Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
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Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#2In Germany wearing masks (and protective gear) to even legal protests is outlawed, too. Though you get 'only' max 1 year and not 10 years for doing so. For the riot police it's inverse: They don't have to be uniquely identifiable [2].
I personally don't think that such laws should exist in democratic systems.
[1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermummungsverbot (in german) [2] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennzeichnungspflicht_für_Poliz... (german)
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#3In Germany wearing masks (and protective gear) to even legal protests is outlawed, too. Though you get 'only' max 1 year and not 10 years for doing so. For the riot police it's inverse: They don't have to be uniquely identifiable [2]. I personally don't think that such laws should exist in democratic systems. [1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermummungsverbot (in german) [2] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennzeichnung…
I agree. Sometimes there are real consequences to showing up at a protest and a mask is necessary. At any time the protest could turn violent and you've gone from being a legal protester to a 10 year prison sentence in a second through no fault of your own.
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#4This is really bad. I wonder how the maximum sentence compares to the maximum sentence for actual serious crime in Canada? Can anyone dig that up?
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#5Welcome to the real world, Neo. Shall they arrest kids during the carnival in Montreal? Or this ruling applies only to those who struggle against corruption, oppression and tyranny?
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#6A motion proposed. Let's all protests in Canada considered legal!
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#7So it's already an "illegal" protest? They could make all protesting illegal and then they've got the population headed towards 3 felonies a day.
Fun fact: Canada has two oil pipeline spills a day, minimum. Just don't protest it.
Sometimes I wonder if we are exporting our legal and political insanity up there.
Does Canada have a "right to assembly" like we supposedly (but not actually) do in the US ?
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#8So it's already an "illegal" protest? They could make all protesting illegal and then they've got the population headed towards 3 felonies a day. Fun fact: Canada has two oil pipeline spills a day, minimum. Just don't protest it. Sometimes I wonder if we are exporting our legal and political insanity up there. Does Canada have a "right to assembly" like we supposedly (but not actually) do in the US ?
> Fun fact
Source?
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#9I assume there is the same system as in the US and it's a way for the prosecutor to twist the arm of the accused into a guilty plea in exchange for a reduced sentence?
Re: Wearing a mask at an illegal protest is now a crime in Canada
#10Time to break out the wigs, face paint and glasses?