Joshua fit the battle of Jericho

[C C]

Cynical Sindee: Needless to say, Gospel of Woke commenters in one place where this was posted responded in the opposite direction of the usual para-religious intensity online -- all but celebrating that the mall security [mildly] beat this guy up. You know, because he's military... Or even as extended speculation, perhaps inferring [wrongly or rightly] that he might be a Black Canadian with traditionalist, right-libertarian, pro-capitalist, etc leanings.

HELP JOSHUA: Mall security TACKLES Canadian Forces member over minor COVID violation
https://www.rebelnews.com/help_joshua_ma..._violation

EXCERPT: [...] more Wuhan virus insanity - and some overzealous security guards. Earlier this month, Pickering, Ont. resident Josh Walker and his pregnant girlfriend, Samantha-Lynn Johnson, visited Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket to do a little shopping ... The madness began when Joshua, who is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces’ Queen’s Own Rifles regiment, went to the mall’s food court for a snack.

Joshua soon discovered that [...] patrons were not permitted to sit down to consume their meals. Joshua says even though he wasn’t the only one eating his food in the food court, a mall security guard soon focused his attention on him. Both Joshua and Samantha-Lynn believe that Joshua may have been racially profiled, given that he is black.

Joshua says he complied with security’s request to pack up his food and leave the mall under escort of the security guards. [...] Here’s what unfolded: Joshua says a guard allegedly told them that if they didn’t leave, they would be charged with trespassing. This statement struck the couple as bizarre, given that they were already leaving the mall and heading toward an exit.

Joshua then made a statement on camera that seems to have triggered the guards. Said a giggling Joshua: “You have got the three f---ing stooges here. There’s Larry, Curly, and f---ing Moe.”

At this point, Joshua says he was pushed and shoved, and the video shows Joshua telling the guards, “Don’t put your hands on me, bro.”

That’s when one security guard states: “You are under arrest for trespassing!” Joshua was then thrown to the floor. At one point there were six guards restraining Joshua, who was later taken to a York Region hospital for minor injuries.

But in the department of insult to injury, the following day, York Regional Police charged Joshua with intent to resist arrest... (MORE - details) ..... VIDEO: https://youtu.be/NWp4pJ0VFKk

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JMohuzLl6UU

[Syne]

Can Canadian mall cops arrest people?! You know, with more authority than anyone making a citizen's arrest.

[C C]

Can Canadian mall cops arrest people?! You know, with more authority than anyone making a citizen's arrest.

Not any more than the public, though the police might be slightly more receptive to a licensed security guard's report and human shipment or retention. They just need to know the finer distinctions, quickly inform the police after arrest and render the potential violator to them.
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Ontario - authority
https://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/...ities.html

Persons in violation of section 2 of the Act may be arrested without a warrant. A security guard who arrests a person under the authority of the Trespass to Property Act{*} must contact the police as soon as possible and deliver the individual to a police officer.

[...] Security guards may encounter situations in which they need to deal with indictable or summary offences. They need to be able to accurately identify and categorize offences when on duty and understand when they are able to conduct a citizen’s arrest according to the Criminal Code.

Security guards have neither police nor peace officer powers. They have the same powers as any member of the public under the Criminal Code. Specifically, section 494 of the Criminal Code describes when it is appropriate for a member of the public to make an arrest.

If a security guard is guarding property and is authorized by the owner of the property or the person in lawful possession of the property, they may make an arrest for any criminal offence that is committed on or in relation to the property, as long as the security guard witnessed the offence being committed.

If the offence is an indictable offence, they may make the arrest, even if the offence is not committed on or in relation to the property they are guarding, so long as the security guard has witnessed the offence. Security guards should therefore understand the distinction between an indictable offence and a summary offence. Typically, indictable offences are more serious; a lot of the offences that security guards normally encounter are indictable, e.g. theft.

Once an arrest has been performed, the security guard must deliver the individual to a peace officer as soon as possible.

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{*} Trespass to Property Act

This Ontario law allows occupiers of private premises to determine who is or isn’t allowed on these premises. An occupier may also designate individuals who are authorized to act on the occupier’s behalf when it comes to allowing individuals on their premises. By nature, security guards often fill this role, as it is usually their responsibility to control access to a specific location.

According to subsection 2(1) of the Act, a person may be found guilty of a trespass offence if:

• They enter a location where entry is prohibited
• They engage in an activity that is forbidden on the premises
• They refuse to leave when asked to do so by the occupier or an authorized person (e.g. a security guard).
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Ontario - conduct
https://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/...nduct.html

Security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority, other than their licence and uniform (for example, a metal badge is prohibited).

Security guards are prohibited from holding themselves out as police officers, or performing police-related duties. For this reason, they are also prohibited from using the following words when referring to their work as security guards: Detective or Private Detective, Law Enforcement, Police, Officer. For example, security guards are prohibited from referring to themselves as “security officers”.

[...] Code of Conduct. This regulation defines what kind of behavior is appropriate or inappropriate for security guards to display while they are working. Security guards will find that respecting the Code of Conduct is, in most cases, a matter of common sense – security guards are expected to treat members of the public in a respectful and professional manner. For instance, security guards must:

• Act with honesty and integrity
• Comply with all federal, provincial and municipal laws
• Treat all persons equally (without discrimination)
• Avoid using profanity or abusive language
• Avoid using excessive force
• Not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs while on duty

[Zinjanthropos]

A lot of mall cops are retired cops. Even though they receive a great pension, they have been married so many times that the alimony and child support payments in some cases are bleeding them dry. A friend of mine, 55 yrs old has a cop for a father and a half-sister who’s 14. It’s an epidemic here.