Acclimatization

They finally released a report about the APEC protests that were held in BC 5 years ago. That was the big shocker of the time, when police used *gasp* pepper spray to control the crowds. The report said that the RCMP should apologize to the protesters, although they have no intention of doing that. I guess I can see why, I mean, it just seems so…quaint now. These days you can’t have an event without 80 or so arrests. I didn’t catch any of the fun on this one, but working next to the convention (for a big global corporation, yes) meant that I got to see some of the preparations. Many many barricades, and 9 12 foot rental vans filled with police, and that was the night before the event. A friend said she saw some of the footage of the police and the protesters “interacting”, and her not-very-left-wing father mumbled something about Rodney King…

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