{"id":1282248,"date":"2022-02-08T15:23:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T20:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1282248"},"modified":"2022-02-08T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T20:30:27","slug":"ottawa-police-brutalize-78-year-old-man-for-honking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ottawa-police-brutalize-78-year-old-man-for-honking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Police Brutalize 78-Year-Old Man for Honking"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fottawa-police-brutalize-78-year-old-man-for-honking%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1282248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CANADA-HEALTH-VIRUS-VACCINES-PROTEST-640x335-1.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Ottawa police detained and brutalized a 78-year-old man identified as Gerry Charlebois on Monday for violating the ban imposed that day on honking car horns. Police appear in multiple videos twisting the elderly man\u2019s arm around his back and shoving him into the side of a car.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest took place amid attempts to crack down on a trucker-led protest in Canada\u2019s capital dubbed the \u201cFreedom Convoy\u201d demanding an end to civil rights abuses by the Canadian government in the name of stopping the spread of Chinese coronavirus, including vaccine and mask mandates and business shutdowns. Over a week into the protest, the assembly has remained largely peaceful and manifested largely through incessant truck honking. A local court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/politics\/article-ottawa-mayor-wants-more-help-to-take-back-the-streets\/\">granted<\/a> an injunction that bans any car honking in the city for ten days on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The images of police battering Carlebois are particularly striking given his small size \u2013\u00a0Carlebois\u2019s family\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/provincial\/warmington-arrested-78-year-old-great-grandfather-meant-no-harm-by-honking\">told<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Toronto Sun<\/em> on Monday that he is 4\u201910\u201d \u2013 and the fact that the mandates the Freedom Convoy is protesting are ostensibly meant to protect people more vulnerable to severe coronavirus infections, like the elderly.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I spoke with him. He\u2019s in pain. He\u2019s 4 foot 10. A retired janitor with 11 grandkids, 4 great grandkids. If this disgraceful treatment of a 78 year old for honking his horn and a thumbs up to a trucker is acceptable to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinTrudeau<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fordnation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fordnation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimWatsonOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimWatsonOttawa<\/a> no one is safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DBgPLpCquX\">https:\/\/t.co\/DBgPLpCquX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_warmington\/status\/1491012355203174400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to the\u00a0<em>Sun<\/em>\u2018s Joe Warmington, Charlebois <a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/provincial\/warmington-arrested-78-year-old-great-grandfather-meant-no-harm-by-honking\">confirmed<\/a> the incident and explained that he was not a protester or engaged in any disruptive activity. He is vaccinated. He has no criminal record and was \u201cconfused\u201d as to why police would stop him for honking a horn; the court had just banned such an action within hours of the detention. Charlebois told Warmington that he wanted to go to the downtown neighborhood to \u201clook at the trucks\u201d but did not walk into the protest site specifically because he thought it may be dangerous. \u201cI decided it was too much so I just looked from the van and then started to head home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the time in which he was preparing to head home, a truck drove past, to which he offered \u201ca thumbs up and a honk.\u201d Police then battered him in response to the honk.<\/p>\n<p>Warmington reported that Charlebois has suffered several cuts, bruises, and aches as a result of the attack. His sons, who also spoke to the\u00a0<em>Sun<\/em>, said that Charlebois may need to visit the hospital to ensure that he does not have any long-term injuries, as he cannot move his arm properly and now has a \u201cvery messed-up shoulder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police had not yet commented on the incident at press time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have put request to \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OttawaPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OttawaPolice<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimWatsonOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimWatsonOttawa<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OPSChiefSloly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OPSChiefSloly<\/a>\u2069 To verify a video that shows an elderly man being taken to ground and handcuffed and taken away. Since I have not heard back I\u2019m asking now publicly for verification. And for any witnesses <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3iUBG9S4Mo\">pic.twitter.com\/3iUBG9S4Mo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_warmington\/status\/1490775740647985153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Ottawa police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawapolice.ca\/Modules\/News\/index.aspx?lang=en&amp;newsId=eea9ddff-2d3a-4327-8a2b-34fa5c39579c\">announced<\/a> on Sunday, prior to the injunction passing, that authorities had arrested seven people within a 24-hour window and opened \u201cover 60 criminal investigations\u201d \u2013 small numbers given the thousands attending the protests \u2013 and conceded that most of those investigations were for \u201cmischief, thefts, hate crimes and property damage.\u201d Six of the seven arrests on Sunday were on charges of \u201cmischief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The relatively minor police action \u2013 and the victims of said action, like Charlebois \u2013 contrast with the image of the protesters that leftist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attempted to cultivate. Discussing the protesters during a last-minute visit to Parliament on Monday, Trudeau repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/economy\/justin-trudeau-blasts-trucker-protest-as-key-ambassador-bridge-to-u-s-shuts-down\/wcm\/5125b5f4-e4e1-4ea5-8f2d-fe3abf53f30b\">accused<\/a> the protesters of displaying \u201cswastikas.\u201d He has in the past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/09\/06\/canada-election-trudeau-vaccines\/\">equated<\/a> distrust of coronavirus vaccine products with racism and misogyny. More recently, he referred to mandate opponents as wearers of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/31\/justin-trudeau-on-dodging-tinfoil-hat-truckers-i-talk-to-protesters-i-agree-with-like-blm\/\">tinfoil hats<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Trudeau has taken a less hard line against the protesters than Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly, however, who has threatened to dislodge the honking truckers by any means necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll options are on the table, from negotiation through to enforcement,\u201d Sloly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/02\/01\/canada-police-all-options-on-the-table-to-end-peaceful-trucker-protests\/\">said<\/a> of removing the protesters last week. Trudeau has personally intervened to remove both options mentioned, refusing to meet with or address protesters\u2019 concerns in any way, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/04\/canada-trudeau-vetoes-police-hint-of-military-force-against-peaceful-mandate-protesters\/\">asserting<\/a> that military intervention was \u201cnot in the cards\u201d at the moment. The different approaches have created an appearance of significant tension between Trudeau and Ottawa police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a national issue, not an Ottawa issue,\u201d Sloly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/03\/ottawa-police-threatens-to-call-in-military-to-stop-trucker-protest\/\">told<\/a> city councillors on Wednesday. \u201cI am increasingly concerned there is no policing solution to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Trudeau also appeared to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/08\/canadian-left-accuses-justin-trudeau-of-leaving-leadership-void-after-vanishing-to-undisclosed-location\/\">lost<\/a> support from the left, which has grown increasingly frustrated with the fact that the protests not only appear not to be waning, but have expanded into other cities such as Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is the Prime Minister? Has he got nothing? What is he doing about this?\u201d a column in the\u00a0<em>Globe and Mail<\/em> national newspaper\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/politics\/article-trudeaus-late-show-in-ottawas-long-vacuum-of-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">asked<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Radical leftist New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh took the lead this week in criticizing Trudeau from the left, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/08\/canadian-left-accuses-justin-trudeau-of-leaving-leadership-void-after-vanishing-to-undisclosed-location\/\">asserting<\/a> that the prime minister has \u201cnot been visible\u201d and calling an emergency Parliament meeting to address the protests in the absence of any action by Trudeau. Trudeau attended the emergency meeting, where lawmakers urged him to provide ideas and solutions to end the protests and generally quell public unrest.<\/p>\n<p><em>Simon Kent contributed to this reporting<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643765950098000&amp;usg=AOvVaw23AQC9DygBP6Uvx2AKooEo\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643765950098000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1V8tY067ZdeWpATK5ZWNXI\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa police detained and brutalized a 78-year-old man identified as Gerry Charlebois on Monday for violating the ban imposed that day on honking car horns. 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