Western Standard - February 08, 2022


WATCH： Trapped by police, Freedom Convoy supporter arrested Ottawa


Episode Stats

Length

7 minutes

Words per Minute

119.218956

Word Count

867

Sentence Count

143

Misogynist Sentences

3

Hate Speech Sentences

1


Summary

This is a story about a man who was stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation. He was not doing anything wrong, he was just sitting in his truck waiting to get into his car. The police pulled him over and arrested him for an obstruction charge.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 I'm just walking up around the corner. Because this guy's got a...
00:00:10.000 Somebody stopped. I don't know why. I'm gonna find out why here in a minute.
00:00:23.000 So what's going on anyway?
00:00:25.000 I don't know.
00:00:26.000 They stop you? Like you've been here for 20 minutes?
00:00:29.000 Yeah.
00:00:30.000 Have they said anything to you or anything?
00:00:32.000 Talking about my flags and saying that I turned around over there.
00:00:35.000 But I said, there's a gate. That's why I turned around.
00:00:38.000 He said, did you have your phone in your hands? I said, no.
00:00:42.000 I said, I was just going like that to everyone who was giving me fucking fingers.
00:00:47.000 Like three cops went beside him to talk to them.
00:00:51.000 And they haven't let you go yet?
00:00:53.000 No.
00:00:54.000 Ten minutes for all of that.
00:00:56.000 And he's just sitting in his car.
00:00:58.000 Calling.
00:00:59.000 Calling.
00:01:00.000 Oh, they'll probably get like 30 or 40 people around you.
00:01:03.000 I don't know.
00:01:04.000 I'm gonna stay around just to see what happens.
00:01:07.000 Keep videotaping it.
00:01:09.000 Yeah, yeah.
00:01:10.000 Because we gotta stick together.
00:01:12.000 Oh yeah, oh yeah.
00:01:13.000 For sure.
00:01:14.000 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:01:15.000 So I'm just gonna hang back and see what happens.
00:01:17.000 Thanks a lot.
00:01:18.000 Yeah, no problem.
00:01:20.000 So we'll just see.
00:01:22.000 We'll just see what happens here.
00:01:24.000 Why the police have him stop.
00:01:26.000 They're not even gonna let him go.
00:01:28.000 They're just like.
00:01:29.000 Yeah, I don't know.
00:01:30.000 I could go over and ask him.
00:01:34.000 I'm sure a bunch of us are gonna get arrested today sometime.
00:01:48.000 Yeah, we're trying to get.
00:01:49.000 Yeah, we're trying to get.
00:01:50.000 We're trying to get something going.
00:01:51.000 But we'll see.
00:01:53.000 I'm not gonna be able to do too much more lately.
00:02:00.000 I got.
00:02:01.000 I've used 90% of my data.
00:02:06.000 Oh, look.
00:02:08.000 There's another cop car.
00:02:09.000 Stop.
00:02:10.000 I'm not gonna be able to do too much more lately.
00:02:14.000 I got.
00:02:15.000 I've used 90% of my data.
00:02:17.000 Oh, look.
00:02:19.000 There's another cop car.
00:02:20.000 Stop.
00:02:21.000 Oh, look.
00:02:22.000 There's another cop car stopping.
00:02:24.000 Oh, they gotta give him assistance.
00:02:26.000 Cause there's only one person in the truck.
00:02:28.000 You know?
00:02:29.000 Like, he's dangerous.
00:02:35.000 Oh, yeah.
00:02:36.000 Yeah, here we go.
00:02:37.000 We got him surrounded.
00:02:40.000 Yeah.
00:02:42.000 Hmm.
00:02:43.000 Wonder what's gonna happen now.
00:02:46.000 Oh, look.
00:02:47.000 They're backing right up to his truck.
00:02:52.000 Oh, yeah.
00:02:53.000 Yeah.
00:02:54.000 Yeah.
00:02:55.000 Wow.
00:02:56.000 Okay, let's go.
00:02:57.000 Like, what did you want?
00:02:58.000 What are you doing?
00:02:59.000 What are you doing?
00:03:00.000 You're backing right into his car.
00:03:03.000 What are you doing?
00:03:04.000 You s-
00:03:05.000 No, you ran into his truck.
00:03:06.000 Under your seatbelt.
00:03:07.000 Under your seatbelt.
00:03:08.000 Under your seatbelt.
00:03:09.000 Under your seatbelt.
00:03:10.000 He's not doing anything wrong.
00:03:18.920 You've got to be joking.
00:03:22.940 Hey!
00:03:24.180 What do you think you're doing?
00:03:28.060 Holy freak, guys!
00:03:30.740 There's no need of that violence.
00:03:34.160 You guys are violent.
00:03:36.180 You guys are the ones who are violent, not us.
00:03:40.720 He did nothing wrong!
00:03:43.600 You guys are going to be on video, viral!
00:03:47.300 You guys will know!
00:03:49.560 The world is going to know!
00:03:52.120 That's only because he's got the Trudeau finger, too.
00:03:54.220 That's what I'm bugging him.
00:03:54.880 They're all on video, guys.
00:03:57.020 I won't be hit.
00:03:59.260 Why did they pull in in the first place?
00:04:02.020 They were done with him.
00:04:03.360 You really needed another officer?
00:04:07.300 You couldn't have handed one?
00:04:08.920 He wasn't even saying nothing to you.
00:04:11.620 He wasn't even...
00:04:13.640 Oh, my God.
00:04:14.640 The authoritarian government is not asking.
00:04:17.640 Why?
00:04:18.060 I thought you were running into him.
00:04:20.840 No, you didn't.
00:04:21.640 Yes, you did.
00:04:22.720 I thought you were running into him.
00:04:24.700 You're going to be arrested for obstruction.
00:04:26.220 Why?
00:04:26.900 I don't want you to get hit by a car.
00:04:28.020 I'm not going to get hit by a car.
00:04:29.740 You're not in the middle of traffic.
00:04:30.480 I'm not in the middle of traffic.
00:04:32.480 You're in a lane that the police are off the line.
00:04:34.340 I am not in a lane.
00:04:35.900 This is violent.
00:04:37.340 This is very violent.
00:04:38.940 He did nothing!
00:04:40.660 I've been here for five minutes, and he's done nothing.
00:04:44.880 Welcome to Ottawa, our capital.
00:04:47.300 Welcome to Ottawa, our capital.
00:04:50.740 We should be ashamed, not just that.
00:04:53.320 We should be ashamed.
00:04:54.560 I can't believe you guys.
00:04:56.680 Like, seriously.
00:04:58.600 He did nothing wrong.
00:05:00.380 You were backing into his freaking truck.
00:05:03.000 We watched it.
00:05:03.900 I've got it on video.
00:05:19.140 Got another vehicle for one person.
00:05:23.040 Hey, buddy, what's your name?
00:05:26.480 What are you arresting him for?
00:05:28.640 I'll hear what you need.
00:05:30.760 Really?
00:05:31.180 Oh, really?
00:05:31.780 Because this is not your business.
00:05:33.200 It is our business.
00:05:35.240 It's not his expectation of privacy.
00:05:37.340 Oh!
00:05:38.020 Oh!
00:05:40.160 Holy Hannah.
00:05:50.700 Why is he being arrested?
00:05:52.060 it. We got, we got your back. I'm sending this, I'm sending this to the organizers
00:06:09.340 for one person. This is retarded. I was here. He did nothing wrong.
00:06:31.900 Yeah, I've got it on here where he gave you, he's got his arms around your neck and I've
00:06:38.480 got it on video. There's no need, brother. We got it. And it's live. Stay safe. You'll
00:06:52.760 be okay. You'll be okay. We got, we got your back. And you know what? The, uh, the police
00:07:01.740 of Ottawa will be paying for the damages to your truck. I can guarantee you that. They
00:07:09.600 drug him right down on the street. An innocent man. Right here in Canada. We have the pictures.
00:07:15.560 On film.