A group of protesters who staged a rally in support of Palestinians last weekend released video Tuesday of a violent arrest that appears to show an officer kneeling on a man’s neck. But Toronto police say the tactic — something the former chief said cops are not trained to do — wasn’t used.
The Toronto chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), which helped organize the Sunday rally in downtown Toronto, said in a statement that an “attendee was brutalized and arrested” at the event.
Pro-Hamas protester arrested after pushing a police officer off of his bicycle and shoving him to the ground at a demonstration in Toronto, Canada. I Terrace supporting terrorists. Notice how Jewish protests do not get violent. pic.twitter.com/tiv7T436kp
— Cathy Chernin (@chernin_cr) December 11, 2023
