February 6 Toronto "No more shit!" […]
When
1981-02-06
Description
February 6 Toronto "No more shit!" and "Stop the cops!" became the rallying cries as more than 3,000 angry demonstrators marched on 52 Division of the Toronto police and on the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park to protest the bath raids of February 5. The demonstrators damaged police cars blockading Yonge Street to stop the march and fought with straight hecklers (who were rescued by the police). Eleven people were arrested, with charges ranging from assaulting a police officer to damage to public property to breach of the peace.
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February 5 Toronto Almost 200 police […]All Places
Yonge StreetQueen's Park Ontario Legislature Legislative Assembly of OntarioTorontoAll Citations
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