It’s nothing new to hear of tear gas being used by riot police to end demonstrations, but as of the VANOC games, police action seems to be taking more confrontational turn.
Today, Vancouver riot police were photographed with rifles. It is being said that the guns carried by police in the attached photo are M-16 or M4s, but this has not been confirmed.
Whatever the model number on these rifles, their presence is certain to increase the set of risks faced by Canadians who choose to exercise their right to public protest.
(Thanks to Scott Harris of the Council of Canadians for the accompanying photograph)
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