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alp227

(31,962 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 08:05 PM Jun 2020

Charges dropped against First Nations Chief Allan Adam in violent arrest

Source: Canadian Press

Charges have been dropped against the chief of a northern Alberta First Nation who was the subject of a violent arrest earlier this year.

The case of Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was in front of a Fort McMurray provincial court judge Wednesday.

Court records show charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer were withdrawn by the Crown.

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The March 10 arrest stirred controversy following the release of dashcam video showing an RCMP officer tackling Adam to the ground without warning, punching him in the head and putting him in a chokehold.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/allan-adam-athabasca-chipewyan-first-nation-arrest-rcmp-assault-1.5624976

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Charges dropped against First Nations Chief Allan Adam in violent arrest (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2020 OP
The RCMP in my country canuckledragger Jun 2020 #1
We always thought they were nice soothsayer Jun 2020 #2
Sgt Preston of the Yukon llashram Jun 2020 #3

canuckledragger

(1,632 posts)
1. The RCMP in my country
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 08:14 PM
Jun 2020

have a history of violent abuse against the natives here.

They're the equivalent of the FBI in the US, and think they can do and get away with anything they want.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
3. Sgt Preston of the Yukon
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 08:58 AM
Jun 2020

and King, his canine companion. I liked that show. He was portrayed as nice and with a big heart. Not anywhere anymore.

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