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People here are overreacting. First, Vice is an unreliable news organization with seriously substantiated claims that one of its founders has backed white supr

People here are overreacting. First, Vice is an unreliable news organization with seriously substantiated claims that one of its founders has backed white supremacists, including Proud Boys. It's also been involved in international drug smuggling. And inflating its advertising numbers by an order of magnitude. Second, the police in Canada are some of the finest in the world. There are problem spots that I've seen with my own eyes[0] but by-and-large the police and intelligence services in Canada bend over backwards to respect individual rights. If you've never actually talked to members of the RCMP or Canadian IC then I respectfully ask that you educate yourself before worrying that the sky is falling. If you're from out of the country and don't know where to start, try The Intrepid Podcast. Start from the beginning, as it gets more weeds-y as the episodes progress. In my opinion, it's insightful, fair, and nuanced. https://www.intrepidpodcast.com/podcast https://www.intrepidpodcast.com/podcast [0] Track level Toronto police working in the tunnels of the TCC were being paid off to turn a blind eye to drug running, but that was over a decade ago and a very atypical occurrence.

malms 7y ago
you are missing the truth and goal of such an article. people here think they are a counterpower to evil actors with their keyboards. The truth doesn't matter and you are going into the sense of enabling police instead of being acting as a counter power. (just explaining the downvotes)
heavenlyblue 7y ago
>> It's also been involved in international drug smuggling. This person is probably mentioning the arrest of a Vice music site editor on cocaine smuggling (as you can see, parent's take on this is very different from reality): https://www.spin.com/2019/02/vice-editor-slava-p-arrested-cocaine-smuggling/ https://www.spin.com/2019/02/vice-editor-slava-p-arrested-co... Makes me question everything else you are commenting here on.
- foldr 7y ago
  There's some truth to the rest of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_McInnes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_McInnes
- 3pt14159 7y ago
  I can't open your link due to a stupid firewall restriction whilst I'm travelling, but I was talking about this article. If it has been debunked since, then I apologize for the error. I stand by my overall point. The Canadian Government is far, far more careful than one of ten thousand companies tracking people around the world, including Canada. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-an-editor-allegedly-used-vice-canada-to-recruit-drug-mules-for-a-global-smuggling-ring http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-an-editor-alleg...
SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
>First, Vice is an unreliable news organization with seriously substantiated claims that one of its founders has backed white supremacists, including Proud Boys. Gavin McInnes left Vice in 2008. Your post is made of alt-facts and shortsightedness. The real issue here is you just can’t possibly comprehend how this new authority could ever be used against you. After all, you’re always right, and the government will always agree with you!

malms 7y ago

you are missing the truth and goal of such an article. people here think they are a counterpower to evil actors with their keyboards. The truth doesn't matter and you are going into the sense of enabling police instead of being acting as a counter power. (just explaining the downvotes)

heavenlyblue 7y ago

>> It's also been involved in international drug smuggling. This person is probably mentioning the arrest of a Vice music site editor on cocaine smuggling (as you can see, parent's take on this is very different from reality): https://www.spin.com/2019/02/vice-editor-slava-p-arrested-cocaine-smuggling/ https://www.spin.com/2019/02/vice-editor-slava-p-arrested-co... Makes me question everything else you are commenting here on.

foldr 7y ago
There's some truth to the rest of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_McInnes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_McInnes
3pt14159 7y ago
I can't open your link due to a stupid firewall restriction whilst I'm travelling, but I was talking about this article. If it has been debunked since, then I apologize for the error. I stand by my overall point. The Canadian Government is far, far more careful than one of ten thousand companies tracking people around the world, including Canada. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-an-editor-allegedly-used-vice-canada-to-recruit-drug-mules-for-a-global-smuggling-ring http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-an-editor-alleg...

SlowRobotAhead 7y ago

>First, Vice is an unreliable news organization with seriously substantiated claims that one of its founders has backed white supremacists, including Proud Boys. Gavin McInnes left Vice in 2008. Your post is made of alt-facts and shortsightedness. The real issue here is you just can’t possibly comprehend how this new authority could ever be used against you. After all, you’re always right, and the government will always agree with you!