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The right to protest and speech does not include a right to break the law.
The fundamental problem with the Canadian bank response is that it was not proportional, broke convention, and did not fit the crime.
If someone is trespassing, you arrest and remove them.
Government have incredible power they can wield, but convention is that they do not use it to force compliance in every circumstance.
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The right to protest and speech does not include a right to break the law.
The fundamental problem with the Canadian bank response is that it was not proportional, broke convention, and did not fit the crime.
If someone is trespassing, you arrest and remove them.
Government have incredible power they can wield, but convention is that they do not use it to force compliance in every circumstance.