Global National: Aug. 6, 2023 | Toronto police criticized for response to festival violence

On tonight’s top story: Outrage is mounting in Canada’s largest city in the wake of a community celebration that turned violent. The City of Toronto has revoked the licence for Festival Eritrea after violence broke out. But as Ahmar Khan reports, the city and police are being criticized for not doing more to prevent it from happening.

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[dduong]

If you come to Canada, you must leave behind your hate and war behind! Period!

[mussiedebrezion]

This is not protest rather it is vandalism

[amat]

I do not understand what the police did wrong???? They responded to

[multipass]

Police do their job, they get criticized. Police don't 'supposedly' do their job, they get criticized. Hmmm, how about the communities causing the trouble that requires police assistance stop causing trouble. You're not victims. Take responsibility for yourselves and stop promoting your country's conflict in Canada.

[georgehiotis]

There is a course to become a citizen, and there should be a course to be granted a permanent resident. Leave your issues and violence at home, but allow peaceful assembly and non-violent demonstrations.

[flomo]

Immigrant bring their country fight to Canada is wrong and needs to be addressed WE DON'T ACT LIKE THIS IN CANADA LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY PROBLEMS AT THE DOOR CANADA NEEDS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THIS WON'T BE TOLERATED

[utube]

Why are they allowed to bring their hate and violence to Canada?

[Exotic]

When you come to Canada, leave your hate.... in the country you came from! ❤

[korky]

Strengthening and enriching our communities one tribal fight at a time 🙏

[todddonly]

Sure blame the police for hostility that these people engaged in, truly clown world

[georgesimon]

Last I knew there are planes leaving daily. Load them up and ship them to the homeland to fight it out.

[russellberreth]

Deportation immediately, these trouble maker's shouldn't have been allowed into Canada in the first place!!!!

[roshan]

Please don't bring other countries problems to here. If you left that country, leave your problems there.
And if you had a reason to believe that this is going to happen, why did you do the festival?
Don't blame the police now.

[brucewayne]

A pregnant woman not a pregnant person

[mj]

Protests for foreign countries should be outlawed in Canada. You want to protest for the country you immigrated from, then return and do your protesting there. Those disobeying our laws, need to be deported. I’m so sick the problems these people are creating in Canada. Go back if you won’t go by our laws. It’s time our PM made some changes.

[bonanzajoe]

Eritrean riot: A good example of Justa Turd0's "Diversity is our strength".

[christiann-plyo]

Pregnant person? Seriously?! You just erased women.

[derekwoodford]

lol, maybe next time they won't respond at all....

[NamHuynh-fjwv]

Send these people back so they can fight the good fight in their own country.

[maryrochefortt]

blame the cops, perhaps they won't show the next time