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Baaaaaa!:(Spineless sheeple. Nothing to see here sheeple, move along now. The white cane of justice will take care of everything. Seriously, a lawyer selectivly posting media news about protests since the protest started? And you sheeple gobble it up like Christmas dinner. Oh , the Irony. Go back to your big screens and lull yourself to sleep. Keep eating the swill being foisted on you compliments of the law society in C.D.C It's funny that one day you WILL wake up and find out you were poisoned!

Vive la reveloution!:towel:

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The BC government does not need to go to courts for an injunction as well known civil liberties lawyer Cameron Ward points out in a post on his website - although addressed to the City and the VAG site it applies equally to the courthouse:

In a democratic society governed by the rule of law, our elected representatives are supposed to make the laws and see that they are enforced. Here, the City and its law enforcement personnel have all the necessary authority to do maintain public order by enforcing existing laws and they shouldn’t be shirking their responsibility by treating the court as some kind of emergency responder.

There is a law that deals with this type of action - the BC Trespass Act. Under the Act the owner or person delegated in authority over the property issues a notice (it can be oral or written - written is better) to cease certain activities on the property (such as erecting tents and other structures or interfering with free access to the courts) and people are required to cease such activity forthwith upon such notice. The property can also be posted with a signs which are sufficient to give notice. Police are given the power under the Act to demand identification (name and address of the person in breach) and arrest them without warrant.

Trespass prohibited

4 (1) Subject to section 4.1, a person commits an offence if the person does any of the following:

...

(
B)
enters premises after the person has had notice from an occupier of the premises or an authorized person that the entry is prohibited;

(c ) engages in activity on or in premises after the person has had notice from an occupier of the premises or an authorized person that the activity is prohibited.

...

(3) Subject to section 4.1, a person who has been directed, either orally or in writing, by an occupier of premises or an authorized person to

(a) leave the premises, or

(
B)
stop engaging in an activity on or in the premises,

commits an offence if the person

(c ) does not leave the premises or stop the activity, as applicable, as soon as practicable after receiving the direction, or

(d) re-enters the premises or resumes the activity on or in the premises.

Methods of giving or posting notice

...

5 (2) For the purposes of section 4 (1) (
B)
or ©, notice may be given

(a) orally or in writing, or

(
B)
by means of a sign posted at or near an ordinary point of access to the premises so that, in daylight and under normal weather conditions from the approach to the ordinary point of access, the sign satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) (a), (
B)
and © of this section.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under section 4 (1) (a), (
B)
or (c ), proof that a sign that complies with subsection (1) or (2) (
B)
of this section, as applicable, was posted at the ordinary point of access used by the defendant to enter the premises is sufficient for the purpose of establishing, as applicable, that

...

(
B)
notice was given for the purpose of section 4 (1) (
B)
or (c ).

(4) A sign, posted in accordance with subsection (2) (
B)
, that names an activity and has an oblique line drawn through the name or that shows a graphic representation of an activity and has an oblique line drawn through the representation is sufficient for the purpose of giving notice that the activity is prohibited.

(5) A notice under this section may relate to all or a part of premises and different notices may be given or posted in relation to different parts of premises.

(6) A person, other than an occupier or authorized person, must not remove, alter or deface signs posted for the purpose of subsection (1) or (2) (
B)
.

(7) A person who contravenes subsection (6) commits an offence.

...

Trespasser must give name and address

8 (1) On the demand of an occupier of premises, or an authorized person, who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is on or in the premises, or was on or in the premises, in contravention of section 4 (1) (a), (
B)
or (c ) or (3), the person must provide the occupier or authorized person with his or her correct name and address.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) and remains on or in the premises commits an offence.

...

Arrest without warrant

10 (1) In this section, "peace officer" means a peace officer described in paragraph © of the definition of "peace officer" in section 29 of the Interpretation Act and includes a conservation officer as defined in section 1 (1) of the Environmental Management Act.

(2) A peace officer may arrest without warrant any person found on or in premises if the peace officer believes on reasonable and probable grounds that the person is committing an offence under section 4 in relation to the premises.

(3) If a peace officer believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a person has committed an offence under section 4 and has recently departed from the premises, the peace officer may arrest the person without warrant if

(a) the person refuses to give his or her name and address to the peace officer on demand, or

(
B)
the peace officer believes, on reasonable and probable grounds, that the name or address given by the person to the peace officer is false.

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Premier Christy on why she has ordered government lawyers to file an injunction at the opening of court tomorrow:

“I think people are fed up with all this nonsense,” Clark told The Province. “It’s not time for them to move. It’s time for them to close up shop. I’m fed up with it.”

She said government lawyers in the attorney-general’s office would work overnight to get the case ready for B.C. Supreme Court at 10 a.m. today.

“We’re going to send a message that we’re fed up and we’re not going to waste days, weeks and months. We’re going to get on this as quick as we can.”

Hey Premier Christy, how about telling us how you really feel about this??? :D

The B.C. government will head to court Tuesday to seek an injunction against the Occupy Vancouver protesters, who moved from the Vancouver Art Gallery to a new encampment near Robson and Howe on Monday.

Premier Christy Clark said Vancouverites and British Columbians have had enough of the Occupy Vancouver protest.

“I think people are fed up with all this nonsense,” Clark told The Province. “It’s not time for them to move. It’s time for them to close up shop. I’m fed up with it.”

She said government lawyers in the attorney-general’s office would work overnight to get the case ready for B.C. Supreme Court at 10 a.m. today.

“We’re going to send a message that we’re fed up and we’re not going to waste days, weeks and months. We’re going to get on this as quick as we can.”

She said the original message of the Occupy movement has been lost. “I don’t know what these folks stand for now.”

Clark could not say whether the injunction application will seek a ban on protesters from setting up camp on just the Robson Square space or on any provincially-owned property.

“We’re only in the early hours,” she said. “In terms of the content of the injunction, I can’t give you any details.”

On Friday, the B.C. Supreme Court granted the City of Vancouver an injunction to oust the tents and tarps that have been a fixture at the art gallery since mid-October.

Protesters marched their shelters down Georgia Street, chanting, ‘Whose streets? Our streets.’

Meanwhile, Vancouver police arrested a 40-year-old Richmond man participating in the Occupy Vancouver protest Monday afternoon.

The man was upset at a firefighter at the site of the new protest camp, said police spokesman Const. Lindsey Houghton. When an Occupy “peacekeeper” stepped in to calm the man down, the man allegedly assaulted the peacekeeper.

The man was arrested for breach of peace and was released from custody. No assault charges are pending as the victim declined to press charges.

As the protesters moved starting in mid-afternoon yesterday about 100 protesters milled about and shut down the intersection. Surrounding roadways were also closed as police dealt with the nervously unfolding situation.

The Robson Square complex now features a kitchen, an information centre and a tent city, recycling many of the same structures marched through city streets to the new campsite. The new site last night was missing a couple of crucial elements — electricity for a sound system that gave the group a 24-hour message-delivery system, and portable toilets.

The group’s focus for the moment seems to be the B.C. Provincial Court at 800 Hornby St.

Many of the assembled shouted “shame” whenever someone arrived or left the building. They also chanted slogans as wary police officers with cameras watched the group’s every move from inside the court complex.

Family, civil, traffic and youth matters are heard at the courthouse.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said earlier in the day that roving protests by the Occupy group would be acceptable, provided they take their tents down.

“Everyone has the right to protest,” he told reporters at city hall one hour before the court order to clear the site was to go into effect.

“We have hundreds of protests every year. Tent cities are not acceptable. We don’t want to allow another tent camp,” Robertson said.

http://www.theprovince.com/government+seek+injunction+against+Occupy+Vancouver/5745097/story.html#ixzz1eP0SUSc2

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Premier Christy on why she has ordered government lawyers to file an injunction at the opening of court tomorrow:

"I think people are fed up with all this nonsense," Clark told The Province. "It's not time for them to move. It's time for them to close up shop. I'm fed up with it."

She said government lawyers in the attorney-general's office would work overnight to get the case ready for B.C. Supreme Court at 10 a.m. today.

"We're going to send a message that we're fed up and we're not going to waste days, weeks and months. We're going to get on this as quick as we can."

Hey Premier Christy, how about telling us how you really feel about this??? :D

The B.C. government will head to court Tuesday to seek an injunction against the Occupy Vancouver protesters, who moved from the Vancouver Art Gallery to a new encampment near Robson and Howe on Monday.

Premier Christy Clark said Vancouverites and British Columbians have had enough of the Occupy Vancouver protest.

"I think people are fed up with all this nonsense," Clark told The Province. "It's not time for them to move. It's time for them to close up shop. I'm fed up with it."

She said government lawyers in the attorney-general's office would work overnight to get the case ready for B.C. Supreme Court at 10 a.m. today.

"We're going to send a message that we're fed up and we're not going to waste days, weeks and months. We're going to get on this as quick as we can."

She said the original message of the Occupy movement has been lost. "I don't know what these folks stand for now."

Clark could not say whether the injunction application will seek a ban on protesters from setting up camp on just the Robson Square space or on any provincially-owned property.

"We're only in the early hours," she said. "In terms of the content of the injunction, I can't give you any details."

On Friday, the B.C. Supreme Court granted the City of Vancouver an injunction to oust the tents and tarps that have been a fixture at the art gallery since mid-October.

Protesters marched their shelters down Georgia Street, chanting, 'Whose streets? Our streets.'

Meanwhile, Vancouver police arrested a 40-year-old Richmond man participating in the Occupy Vancouver protest Monday afternoon.

The man was upset at a firefighter at the site of the new protest camp, said police spokesman Const. Lindsey Houghton. When an Occupy "peacekeeper" stepped in to calm the man down, the man allegedly assaulted the peacekeeper.

The man was arrested for breach of peace and was released from custody. No assault charges are pending as the victim declined to press charges.

As the protesters moved starting in mid-afternoon yesterday about 100 protesters milled about and shut down the intersection. Surrounding roadways were also closed as police dealt with the nervously unfolding situation.

The Robson Square complex now features a kitchen, an information centre and a tent city, recycling many of the same structures marched through city streets to the new campsite. The new site last night was missing a couple of crucial elements — electricity for a sound system that gave the group a 24-hour message-delivery system, and portable toilets.

The group's focus for the moment seems to be the B.C. Provincial Court at 800 Hornby St.

Many of the assembled shouted "shame" whenever someone arrived or left the building. They also chanted slogans as wary police officers with cameras watched the group's every move from inside the court complex.

Family, civil, traffic and youth matters are heard at the courthouse.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said earlier in the day that roving protests by the Occupy group would be acceptable, provided they take their tents down.

"Everyone has the right to protest," he told reporters at city hall one hour before the court order to clear the site was to go into effect.

"We have hundreds of protests every year. Tent cities are not acceptable. We don't want to allow another tent camp," Robertson said.

http://www.theprovin...l#ixzz1eP0SUSc2

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Oh really? What would that message be then? Because all I've heard through the media is how these damn protestors are trampling the grass, scaring the tourists, and making downtown office workers annoyed and maybe a bit embarrassed.

Isn't it horrible when the lower class and all their associated detritus hang about and complain about how they've been abused, marginalized, and ignored by us successful people. Their attitudes are horrible. That's their problem.

[sips cognac. Grits teeth and sneers.]

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Thank you for that biased link! I like that. The lawyers will be working all night. Where, from their multimillion dollar houses that are paid for by corrupt gov,t officials.? The Hypocracy stinks in here. Keep shoveling, there are many open mouths to gobble up the venom being spewed.

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Harperite? Keep spewing, It just gives that much more credibility to the protests. Seriously, all I hear from you naysayers is Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Just like the lawyers who are defending the corrupt legal system that is at jeopardy by these protests. All for one and none for all.

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It's all a conspiracy. "Rah! Rah! Bring down the system! Down with capitalism! ..."

I would think that you are just another arrogant young lad, but your username suggests that you've been around for quite some time. I wonder if you're that middle aged guy seen interrupting Mi-Jung Lee's news report in the OP's link.

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It's all a conspiracy. "Rah! Rah! Bring down the system! Down with capitalism! ..."

I would think that you are just another arrogant young lad, but your username suggests that you've been around for quite some time. I wonder if you're that middle aged guy seen interrupting Mi-Jung Lee's news report in the OP's link.

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To Quote Wetcoaster "nope" and "wrong" I'm someone that can see past the Bi-assed media links to an agenda. Why else the constant bombardment of anti-protests links that have been going on since the protests have started. Most of these posts condeming the protests are from a bunch of self entitled whiners who are pissed because the protest inconvenianced you at a certain point . Stop bellying up to the trough, raise your face up, and think for yourself for a change. The lies, indifference, and outright ignorance being exlolled on this thread is astounding. What happened to the truth Wet? Is that what your links provide? I think not. Who owns the media that you are cramming down anyones throat that visits this thread? Another person too afraid of change because it might inconveniance them, or.......

You connect the dots.

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