"Freedom Convoy" leader Pat King arrested live on social media

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“I am being arrested. We will talk to you guys soon.”

Pat King, one of the most vocal members of the “Freedom Convoy” movement, went on social media Friday to livestream his arrest.

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“I am being arrested by this officer right now,” he told viewers to his live Facebook feed. “I am being arrested. We will talk to you guys soon.”

Around 12:30 p.m., as rows of police were in a tense faceoff with protesters and supporters near the intersection of Rideau and Sussex and police in vehicles and on horseback were moving in elsewhere, King was approached in his vehicle by a police officer who said: “You are under arrest, sir.”

He was told he was being arrested for counselling to commit the offence of mischief, counselling to obstruct police and counselling to commit the offence of disobeying a court order.

King told the officer he would like to call his lawyer.

“I have the right to a lawyer?” he asked, to which the police officer responded: “Of course you do.”

xeonicus on February 19th, 2022 at 06:53 UTC »

Such a polite "arrest".

Sir, could you step out of the vehicle.

I gotta get my lawyer on the phone first.

*hold music players* Police officer sits their calmly.

Foo3112 on February 19th, 2022 at 06:20 UTC »

Future CPAC guest speaker.

DiscordianStooge on February 19th, 2022 at 05:19 UTC »

"Live on social media" is such a weird phrase.