Toronto police chief apologizes video of officers giving coffee to pro-Palestine protestors

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkew is apologizing following criticism directed at his officers online over their actions during a weekend demonstration. Demkew did not mention a specific incident, but social media posts criticized officers for appearing to deliver coffee to pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The exchange, which was captured on video by lawyer Karma Saad, happened at a protest on the Avenue Road Highway overpass on Saturday. It's like the police are supporting these protesters, and obviously they're not. But some officer made a decision at the scene while trying to de-escalate a very difficult situation to just take coffee from someone they weren't allowing in and turn and hand it to those that were in. You know what? It's not a big deal, but I get the concern. And so the chief has handled it well. They're going to review it. I'm sure the officer didn't mean to cause an uproar. Yesterday, Chief Demkew released a statement which reads in part, Let me be clear and unequivocal. Our commitment to keeping our city's Jewish community safe is unwavering. We are doing everything we can in locations that have been targeted for demonstration to uphold and enforce the law.