Mainstream media was quick to blame the Freedom Convoy for the woman danging on the tomb of the unknown soldier incident, but not so quick to retract this claim when Ontario Police Service confirmed that wasn’t the case.
When the women was identified mainstream media reported that she won’t be charged but, kept this very important part of the police statement out of their reports:
“There was no admitted association to the Freedom Convoy truckers,” said OPS spokesperson Carole Macpherson.
The Ottawa Police Service May 2, 2022 said it identified the woman who jumped on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Freedom Convoy protests, but dismissed the case as insignificant as the woman “was not from Western Canada and had nothing to do with the convoy.”
“The woman is from Québec,” said Carole Macpherson, a spokesperson for the police service. “There was no admitted association to the Freedom Convoy truckers.”
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, police in a statement said the woman would not be charged, “she was spoken to, showed remorse for her actions and police are confident she will not re-offend,” wrote staff. Police would not identify the woman.