Canadian Town Makes Insulting Police Online a Crime
Canadian Town Makes Insulting Police Online a Crime Constitutional lawyer calls bylaw a violation of free speech by Adan Salazar | Infowars.com | May 8, 2015 A Canadian town has widened an ordinance that now makes insulting police officers and public officials via social media a finable offense. City council members in the town of Granby, Quebec, voted unanimously this week in favor of an addendum that would impose stiff fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 on citizens who belittle or otherwise offend public officials with online insults. “In my opinion, if I threaten you via my keyboard, it’s as though I am making that threat right in front of you… For me, it’s the same thing,” Granby Deputy Mayor Robert Riel defended the law to CBC News , conflating harmless “insults” with “threats.” “Here in Granby we don’t stop people from giving their opinions — people are allowed to express themselves,” Riel added. “But there’s a question of respect, and respect is important today. Police ha...