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:*When Rebel News reporter David Menzies later confronted Steve Bell during a press conference about his jackboots' assault of Lavoie, Bell engaged in plausible deniability by claiming not to know about the incident, despite it having been seen more than 100,000 times on Twitter.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/interim_chief_vast_majority_of_officers_have_been_extremely_professional Interim Chief: 'vast majority" of officers have been 'extremely professional'] at Rebel News</ref>

:*When Rebel News reporter David Menzies later confronted Steve Bell during a press conference about his jackboots' assault of Lavoie, Bell engaged in plausible deniability by claiming not to know about the incident, despite it having been seen more than 100,000 times on Twitter.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/interim_chief_vast_majority_of_officers_have_been_extremely_professional Interim Chief: 'vast majority" of officers have been 'extremely professional'] at Rebel News</ref>

*Steve Bell praised the actions of the jackboots under his command, claiming that their acts of violent and lawless thuggery have been "lawful and safe" despite being the exact opposite.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/commend-actions-ottawa-police-chief-claims-officers-used-lawful-safe-tactics-yesterday-beat-protesters-clubs-fired-pepper-spray-trampled-elderly-w/ “I Commend them For Their Actions”: Ottawa Police Chief Claims Officers Used “Lawful and Safe Tactics” Yesterday When They Beat Protesters With Clubs, Fired Pepper Spray, and Trampled an Elderly Woman With a Horse] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

*Steve Bell praised the actions of the jackboots under his command, claiming that their acts of violent and lawless thuggery have been "lawful and safe" despite being the exact opposite.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/commend-actions-ottawa-police-chief-claims-officers-used-lawful-safe-tactics-yesterday-beat-protesters-clubs-fired-pepper-spray-trampled-elderly-w/ “I Commend them For Their Actions”: Ottawa Police Chief Claims Officers Used “Lawful and Safe Tactics” Yesterday When They Beat Protesters With Clubs, Fired Pepper Spray, and Trampled an Elderly Woman With a Horse] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

*The OPS has come under fire on its Twitter page for its continued false claims, lies and [[gaslighting]] in its posts regarding its own actions and those of the Freedom Convoy protesters, all of which have been debunked and discredited by video reports from Rebel News, True North and various independent journalists that expose the lies of the OPS.<ref>[https://twitter.com/OttawaPolice Ottawa Police Service Twitter page] ('''Warning:''' contains posts by the OPS containing various lies and falsehoods)</ref>  While a minority of liberal Twitter posters have actually cheered on and supported the actions of the OPS jackboots while immaturely mocking and ridiculing the protesters and their supporters, the overwhelming majority of posters have been harshly critical of the OPS and its lawless actions.  When Ottawa citizens began flooding OPS phone lines to call them out in outrage over the OPS' tyrannical actions against the protesters, the OPS responded with threats of criminal charges against the callers - basically implying the OPS' implied entitlement to do as they think they please.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/outraged-citizens-flood-ottawa-police-phone-lines-complaint-calls-horrific-treatment-protesters-opd-responds-threatening-callers-criminal-charges/ Outraged Citizens Flood Ottawa Police Phone Lines With Complaint Calls About Horrific Treatment of Protesters – OPD Responds by Threatening Callers with Criminal Charges] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

*The OPS has come under fire on its Twitter page for its continued false claims, lies and [[gaslighting]] in its posts regarding its own actions and those of the Freedom Convoy protesters, all of which have been debunked and discredited by video reports from Rebel News, True North and various independent journalists that expose the lies of the OPS<ref>[https://twitter.com/OttawaPolice Ottawa Police Service Twitter page] ('''Warning:''' contains posts by the OPS containing various lies and falsehoods)</ref> (including the false claim by the OPS that reports of one of the protesters being trampled and injured by a police horse during the jackboots' crackdown was "[[misinformation]]", despite video evidence and eyewitness reports exposing the OPS claim as a lie<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2022/02/21/watchdog-says-woman-seriously-injured-horse-despite-ottawa-police-denial/ Watchdog Says Woman ‘Seriously Injured’ By Horse Despite Ottawa Police Denial] at Breitbart News Network</ref>). While a minority of liberal Twitter posters have actually cheered on and supported the actions of the OPS jackboots while immaturely mocking and ridiculing the protesters and their supporters, the overwhelming majority of posters have been harshly critical of the OPS and its lawless actions.  When Ottawa citizens began flooding OPS phone lines to call them out in outrage over the OPS' tyrannical actions against the protesters, the OPS responded with threats of criminal charges against the callers - basically implying the OPS' implied entitlement to do as they think they please.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/outraged-citizens-flood-ottawa-police-phone-lines-complaint-calls-horrific-treatment-protesters-opd-responds-threatening-callers-criminal-charges/ Outraged Citizens Flood Ottawa Police Phone Lines With Complaint Calls About Horrific Treatment of Protesters – OPD Responds by Threatening Callers with Criminal Charges] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

*OPS jackboots began firing rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of peaceful protesters in downtown Ottawa as the protesters defiantly held their ground.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/breaking-video-ottawa-police-shoot-rubber-bullets-tear-gas-peaceful-freedom-protesters/ BREAKING VIDEO: Ottawa Police Shoot Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas on Peaceful Freedom Protesters] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>  Not surprisingly, the complicit liberal media covered for the criminal OPS by ignoring their actions.

*OPS jackboots began firing rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of peaceful protesters in downtown Ottawa as the protesters defiantly held their ground.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/breaking-video-ottawa-police-shoot-rubber-bullets-tear-gas-peaceful-freedom-protesters/ BREAKING VIDEO: Ottawa Police Shoot Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas on Peaceful Freedom Protesters] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>  Not surprisingly, the complicit liberal media covered for the criminal OPS by ignoring their actions.

*Several OPS jackboots were caught on camera dragging a protester between two trucks and viciously kneeing and injuring him while their comrades watched and cheered the jackboots on.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/brutal-video-captures-ottawa-police-dragging-protester-trucks-repeatedly-kneeing-officer-stand-around-approval/ BRUTAL: Video Captures Ottawa Police Dragging Protester Between Trucks Then Repeatedly Kneeing Him as Other Officer Stand Around in Approval] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

*Several OPS jackboots were caught on camera dragging a protester between two trucks and viciously kneeing and injuring him while their comrades watched and cheered the jackboots on.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/brutal-video-captures-ottawa-police-dragging-protester-trucks-repeatedly-kneeing-officer-stand-around-approval/ BRUTAL: Video Captures Ottawa Police Dragging Protester Between Trucks Then Repeatedly Kneeing Him as Other Officer Stand Around in Approval] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>