"BRAMPTON, Ont. — A female police officer involved in a violent confrontation with two teenaged girls outside a Toronto-area school “did what she had to do” to deal with the threat, the police union said Wednesday as video of the incident went viral.
A video posted to social media shows the officer on her knees being repeatedly struck on the head by a girl, then attacked from behind by another as the first girl tries to get away.
Peel police Const. Fiona Thivierge confirmed the video, saying the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday following a report that two female suspects were allegedly trespassing at a Brampton, Ont., high school.
When they refused to leave, they were placed under arrest, “at which time they engaged (the officer) in a physical confrontation that resulted in her using her pepper spray in an attempt to get control of the situation,” Thivierge said.
The girls were able to escape the officer and were subsequently arrested by another officer who had come on the scene." - via http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/video-appears-to-show-peel-police-officer-being-attacked-by-two-teenage-girls-outside-a-brampton-high-school/
This photo shows the officer on her knees, being slapped by one of the females.
But what could be the reason for the outbreak?
Situation #1: The female police officer saw that someone was recording this situation and did not want to act against them because of fear of losing her job, or facing charges and/or commotion against cops contributing to racism, which has been a growing issue in today's society.
Situation #2: The situation prior to this incident is unknown. The officer is seen holding one female in a headlock before she decides to attack. The officer could have been provoking the two women, making racial statements, or unnecessary treatment, and the girls felt the need to retaliate.
Situation #3: The officer seems young, therefore this could be one of her first experiences dealing with a public disturbance. She may not of known how to act and therefore taken the attack and later tried to defend herself with pepper spray.
Situation #4: This whole ordeal could have been staged since it was specifically recorded by a male. This could have been in order get retweets, favourites, likes, shares, and overall publicity for the two girls.
However, there are many possible situations that could explain this incident, even if the reason is not justified. But why is the media exploiting this incident but not releasing information as to why it happened? Chances are by the time any information is released, the issue will be old news.
Black-ish is a very new show now premiering on ABC. It follows the story line of a family man that struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood. However, this show brings back us way back into the 1950's, because it is very touchy dealing with racism. His children are a generation of completely unbiased and unracist outlooks, and he wants to influence them to not completely assimilate with "white" culture. For example,
when his son Andre Jr. announces that for his 13th birthday he's converting to Judaism in order to have a Bar Mitzvah like all his friends, Dre (the father) insists on throwing him a stereotypical "black" party, at a club featuring rap music, etc, (Typical 'black' stereotype).
Whether or not this show can be perceived as racist is debatable. I believe there is a heavy double standard associated with this show. What if there was a show labeled "White-ish"? Its likely that all hell would break loose. However, it is not intended to be discriminatory towards white people, but it is defiantly implied. Although, majority of people perceive it as a funny, enjoyable show, some are extremely offended by it, for valuable reasons.
Surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, measles has made quite the comeback in Ontario.
Toronto Health Officials have confirmed four cases of measles-2 adults and 2 children. A 95 per cent vaccination rate is required for a population to achieve the protective "herd immunity," officials say.
However, why is it that elementary schools have only a 43% vaccination rate? The answer, it turns out, is somewhat complicated by a lack of nationwide immunization regulations and provinces that allow for certain exemptions. More parents choose to follow religious or their personal belief out of fear of their extremely rare side effects. Parents have found a so called "Loophole" because a medical exemption if there's a medical reason you can't receive a vaccine, or there's a philosophical or religious exemption. This is putting both immunized and unimmunized children at risk for communicable diseases.
As crazy as it sounds, I understand that parents are trying to figure out what's best for their child, without regarding other children. Parents who feel that the government is butting into their lives with mandatory vaccine regulations, are unlikely to trust their health recommendations about what is safe for their kids. However, the cases of serious negative effects after vaccines are extremely rare. For such a slight chance, it poses a huge risk on all people.
Will non-vaccinated people start an epidemic? I guess we'll have to find out...
Intended meaning:
- The beer will always meet your expectations and will always taste great
Implied meaning:
- Women are incapable of doing tasks such as cooking
- Women are percieved as stupid
- Women are expected to provide for men, in this case, cooking.
- She is forgiven for her mistake because she didn't "burn the beer" and therefore did something right
