Category: Police

Police Who Harass Other Police With No Consequences Is Indicative of a Public Organization That Stands Above Citizens and Not With Them

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: Cops aren't workers and we should be less concerned with their 'toxic work environment' than the toxic work they perform in our communities. Having said that, the way they treat their own before they get out on … Continue reading Police Who Harass Other Police With No Consequences Is Indicative of a Public Organization That Stands Above Citizens and Not With Them →

Police Engagement In Ideological Rhetoric Points to the Importance of the Ideological Struggle for Socialism

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following on Facebook a few days ago: I just saw a Toronto Police Association ad pressing for even more funding to be diverted from community needs into the already swollen police budget. It shows someone lying hurt on the ground after … Continue reading Police Engagement In Ideological Rhetoric Points to the Importance of the Ideological Struggle for Socialism →

Social Democrats Call for the “Transformation” of the Police Force: Radicals Call for Its Abolition: Canadian Police Violence 2023

The following was recently posted by John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, on Facebook: The lethal approach to 'public safety.' From mediacoop. At least 97 people had their lives taken through police actions in 2023. This comes after a December in which at least 12 people were killed in police … Continue reading Social Democrats Call for the “Transformation” of the Police Force: Radicals Call for Its Abolition: Canadian Police Violence 2023 →

Forces of the Real Class Enemy: The Police

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted this on Facebook: John Clarke sporSotdneug6mgu5am2m l2730c420f9f,yJ9h050u3i2 6a0317140a4lu  ·  “When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on.” George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia.

The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part Three: Police Unions as Pseudo-Unions

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke A very interesting article but two things to point out. Firstly, we really shouldn't accept that the bodies that represent the interests of those in the ranks of the police are unions in any meaningful sense. … Continue reading The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part Three: Police Unions as Pseudo-Unions →

The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part One: Tactics

John Clarke, former organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke   ·  If a riot is the language of the unheard what do we make of the words that are ringing out on the streets in France at the moment? To the racist cops immediately responsible for … Continue reading The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part One: Tactics →

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): An Organization of Oppression

I was once arrested by the RCMP (charges dropped)--and have experienced first hand how this organization operates through intimidation tactics. I thought it would be appropriate to present John Clarke's article about RCMP oppression. John Clarke is a former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). He posted the following on Facebook this … Continue reading The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): An Organization of Oppression →

The Reality of Police Action: The Use of Force Against a 95-year Old Woman

I read an article on Saturday, May 20, in the Toronto Star newspaper. I mentioned this to my wife, who was shocked and began to cry (her mother is 85). John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, commented on this article recently, and added a link to the Guardian's account. John … Continue reading The Reality of Police Action: The Use of Force Against a 95-year Old Woman →

Should Cops Belong to Unions?

John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted this recently on Facebook: "Cops, of any type, are not workers. No cops should be anywhere near unions or the labour movement." https://springmag.ca/cops-out-of-cupe-cops-out-of-labour-the-cupe-5089-endorsement-of-mark-saunders-for-toronto-mayor?fbclid=IwAR3fQZSVMKWBCTMJ_z8688cZ13GGKrasBb9MXriF6N4YnMVgckIJk6D97y0