the white rabbit
21st August 2010, 04:56 AM
It resembled a scene from a dystopian Hollywood movie.
The date was Sunday, June 27 and the setting was Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave. A crowd of about 200 people stood huddled beneath dark grey skies, drenched from the pouring rain. They looked frightened yet defiant.
Forming a tightening black circle around them were hundreds of riot police. One by one, they picked people off and arrested them.
This was the image on television sets across the city. Among those watching was Bill Blair, Toronto’s chief of police.
The G20 summit would be the biggest security operation of the chief’s career. But from June 25 to 27, his presence was minimal inside the Major Incident Command Centre — the beating heart of Toronto’s security operations.
Blair had entrusted command to two of his best men — Supts. Hugh Ferguson and Mark Fenton. He also had faith in the complex matrix of directors, planners and strategists designed to keep the city running smoothly. If Blair interfered, this elaborate chain of command would disintegrate
More...http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/850809--anatomy-of-the-g20-the-story-from-both-sides-of-the-fence?bn=1
The date was Sunday, June 27 and the setting was Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave. A crowd of about 200 people stood huddled beneath dark grey skies, drenched from the pouring rain. They looked frightened yet defiant.
Forming a tightening black circle around them were hundreds of riot police. One by one, they picked people off and arrested them.
This was the image on television sets across the city. Among those watching was Bill Blair, Toronto’s chief of police.
The G20 summit would be the biggest security operation of the chief’s career. But from June 25 to 27, his presence was minimal inside the Major Incident Command Centre — the beating heart of Toronto’s security operations.
Blair had entrusted command to two of his best men — Supts. Hugh Ferguson and Mark Fenton. He also had faith in the complex matrix of directors, planners and strategists designed to keep the city running smoothly. If Blair interfered, this elaborate chain of command would disintegrate
More...http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/850809--anatomy-of-the-g20-the-story-from-both-sides-of-the-fence?bn=1