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diff --git a/wiki/toronto/pan-am-carding-lab.md b/wiki/toronto/pan-am-carding-lab.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2516547..0000000 --- a/wiki/toronto/pan-am-carding-lab.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Pan-Am Games Civics Lab - -It occurs to me that, with the [Pan-Am -Games](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Security_Unit) coming up, you -have a prime opportunity to do some hands-on learning about Toronto civics and -policing. (Those of you who did this lab during the G20 summit are excused. If -you are already at risk of police harassment, you are excused. If you've never -been stopped by a cop in your life, this exercise will determine 70% of your -grade.) - -Your assignment: do some things that are completely within your rights and -harmless to others. - -1. Dress in lower-middle class drag. Put away the props and costumes of - authority: no suits, no loafers. Jeans, sneakers, t-shirts, jackets are all - in: things chosen as much for their wearability and anonymity as for their - looks. Break them in, if you can; you'll visibly break character if - everything is shop new. - -2. Keep quiet. Tell your family where you're going - for safety - but not - social media. If you have an assistant, tell him you're going out, but not - where you're going. Make it as hard as possible for anyone to connect you to - any authority or celebrity your day job gives you. - -3. Get a camera. The more visible, the better; you can rent one from Vistek for - a totally achievable number of dollars. Get a strap, too; carrying a camera - by hand is tiring. - -4. Go alone. - -5. Take a long, slow stroll along the Pan-Am Games' security perimeter. - -You will absolutely be stopped by the police Integrated Security Unit, either -through a Toronto officer or an RCMP officer. Remember, you are entirely within -your rights to be there, with a camera, walking. (You'll need the camera to put -yourself on the radar: if you're white, the police will largely ignore you. -Taking pictures is optional, but a lot of fun.) - -It's important that you do this _without_ the trappings of authority and -without witnesses. Be powerless. Put yourself at the mercy of the police you -enabled. Experience an unjustified police stop as someone who has no immediate -recourse. - -That experience is no fun. It's in turns demeaning, terrifying, embarassing, -and disempowering. [For some Torontonians, this is a daily -event](http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2015/04/21/skin-im-ive-interrogated-police-50-times-im-black/). - -_Then_ come back and talk to me about the Toronto Police Service's [carding -program](http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/04/20/toronto-police-carding-policy-reform-will-require-super-powers-james.html). |