced in partnership with The Original [...] [...] original adaptation of the Facebook note How I Got Arrested and Abused at the G20 in Toronto, Canada produced in partnership with The Original [...]

]]> By: This week on @praxistheatre – Praxis Theatre http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-42736 This week on @praxistheatre – Praxis Theatre Wed, 25 May 2011 15:21:32 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-42736 [...] week. We’ll be watching related G20 videos together, and continuing the process of adapting Tommy’s Facebook note for the stage. I’ll be tweeting throughout the workshop, and you can follow along with [...] [...] week. We’ll be watching related G20 videos together, and continuing the process of adapting Tommy’s Facebook note for the stage. I’ll be tweeting throughout the workshop, and you can follow along with [...]

]]> By: This Is What Happenned under Fantino | Kaffir Kanuck http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-39909 This Is What Happenned under Fantino | Kaffir Kanuck Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:43:53 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-39909 [...] of posts coming up regarding events that happened under the ex-Commish. That this happened to Tommy Taylor I am not [...] [...] of posts coming up regarding events that happened under the ex-Commish. That this happened to Tommy Taylor I am not [...]

]]> By: jackwilliamss http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-34587 jackwilliamss Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:15:47 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-34587 hai tommy, Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to write down everything that happened to you and for sharing this with the rest of the world Tommy.I agree for the most part Roy, but being a 25 year old, I’m a proud voter. But I also saw what a city full of pats on the back and promoting your friends creates. <a href="http://www.sssenggworks.in/" rel="nofollow">bellows in india</a> hai tommy,

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]]> By: “You Should Have Stayed Home”: Coming soon to a television, stage, and interweb near you – Praxis Theatre http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-34395 “You Should Have Stayed Home”: Coming soon to a television, stage, and interweb near you – Praxis Theatre Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:33:43 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-34395 [...] How I Got Arrested and Abused at the G20 in Toronto, is one of the first Facebook notes I can think of that practically everyone I knew had read or had at least heard about. Says a little about the circles I move in, but whatever. I had never met its author, Tommy Taylor, but I knew he was in theatre, and I remember taking a little pride in the fact that the person who had responded most scathingly and appropriately through social media to the G20 debacle was one of us. [...] [...] How I Got Arrested and Abused at the G20 in Toronto, is one of the first Facebook notes I can think of that practically everyone I knew had read or had at least heard about. Says a little about the circles I move in, but whatever. I had never met its author, Tommy Taylor, but I knew he was in theatre, and I remember taking a little pride in the fact that the person who had responded most scathingly and appropriately through social media to the G20 debacle was one of us. [...]

]]> By: Pursayus Sm http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-26202 Pursayus Sm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:07:00 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-26202 So I am actually the 16 year old kid mentioned in this article and I have to say this is a pretty accurate account of what happened during those 20+ hours, condom ball, the short bald officer White. After I left the second cell I was brought to a much smaller one with about 6 other guys one of which was paramedic who claimed he was shot in the throat by a riot police when he was tending to a man who was unconscious and bleeding from the head. Now, several months later, I look back at this day as a learning experience but am also very cheesed at how long the whole process took , and even though my rights were violated I will not be participating in the class action lawsuit against the Toronto police because I just don’t want to waste any more time honestly how many cases have the piggies lost….. anyway I really just wanted to comment on you writing that I was “scared”, I don’t know I just feel like this article makes me out to look really soft, I dunno I don’t want to say you over exaggerated much because it was pretty hectic in there. So I am actually the 16 year old kid mentioned in this article and I have to say this is a pretty accurate account of what happened during those 20+ hours, condom ball, the short bald officer White. After I left the second cell I was brought to a much smaller one with about 6 other guys one of which was paramedic who claimed he was shot in the throat by a riot police when he was tending to a man who was unconscious and bleeding from the head. Now, several months later, I look back at this day as a learning experience but am also very cheesed at how long the whole process took , and even though my rights were violated I will not be participating in the class action lawsuit against the Toronto police because I just don’t want to waste any more time honestly how many cases have the piggies lost….. anyway I really just wanted to comment on you writing that I was “scared”, I don’t know I just feel like this article makes me out to look really soft, I dunno I don’t want to say you over exaggerated much because it was pretty hectic in there.

]]> By: A Guide to the G20 Protests for the Not-Yet-Radical « The Speed of Dreams http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-20674 A Guide to the G20 Protests for the Not-Yet-Radical « The Speed of Dreams Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:39:44 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-20674 [...] particularly good documentation of these events can be read in this article by Tommy Taylor, originally published on his facebook page. Tommy talks about being in one such situation where an [...] [...] particularly good documentation of these events can be read in this article by Tommy Taylor, originally published on his facebook page. Tommy talks about being in one such situation where an [...]

]]> By: Jubee http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-19126 Jubee Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:54:53 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-19126 Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to write down everything that happened to you and for sharing this with the rest of the world Tommy. It must have been difficult and exhausting for you to relive that nightmare. What an absolutely horrifying and unnecessary ordeal for you and all the other innocent people picked off the streets. It makes me sick to think this could happen in "the land of the free". Although I do think some police are good-natured and work hard to protect civilians, I despise the ones who use their badge as a means to mistreat and abuse innocent people. Thank you for opening my eyes. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to write down everything that happened to you and for sharing this with the rest of the world Tommy. It must have been difficult and exhausting for you to relive that nightmare. What an absolutely horrifying and unnecessary ordeal for you and all the other innocent people picked off the streets. It makes me sick to think this could happen in “the land of the free”. Although I do think some police are good-natured and work hard to protect civilians, I despise the ones who use their badge as a means to mistreat and abuse innocent people. Thank you for opening my eyes.

]]> By: Things that give a hopeful feeling « Scintillator http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-17565 Things that give a hopeful feeling « Scintillator Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:48:53 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-17565 [...] the Ontario Independent Police Review Director (who knew we had one???) is going to investigate the massive fustercluck that was the police response to G20 protests. I don’t know if it’ll help or anything, [...] [...] the Ontario Independent Police Review Director (who knew we had one???) is going to investigate the massive fustercluck that was the police response to G20 protests. I don’t know if it’ll help or anything, [...]

]]> By: G20 Arrests: ”Sue the Bastards!” « http://backofthebook.ca/2010/07/01/how-i-got-arrested-and-abused-at-the-g20-in-toronto-canada/3476/#comment-17478 G20 Arrests: ”Sue the Bastards!” « Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:54:32 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=3476#comment-17478 [...] They are organized to imprison us; what are we doing to ensure our freedom? [Ref. to "Arrested and Abused at G-20 Summit") [...] [...] They are organized to imprison us; what are we doing to ensure our freedom? [Ref. to "Arrested and Abused at G-20 Summit") [...]

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