July 13, 2008 construction on Bathurst Street north of Bloor has slowed traffic. Local group The New Kings played an impromptu set to entertain the delayed motorists and locals. Then the police arrived. And stopped traffic. As asked The New Kings stopped playing. Then when lead singer Michael Louis Johnson asked the cops to stop blocking traffic and suggested that the cars honk to get the police to move, he was handcuffed and taken away. Watch the video and see if you can tell why. I can’t.
Fuck everyone backing up the police. Police in Toronto need to get their priorities straight. When I sat outside my school smoking a joint they we’re there in 5 minutes, and yet when I call 911 because there’s domestic violence being committed in my home, it takes those bastards 46 minutes to arrive. Unbelievable.
Some of you siding with those people playing music….makes me shake my head. The cop lady was actually nice and courteous asking people to leave because they were disturbing the peace and inciting drivers. They were causing a distraction that could lead to collisions. They asked them nicely to leave and the elderly man started telling people to honk their horns for cops to leave and…..he was arrested…..what more do you people want? The cops offering him presents to leave?
yo i live in toronto yo and this is fucking nothing last week yo i saw 3 cop fucking take down my hommie and he didn’t even do nothing like wtf yo
@shelbytaylorr Yeah… you must think police in toronto go flying in f-22s right…
@Batraks101 and it’s a bad thing to be white?
The guy is running all over screaming at pedestrians to start rebelling against the police. That is how riots start. “Ye guy I smoke joints and police cuff me i didn’t do nothin bro” you fucktards sound so stupid.
@BriantProductions call me fucktard to my REAL face
@Batraks101 guy, don’t say shit that’s stupid and when you’re called out on it get upset and start threatening, that makes you look even worse.
stupid ignorant selfish people in this video
I bet these singers stunk like there was no tommorow
I was annoyed that they played during traffic. just arrest them for being smartasses
This is Cretinism at its finest..To hold up traffic and make a scene..
If anyone, ever, shows up outside my house with a trumpet and a bass guitar, im turning the hose on them!
And all their amps and equipment
That’s taxpayer property you’re having your little jam session on… ect.
There should be a law / by-law which prevents entrapment of police services like this. With some jail time for it. Some of us were probably stuck in that log jam.
IDIOTS!
useless people
He started shouting for the traffic to honk and it’s akin to inciting public disobedience. The people that live in the area deserve to live without listening to loud music and/or having cars making unnecessary noise. They have the right to QUIET! The police WERE going to just leave after the band moved back but the singer had to run his mouth and try to incite unrest so good for the police. They were doing the job that the Toronto taxpayers are paying them to do. Toronto cops are the best.
toronto police are the best of all countries
@tyme4mike plus their really not allowed to be on the construction area
bunch of hippies and Dykes what has become of our city bloody freaks
once again.toronto police acting like the scum they are.
Those idiots are letting canadians down…there is nothing cool about being like americans you know…
Old guy was clearly causing a disturbance…completely legitimate arrest. It’s comical how people just talk themselves into getting arrested…bunch of retards.
Old cook asked for it. The cops there are much nicer than the one in THE US. He would have been sprayed or tazed for sure.
Old cook asked for it. The cops there are much nicer than the one in THE US. He would have been sprayed or tazed for sure. Canadians are lame. He must be french Canadian that’s why he was so stupid and annoying.
you guys are retards.
Canada people are fucking weird lol
@Vettejocke yeah an you american are class acts with your Rodney King incident eh?shut your pie moron.
@jagginz rodney king was beating was in 1991, you’re still right though we have no right to talk