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Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (view source)
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The '''Service de police de la Ville de Montréal''' (SPVM; in English, the '''City of Montreal Police Service''') is the police force in the city of [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] and in neighboring communities within the Greater Montreal area.
The SPVM was established on March 15, 1843 with an initial staff of 51 officers. By early in the 20th century, the number of staff in the SPVM grew to 467 and remained steady until 1930, in the wake of the Wall Street Crash and the start of the [[Great Depression]] in 1929, when more officers were hired to counteract the rise in crime during that period. The SPVM grew to about 1,500 employees by the late 1930s.
As of 2019, the SPVM employs 4,652 officers and 1,356 civilian staff. Sylvain Caron is the current SPVM Director, equivalent to a Chief of Police in other police forces elsewhere.
==Controversy==
While, like other police departments, the SPVM has had its share of accusations of police brutality against it over time (particularly by leftist university students during the 2012 student "protests" in Quebec, who whined about being dealt with by the SPVM and other police departments when the "protesters" engaged in lawless behavior and mocked the force), a recent turn to the Left by many of its officers, coupled with a disturbing trend in the rise of [[anti-Semitic]] attitudes displayed by those same officers, has led to the SPVM now being legitimately accused of the same behaviors (all caught on-camera and documented) that they once were mocked for several years earlier. Some of those recent incidents in question are detailed below:
*In [[Montreal]] during March and early-April 2021, anti-[[CCP flu]] lockdown protesters who peacefully protested the imposed lockdowns, as well as [[Rebel News]] reporters and staff, were subjected to illegal harassment and [[Gestapo]]-style tactics by the SPVM, who made arrests against the protesters and the reporters on false charges<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/montreal_protest_reporters_locals_swept_up_by_lockdown_enforcement MONTREAL PROTEST: Reporters, locals swept up by lockdown enforcement] at Rebel News</ref> and made [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] slurs against the Rebel News staff and threatened them with illegal fines<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/rebel_team_gets_6000_worth_of_tickets_in_montreal RAW FOOTAGE: Rebel team gets $6,000 worth of tickets in Montreal] at Rebel News</ref> for not wearing masks, even though media reporters are legally exempt from mask diktats.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1376304012308459527 Ezra Levant: "Something’s deeply wrong with Montreal’s @SPVM police. They arrest, handcuff & ticket our reporters, asking if we’re “Jews” or “Jew media”. They gave us $10,000+ in fines even though reporters are legally exempt from lockdowns] at Twitter</ref> The SPVM was also criticized for targeting children who took part in the anti-lockdown protests.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsJJpqEdKXw DAILY | Montreal Cops VS Children, CBC Writes Up Rebel] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> Mocha Bezirgan, a Rebel News videographer, pointed out that the illegal arrests and fines imposed by the SPVM, along with their police brutality incidents, are not about the masks (as some of the SPVM officers were not wearing masks themselves), but about intimidation of those attempting to stand up for their rights and against unconstitutional diktats and illegal behavior by the diktats' enforcers.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/_of_course_its_not_about_masks_mocha_bezirgan_on_montreal_protest_arrests “Of course it's not about masks” | Mocha Bezirgan on Montreal protest arrests] at Rebel News</ref> In addition, the SPVM also came under fire for anti-Semitic targeting of Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community while using the pandemic as its justification for same.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/police_in_montreal_gather_around_jewish_library_check_papers_issue_tickets_for_curfew_violations Police in Montreal gather around Jewish library to check papers, issue tickets for curfew violations] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/victory_covid_charges_against_orthodox_jewish_man_caught_in_montreal_synagogue_sweep_dropped VICTORY: COVID charges against Orthodox Jewish man caught in Montreal's synagogue sweep dropped] at Rebel News</ref>
*On April 10, 2021, heavily-armed SPVM officers staged a warrantless raid on an Airbnb location and illegally arrested and falsely charged several Rebel News reporters, including David Menzies and Keean Bexte, who were in Montreal to cover the anti-lockdown protests in the city; in addition to disregarding being told that their raid was illegal, the officers also falsely claimed that the hotel where the reporters were staying was a "crime scene", even though no crime had been committed.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-50-armed-police-raid-rebel-news-reporters-airbnb-arrest-illegal-gathering-videos/ BREAKING: 50 Armed Police Raid Rebel News Reporters Airbnb, Arrest Them for ‘Illegal Gathering’] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/breaking_rebel_news_reporters_arrested_in_montreal_airbnb_raided BREAKING: Rebel News reporters arrested in Montreal, AirBnB raided by police] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/lockdown_reports Update: Rebel News Face-off in Montreal] at Rebel News</ref> Rebel News head Ezra Levant reported that the police raid on the hotel was vindictive revenge by the SPVM in response to Rebel News reporting on and publicizing the police force's misconduct (including incidents of assault and anti-Semitism by officers that were caught on-camera) and announced that there are plans to sue the SPVM for its illegal harassment of the Rebel News staff.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Law Enforcement Agencies]]
[[Category:Anti-Semitism]]
[[Category:Bigotry]]
[[Category:Corruption]]
[[Category:Liberal Organizations]]
The SPVM was established on March 15, 1843 with an initial staff of 51 officers. By early in the 20th century, the number of staff in the SPVM grew to 467 and remained steady until 1930, in the wake of the Wall Street Crash and the start of the [[Great Depression]] in 1929, when more officers were hired to counteract the rise in crime during that period. The SPVM grew to about 1,500 employees by the late 1930s.
As of 2019, the SPVM employs 4,652 officers and 1,356 civilian staff. Sylvain Caron is the current SPVM Director, equivalent to a Chief of Police in other police forces elsewhere.
==Controversy==
While, like other police departments, the SPVM has had its share of accusations of police brutality against it over time (particularly by leftist university students during the 2012 student "protests" in Quebec, who whined about being dealt with by the SPVM and other police departments when the "protesters" engaged in lawless behavior and mocked the force), a recent turn to the Left by many of its officers, coupled with a disturbing trend in the rise of [[anti-Semitic]] attitudes displayed by those same officers, has led to the SPVM now being legitimately accused of the same behaviors (all caught on-camera and documented) that they once were mocked for several years earlier. Some of those recent incidents in question are detailed below:
*In [[Montreal]] during March and early-April 2021, anti-[[CCP flu]] lockdown protesters who peacefully protested the imposed lockdowns, as well as [[Rebel News]] reporters and staff, were subjected to illegal harassment and [[Gestapo]]-style tactics by the SPVM, who made arrests against the protesters and the reporters on false charges<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/montreal_protest_reporters_locals_swept_up_by_lockdown_enforcement MONTREAL PROTEST: Reporters, locals swept up by lockdown enforcement] at Rebel News</ref> and made [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] slurs against the Rebel News staff and threatened them with illegal fines<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/rebel_team_gets_6000_worth_of_tickets_in_montreal RAW FOOTAGE: Rebel team gets $6,000 worth of tickets in Montreal] at Rebel News</ref> for not wearing masks, even though media reporters are legally exempt from mask diktats.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1376304012308459527 Ezra Levant: "Something’s deeply wrong with Montreal’s @SPVM police. They arrest, handcuff & ticket our reporters, asking if we’re “Jews” or “Jew media”. They gave us $10,000+ in fines even though reporters are legally exempt from lockdowns] at Twitter</ref> The SPVM was also criticized for targeting children who took part in the anti-lockdown protests.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsJJpqEdKXw DAILY | Montreal Cops VS Children, CBC Writes Up Rebel] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> Mocha Bezirgan, a Rebel News videographer, pointed out that the illegal arrests and fines imposed by the SPVM, along with their police brutality incidents, are not about the masks (as some of the SPVM officers were not wearing masks themselves), but about intimidation of those attempting to stand up for their rights and against unconstitutional diktats and illegal behavior by the diktats' enforcers.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/_of_course_its_not_about_masks_mocha_bezirgan_on_montreal_protest_arrests “Of course it's not about masks” | Mocha Bezirgan on Montreal protest arrests] at Rebel News</ref> In addition, the SPVM also came under fire for anti-Semitic targeting of Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community while using the pandemic as its justification for same.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/police_in_montreal_gather_around_jewish_library_check_papers_issue_tickets_for_curfew_violations Police in Montreal gather around Jewish library to check papers, issue tickets for curfew violations] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/victory_covid_charges_against_orthodox_jewish_man_caught_in_montreal_synagogue_sweep_dropped VICTORY: COVID charges against Orthodox Jewish man caught in Montreal's synagogue sweep dropped] at Rebel News</ref>
*On April 10, 2021, heavily-armed SPVM officers staged a warrantless raid on an Airbnb location and illegally arrested and falsely charged several Rebel News reporters, including David Menzies and Keean Bexte, who were in Montreal to cover the anti-lockdown protests in the city; in addition to disregarding being told that their raid was illegal, the officers also falsely claimed that the hotel where the reporters were staying was a "crime scene", even though no crime had been committed.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-50-armed-police-raid-rebel-news-reporters-airbnb-arrest-illegal-gathering-videos/ BREAKING: 50 Armed Police Raid Rebel News Reporters Airbnb, Arrest Them for ‘Illegal Gathering’] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/breaking_rebel_news_reporters_arrested_in_montreal_airbnb_raided BREAKING: Rebel News reporters arrested in Montreal, AirBnB raided by police] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/lockdown_reports Update: Rebel News Face-off in Montreal] at Rebel News</ref> Rebel News head Ezra Levant reported that the police raid on the hotel was vindictive revenge by the SPVM in response to Rebel News reporting on and publicizing the police force's misconduct (including incidents of assault and anti-Semitism by officers that were caught on-camera) and announced that there are plans to sue the SPVM for its illegal harassment of the Rebel News staff.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Law Enforcement Agencies]]
[[Category:Anti-Semitism]]
[[Category:Bigotry]]
[[Category:Corruption]]
[[Category:Liberal Organizations]]