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A photographer taking footage of a Black Lives Matter protest exterior the Calgary Courts Heart says he was assaulted by the chief who destroyed his digicam gear whereas dousing him with water.
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And Daryl Meek, the photographer, denied ideas by protection lawyer Chad Haggerty — who’s appearing for Inclusive Canada co-founder Taylor McNallie — that his distaste for the Black Lives Matter motion was on the middle of the battle.
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“You do not love Black Lives Matter,” Haggerty prompt whereas cross-examining Meek.
“It had nothing to do with it,” Meek stated.
“I’ve no emotions somehow.”
Protester crushed glasses and destroyed digicam gear with water, says photographer
McNallie, 32, faces 4 prices, together with assaulting an off-duty feminine sheriff every week after her incident with Meek, in reference to an ongoing protest exterior the Calgary courthouse in the summertime of 2021.
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McNallie and different protesters gathered every day for greater than two weeks in protest of the sentence handed right down to Calgary Const. Alex Dunn for knocking a handcuffed black girl to the ground in an arrest processing unit.
Dunn was given a 30-day suspended sentence that included 15 days of home arrest, a sentence that’s presently being appealed.
Meek stated he was taking footage of the August 5, 2021 protest from throughout the road when McNallie and a gaggle of supporters approached and requested him what he was doing.
Through the interplay, McNallie grabbed his glasses from his face and crushed them, he advised Crown prosecutor James Picard.
She additionally doused him with water after which, after he was knocked over, doused him and his costly digicam gear with water and destroyed the property.
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Haggerty, defending, prompt Meek reached for McNallie’s gown, inflicting her breast to be uncovered, however Meek stated his finger caught on her gown and he didn’t see her uncovered.
Meek additionally insisted that McNallie had a bottle of water along with her and poured it on him.
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McNallie hit officer with hand carrying megaphone, sheriff says
The court docket additionally heard every week later of an altercation between McNallie and an off-duty sheriff.
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Sheriff Keith Arndt stated he and one other uniformed officer had been standing on the steps of the courthouse watching the protest when Officer Elena Cunningham got here to talk to them on the finish of a lunch run.
A short time later McNallie approached and requested to take their image and Cunningham stated no. Cunningham tried to push the digicam away and McNallie hit her along with her different hand, through which she was carrying a megaphone, Arndt stated.
Whereas officers had been arresting McNallie, one other girl arrived and engaged Cunningham, he stated.
The listening to is scheduled for 3 days.
KMartin@postmedia.com
On Twitter: @KMartinCourts
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