The videos of the EPS-led clearance of student protesters at the University of Alberta are stomach-churning to watch. In particular, watching an officer enthusiastically take his baton, repeatedly, to a student on the ground, is horrendous. In all of the footage, it’s clear that there was no violence on the side of the student protesters; many of them were on the ground, or actively backing away from the heavily armoured police. Why then, did members of the EPS act so swiftly, and so violently? Read More
