Wed Mar 15, 2023 – 9:08 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – Christian pastor Derek Reimer was forcefully arrested today by members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) after appearing to breach his bail conditions by protesting a new law that bans demonstrations against drag queen story time or other LGBTQ events at public facilities.
A video posted online today by Rebel News shows a member of the CPS approach Reimer, of Mission7 street ministry, who appears to be in a parking lot away from a public library, and then tell him he is under arrest for “breaching” a no-go condition.
“You are currently under arrest for breaching your 200m no-go condition,” an officer said to Reimer before he was handcuffed and dragged away to a police cruiser.
Reimer did not resist arrest. However, he refused to walk and was dragged by CPS members to the police car.
People surrounding the chaos could be heard shouting to police, “shame on you,” along with, “Nazis” and “Gestapo.”
Some other voices could be heard saying that the pastor was “abiding by all the bylaws.”
Of note is that the video shows no less than 10 CPS officers on
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