(Updated) Will There Be A Riot At The Eaton Centre Tonight At 6pm?

Update: There was no riot, I’ll share the video later…

There’s a demonstration planned at the Toronto Eaton Centre Mall at 6pm today, I’ve heard of a few occupiers who may be going- and, considering how 366 people have signed-up on the Facebook page, its likely there could be at least 100 people showing up.

This may be nothing, or this could be the story of the weekend. It looks innocent on the surface, and I imagine that most people going will have good intentions. Up until a few minutes ago, I had no reason to think it would be otherwise. However, I’ve discovered something new just a few minutes ago that shows there’s an opportunity it could get ugly…

Syed Hussan is one of the leaders of Toronto’s anarchist/Trotskyite group No One Is Illegal (NoII). This is an organization that has direct links to the violence at the G20. NoII’s leader in Vancouver, Harsha Walia, has publicly debated on behalf of using street violence using statements like “It’s not about smashing windows, but it is about smashing windows”.

Hussen post an article on the meditation event’s Facebook page promoting that people steal things today. Anarchists have been known to setup events where they can use the general public as human shields- it helps them get away after they’ve done their damage. This is exactly what happened at the G20.

This could be a very interesting afternoon- or not…

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