{"id":442284,"date":"2021-04-22T13:05:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442284"},"modified":"2021-04-22T13:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:06:04","slug":"protesters-who-issued-sos-signal-across-u-s-ontario-border-slapped-with-criminal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-who-issued-sos-signal-across-u-s-ontario-border-slapped-with-criminal-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Who Issued \u2018SOS\u2019 Signal Across U.S.-Ontario Border Slapped With Criminal Charges"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fprotesters-who-issued-sos-signal-across-u-s-ontario-border-slapped-with-criminal-charges%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=442284&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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3275.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Niagara Regional Police (NRPS) criminally charged two Ontario residents who organized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-canadians-issue-morse-code-sos-signal-across-u-s-ontario-border-to-protest-new-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protest<\/a> against their province\u2019s strict lockdown measures last weekend, during which they hoisted an upside-down Canadian flag and used lights to issue a Morse code \u201cSOS\u201d signal toward the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Cullen McDonald, 30, and Alicia Hirter, 43, were charged under <a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/acts\/C-46\/section-180.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Section 180(1)(a)<\/a> of the Canadian Criminal Code, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/acts\/C-46\/section-180.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NRPS press release<\/a>\u00a0released earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who commits a common nuisance and by doing so endangers the lives, safety, or health of the public,\u201d the law says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUniform officers were in attendance to ensure public safety and keep the peace,\u201d NRPS said, further. \u201cSince that time detectives have been continuing to investigate the gathering to determine appropriate charges.\u201d Both McDonald and Hirter had court dates set in late June, the police also said, and further charges are expected against other attendees of the protest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4113924050633\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update 1 \u2013 Criminal charges laid following Niagara Falls gathering<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bjgxp2OhZr\">https:\/\/t.co\/bjgxp2OhZr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nDLTa8y9Bu\">pic.twitter.com\/nDLTa8y9Bu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NRPS (@NiagRegPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiagRegPolice\/status\/1384296626408202244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hirter <a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/local-news\/warmington-barber-vows-to-open-sick-of-taking-haircut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made headlines<\/a> before when she attempted to find a legal loophole in the province\u2019s lockdown order by claiming her hair salon was a film studio in February.<\/p>\n<p>On a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/alicia-hirter-legal-defence-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0page she set up to help her raise legal funds to sue, Hirter wrote, \u201cWhen Ontario went into lockdown, barbershops and hair salons were forced to shut down. Film companies were allowed to continue operating, so I decided to convert my barbershop into a film production studio. This rubbed some people the wrong way. I became the victim of a witch-hunt instigated in the media by unscrupulous reporters who published misleading and false statements about myself and my business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hirter claims she has been subject to harassment and death threats because of stories written about her, including one woman who left her a voicemail telling her she should be beheaded.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald featured prominently a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/628370313\/videos\/10165345491385314\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>\u00a0of the \u201cSOS\u201d protest that streamed live on Facebook.\u00a0\u201cWe are down here in Niagara Falls, Ontario,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a flag upside down in distress. And we are about to Morse code \u2018SOS\u2019 across the border to our neighbors. We are asking for help. We are hostages in our province now. We are no longer free to do whatever we want as our Charter allows us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going on to describe Ontario\u2019s government as \u201ctyrannical,\u201d McDonald claimed that public health bureaucrats are pulling the \u201cpuppet strings\u201d of Ontario Premier Doug Ford. \u201cWe\u2019re going to Morse code \u2018SOS\u2019 across the border, and somebody even notified the Border Patrol. And they are waiting for this message. So this is what it\u2019s all about, guys. Take action. Take action. Do more than just protest,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>The Ontario government has faced fierce backlash for recently instituting draconian lockdown measures, some of which they were forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-police-random-spot-checks-1.5991872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">walk back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.435754189944\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Canadians in Niagara Falls, Ontario are signalling for help at the U.S.-Canada border tonight using lights to Morse code \u201cSOS\u201d &#038; an upside-down Canadian flag. <\/p>\n<p>An upside-down flag is a universal signal of distress.<\/p>\n<p>The man in the video says \u201cwe are hostages in our province now\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rEIx3tc8lO\">pic.twitter.com\/rEIx3tc8lO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMarieOakes\/status\/1383615870446882825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.440111420613\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, Canadians at the U.S.-Canada border in Niagara Falls, Ontario signalled for help using lights to Morse code \u201cSOS\u201d. The group flashed \u201cSOS\u201d for about 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The group also held up a Canadian flag upside-down. An upside-down flag is a universal signal of distress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/swS7FVNx0k\">pic.twitter.com\/swS7FVNx0k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMarieOakes\/status\/1383845310816944138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/health-official-slaps-fines-criminal-charges-against-church-elders-for-refusing-to-let-him-disrupt-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saskatchewan Health Official Slaps Fines, Criminal Charges Against Church Elders For Refusing To Let Him Disrupt Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niagara Regional Police (NRPS) criminally charged two Ontario residents who organized a protest against their province\u2019s strict lockdown measures last weekend, during which they hoisted an upside-down Canadian flag and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276473,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3275.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Protesters Who Issued \u2018SOS\u2019 Signal Across U.S.-Ontario Border Slapped With Criminal Charges","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3275.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Protesters Who Issued \u2018SOS\u2019 Signal Across U.S.-Ontario Border Slapped With Criminal Charges","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}