We have seen police charge everything from flatulence to a hug to a pillow attack as assault. However, this Toronto officer tells a young woman that if one of her bubbles touches his uniform, he will arrest her for assault. She is later shown being arrested.
What is most striking is that there is no report of this officer being suspended for such adolescent and unprofessional conduct. Toronto police appear to agree that bubble assault is a valid charge.
We have seen a man arrested for blowing a bubble in court but not as an act of assault.
Buddha, I ditto FFLEO’s comments. Welk was a virtual bubbles brigade. Also, I had a crush on one of the Lennon Sisters when I was ten, but I don’t remember which one.
Good one Buddha. That burnt orange suit is a crime against the eyes–as was most of Welk’s wardrobe.
I must admit to liking his program. My grandma got me starting when we visited her during 50s Saturday nights. Those Welk girls were very easy on the eyes for a young lad…Ralna English was my favorite.
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Law Dawg Adam Josephs needs a bubble machine to train him to be more polite in public.
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5698186/14931866
Bubbles? Bubbles!
And here I thought Bubbles was safe with Michael Jackson being dead and all.
What’s that? Attacked by bubbles? Was he high?
Well then why not dig up the corpse of the worlds greatest bubble criminal known to man –
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I think we should all start an internet appeal and buy a few cartons of hubble bubble and send them to the Toronto Police. For defensive purposes only.
QUICK! Tazer her! Tazer her!
They start with bubbles & then move on the the hard stuff – bubbles are the gateway!
Wrap your used bubble bottle in bubble wrap and watch officer Adam Josephs’s bubble head burst.
This is sure to scare the heck out of Const. Adam Josephs
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If memory serves me correctly, bubbles WERE part of the “Axis of Evil” … damned bubbles!
If he wasn’t so serious it would be joke. But, again, what’s up with the people who are trained to protect us from the worst, are so scared of bubbles or old ladies or old men with prosthetic legs? It has nothing to do with bubbles but with contempt of cop, which is legal. So they’ll “find” something that’s somehow illegal. Some cops only want to be obeyed not challenged or disagreed with. In other words, they’re dicks.
It might be noted that a lot of Toronto’s Police force has a number of Afghanistan vets working for it, so going from combat to this, you might over react.
Also, if kids aged 3-5 can handle it, I’m sure a huge hulking jerk can handle it. But it is Canada.
What people here fail to grasp is this bubble was the work of Dr. Evil. Anyway, that was what was in the mind of the officer and I double dog dare anyone to disprove that was the case.
Elaine,
I agree, Mike’s post was hilarious and CONGRATULATIONS!
Elaine, the twits are no longer little. The twins live in Minnesota. My youngest sister lives here in Orlando and has been teaching school for the past 35 years or so.
After doing a little investigative research, it would appear that the officer (who can best be described as “a dick”) is one Adam Josephs, ID # 731, Division 41 of the Toronto Police.
If you watch the video closely (in full screen), you will eventually be able to make out the number “731” on his shoulder.
Searching this document, http://www.docstoc.com/docs/39768970/August227_erie-insurance
reveals that his nametag “A. Josephs” is a match.
I’m with ChaZ get the guys name & badge # and file a report on the guy.
We don’t need or want idiots/abusers like him on ANY type of police force.
Any way we could find out that officer’s full name and his department address? I would like to send my bubble containers to him and I will start a campaign to remove all dangerous bubble items off our street. Once the kids start using them,they’ll move up to throwing sticks and stones then ultimately, they’ll start shooting real bullets. Can’t have that happen!
Mike A.–
Too funny! And how are “the little twits” these days?
Incidents similar to this occurred with some frequency between me and my little sisters in the back seat of the family car. Of course, we were all under seven years old at the time. I had no idea that I could have had the little twits arrested.
“The Real News” (which this clip is from) did a lot of good coverage of this story. They are partly based in Toronto.
It seems to be generally the case that cops in North America feel they can do anything they want to protestors these days, especially at big events like the summits, politcal conventions, and so on. It can be pretty scary.
No report of this officer being suspended? S/B Commended?
Toronto City Council last week voted 36-0 to “commend the outstanding work” of Police Chief Bill Blair and his force during last month’s summit.
http://www.thestar.com/article/834647–not-just-about-police