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==Controversy==

==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:

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 actual incidents of police brutality and [[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; in fact, [[Rebel News]] speculated that based on reported recent incidents involving them, the SPVM may be rife with corruption, perhaps even the most corrupt police force in Canada.<ref name="Montreal Police">[https://www.rebelnews.com/what_happened_the_morning_after_the_montreal_police_raid_on_rebels_temporary_hq  WATCH: What happened the morning after the Montreal police raid on Rebel’s temporary HQ] at Rebel News</ref>.  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:

*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.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.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/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.

*[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. It was later reported that there had been attempts by the SPVM to get warrants to search the hotel the Rebel News staff was staying at prior to the raid, but they had been denied by numerous judges on the grounds that the hotel was not the location of an "illegal gathering", confirming the illegality of the SPVM's actions.<ref name="Montreal Police"/>

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