Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

Vancouver Police Brutally Assault Eight Eastside Residents At approximately 2:30 AM on Sunday, February 29th, members of the Vancouver Police Department attacked six women and two men returning home from a show at the Waldorf. The eight eastside residents were walking up Hastings Street, when police arrived on the scene, and confronted the residents. Women from the group asked why they were being stopped. Responses from the attending officers were hostile as one of the women questioning their actions was shoved and told to "shut up" by the officers. Officers refused to respond to any other questions, or provide their badge numbers to the group, and provide reason for detainment, and responded with hostility. The officers became physically aggressive and grabbed one of the women under the ... more...