Western Standard - June 23, 2021


WATCH： Vancouver police make violent arrest at coffee shop 'mask exemption' dispute


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

222.50923

Word Count

1,005

Sentence Count

144


Summary

A man wearing a mask is asked to identify himself, but he refuses. He is then told to go outside and identify himself or else he will be arrested for obstructing a police officer. The problem is, he doesn't have an ID.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Let's go outside, okay? Let's go outside. Right now you're trespassing, so we've got to go outside, okay?
00:00:15.000 And you're not wearing a mask, so let's go outside. So, if you don't go outside, right now I'm on duty as a police officer,
00:00:21.000 you're going to be under arrest for obstruction, okay? Let's just go outside, it doesn't need to get to that.
00:00:27.000 Look, I'm on duty as a police officer, you guys are obstructing us from doing our job, you will be arrested for obstruction.
00:00:33.000 We'll have a conversation outside, we'll have a conversation.
00:00:36.000 I'm not going to sit, but we'll have a conversation.
00:00:38.000 Okay, yeah, I'm independent media, I'm just recording this guy.
00:00:41.000 You still are going to get a ticket for not wearing a mask.
00:00:43.000 You can give me a ticket if you want, but I have a medical exemption, sir.
00:00:47.000 Okay, well, do you have that with you?
00:00:48.000 I do not need to show that to you.
00:00:50.000 Then you will get a ticket, so...
00:00:52.000 Well, you can do whatever you want, sir, but this is all going to be recorded.
00:00:55.000 Absolutely.
00:00:56.000 I will do it once again.
00:00:57.000 I like the transparency, so come on over here.
00:00:59.000 Oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:01:00.000 Uh, maybe in just another unit, go by.
00:01:03.000 Hey, Greenview Independent Media, positive media, I'd like to write them all, so it's so
00:01:07.000 I'd like to write them all, so I'd like to write them all.
00:01:10.000 Come on over here.
00:01:11.000 Why would I be given a ticket as an independent journalist covering the news?
00:01:14.000 Because right now, you have to wear masks inside stores, just like that.
00:01:17.000 No, you don't.
00:01:18.000 Yes, you do.
00:01:19.000 Are you aware of Ministerial Order M425?
00:01:22.000 Do you have a piece of ID?
00:01:23.000 No, sir.
00:01:24.000 Okay.
00:01:25.000 You have to ID yourself, because I'm going to write your ticket.
00:01:26.000 No, I don't.
00:01:27.000 You're going to be under arrest or obstruction.
00:01:28.000 I do not need to ID myself.
00:01:30.000 So, I'll give you the last warning.
00:01:31.000 Under what law?
00:01:32.000 Okay.
00:01:33.000 I'm in the court.
00:01:34.000 First of all, why are you coming after me?
00:01:35.000 He was the one who was trying to buy a drink.
00:01:37.000 I'm independent media.
00:01:38.000 I know.
00:01:39.000 You're coming after media instead of the guy who's trying to buy a drink?
00:01:41.000 Okay.
00:01:42.000 Why are you coming after media?
00:01:43.000 Freedom of the press is important for Canada, buddy.
00:01:45.000 I know, but you're still...
00:01:46.000 You're infringing upon that.
00:01:47.000 This is your last warning.
00:01:48.000 What, are you going to touch me now?
00:01:49.000 I'm going to arrest you for obstruction, unless you give me your ID.
00:01:51.000 You're going to arrest me for being independent media.
00:01:53.000 I'm going to arrest for obstruction.
00:01:54.000 Because I'm the guy with the camera.
00:01:55.000 Yeah.
00:01:56.000 Whoa.
00:01:57.000 We have any minutes, sir?
00:01:58.000 We have any minutes.
00:01:59.000 Hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:02:00.000 This is way overkill.
00:02:01.000 Get on the camera.
00:02:02.000 Get on the camera.
00:02:03.000 This is ridiculous.
00:02:04.000 Record everything.
00:02:06.000 There's no reason for this, sir.
00:02:08.000 He has not been violent at all.
00:02:09.000 Come on.
00:02:10.000 I'm damned.
00:02:11.000 I'm damned.
00:02:12.000 I'm not resistant.
00:02:13.000 This is Ontario and Alberta.
00:02:14.000 Stop.
00:02:15.000 What are you doing?
00:02:16.000 Right now, at the course of my duty, you're obstructing me from doing my duty.
00:02:20.000 If you're not, identify yourself.
00:02:21.000 You're going to be under arrest for obstruction.
00:02:23.000 Just like I said in the area.
00:02:25.000 Don't stop.
00:02:26.000 Do you have ID?
00:02:29.000 Just everyone you will be under arrest for.
00:02:31.000 If we came out of there, they would have a conversation with us.
00:02:33.000 Nothing was ID.
00:02:34.000 Yes, there was.
00:02:35.000 Yes, there was.
00:02:36.000 Yes, there was.
00:02:37.000 First of all, I was all on this camera.
00:02:38.000 That's not the issue.
00:02:39.000 This is, this is the last morning.
00:02:41.000 See what happened?
00:02:42.000 Can I stand on this side?
00:02:43.000 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:02:44.000 Did you actually see what happened?
00:02:45.000 Well, it seemed like, I didn't know what you were doing when you first walked here.
00:02:47.000 I was walking by, but it seems like this guy tried to buy a coffee.
00:02:51.000 Which guy?
00:02:52.000 I don't know.
00:02:53.000 Someone, I'm just trying to help now, but it seems like they were trying to buy a coffee,
00:02:58.000 and they have a medical exemption.
00:02:59.000 So who were you talking about?
00:03:00.000 I don't know.
00:03:01.000 The problem is they were trying to explain it, and then you guys kind of grabbed the other
00:03:05.000 guys.
00:03:06.000 So we never heard about it.
00:03:07.000 I don't care.
00:03:08.000 Well, just because of the moment, I want to catch it, you know?
00:03:10.000 Sure.
00:03:11.000 Fuck, I'm not doing anything.
00:03:12.000 Fuck, I'm not doing anything.
00:03:13.000 I don't want to, you know.
00:03:14.000 Fuck what?
00:03:15.000 It's the way shit is.
00:03:16.000 It's for you guys too.
00:03:17.000 I'm not pulling my arm away from you.
00:03:18.000 We like you guys.
00:03:19.000 I haven't moved it.
00:03:20.000 I'll talk to you in a minute then.
00:03:21.000 That's true.
00:03:22.000 Can you guys just stand over there, please?
00:03:24.000 Oh my God.
00:03:25.000 Yeah, but then you took the grocery bag.
00:03:28.000 I didn't know what you were doing.
00:03:29.000 I was trying to explain this.
00:03:30.000 Stop moving your arm.
00:03:31.000 Trying to explain it.
00:03:32.000 I'm not moving my arm.
00:03:33.000 Fuck.
00:03:34.000 Give us your arm.
00:03:35.000 Why are you fucking kidding me?
00:03:36.000 Just give us your arm, okay?
00:03:37.000 Don't pull away.
00:03:38.000 I'm not pulling away.
00:03:39.000 Pulling away.
00:03:40.000 How can you even say that?
00:03:41.000 How can you guys allow them to do that?
00:03:44.000 I never thought I could experience this in Canada.
00:03:47.000 I don't believe.
00:03:48.000 Why are you?
00:03:49.000 Why are you leaving?
00:03:50.000 I'm sorry.
00:03:51.000 I'm sorry.
00:03:52.000 I'm sorry.
00:03:53.000 I'm sorry.
00:03:54.000 I'm sorry.
00:03:55.000 I'm sorry.
00:03:56.000 Huh?
00:03:57.000 I've never been in trouble with the law.
00:04:00.000 I've never been violent.
00:04:02.000 I've walked in to get a coffee.
00:04:04.000 That's okay.
00:04:05.000 There you go.
00:04:06.000 No.
00:04:07.000 You guys are going to die, I'm sorry.
00:04:08.000 Don't want to go.
00:04:09.000 You're going to die, I'm sorry.
00:04:10.000 I got to go.
00:04:11.000 No.
00:04:12.000 I'm sorry.
00:04:13.000 I got to go.
00:04:14.000 No.
00:04:15.000 I should've been there, but I'm only going to go.
00:04:16.000 No, no.
00:04:17.000 No, no.
00:04:18.000 No.
00:04:19.000 No, no.
00:04:20.000 No, no.
00:04:21.000 No, no, no.
00:04:22.000 No.
00:04:23.000 No, no.
00:04:24.000 No.
00:04:25.000 No, no, no.
00:04:26.000 No.
00:04:27.000 No.
00:04:28.000 No, no, no.
00:04:29.000 No, no, no.
00:04:30.000 No, no.