There’s a mindset prevalent in some rather bigoted circles of our society that members of First Nations basically have carte blanche to tap dance around our legal system when they gather to protest a land claim.
First Nations people are not above the law. Case in point is Trevor Miller, who pleaded guilty to assaulting a TV cameraman during an altercation at the site of the Caledonia land claim nearly a year ago. Miller also pleaded guilty to stealing a camera from another crewman and to making off with a U.S. border patrol vehicle in a separate incident.
What Gary McHale, and others like him don’t understand is how police and government deal with large-scale protests. Whether it is a group of natives, or striking workers, or a mass of protesters of mixed ethnicity, they may all be handled not based on skin colour, but based on emotional state of the crowd. (Edit by Jeff: Please.. emotional state of the crowd is not a valid reason for the OPP to watch heinous crimes being commited without acting, & Miller is one guy. How about the hundreds more who got away with their crimes?)