Ontario Premier Doug Ford has defended a Toronto police officer who gave the middle finger to a man who was videotaping her.
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The man was trying to find out why the police officers’ car was parked in a no-parking zone.
He was filming what was happening through a camera built into his glasses. The police officers were unaware they were being filmed.
“Let’s support our police. Let’s thank them instead of putting on Google Glasses and trying to, harass the police, that’s what I call it. It was harassment,” Ford stated.
Ford called the secret recording “creepy.” “These guys walking around with Google glasses. I think it’s pretty creepy. Imagine a guy walking down the street and videotaping everything.”
Ontario’s premier said the man should have shaken the officers’ hands and bought them coffee for their work. “I support our police, and as far as I can tell, they’ve done nothing wrong. I just love them,” Ford stated.
The man who shot the video and posted it on social media site YouTube said he worked for the Toronto Police Service for 24 years. He recently retired. His YouTube page has numerous videos of other confrontations with officers. In an interview with Newstalk 1010, he said he started the YouTube channel to “expose” the “few” officers who are not doing their jobs well.
Toronto police have confirmed they are investigating the incident.
