A C.B.S.A. union agent demanded that Steve Barnes step out of his vecicle, at the C.B.S.A. union agents’ makeshift checkpoint on the north edge of the Akwesasne northern International Bridge.  Steve stepped out of his vehicle and started reaching for his ID because the C.B.S.A. union agent requested that he provide her with his I.D.

When Steve, reached to his pocket to get his I.D., the C.B.S.A. union agent that asked for his I.D., responded by reaching for her gun (but did not draw it).

When Steve was being arrested, he asked that his hands be cuffed in the front.  C.B.S.A. union agents and officers,  ignored Steve’s request, and tried to force Steve’s hands around his back and handcuff him.

Steve resisted having his arms yanked around to his back, so the C.B.S.A. union agents and officers pepper sprayed Steve Barnes.

Witnesses also state that Steve is a tall large strong man and that he did not appear to be of any kind of threat to anyone.  Witnesses also state that it was very scary and traumatizing to  witness how the C.B.S.A union agent was trying to intimidate Steve and escalated the incident by attacking Steve Barnes, in front of his wife and grandchild.

Original Post on November 9, 2009 @ 6:30:  According to witnesses, on saturday night around 8:30 pm (nov. 7 2009) Mr. Barnes, his wife, and grandchild were traveling to cornwall ontario from their home on Kawehno:ke (cornwall island).  They stopped their vehicle at the makeshift C.B.S.A. checkpoint at the edge of the north span bridge, north of Kawehno:ke (cornwall island, ontario).

A C.B.S.A. union agent (large red haired female with angry disposition), demanded that Mr. Barnes show his Indian Status Card as I.D.  Mr. Barnes, stated that he was coming from Kawehno:ke (cornwall island), and that the C.B.S.A. union agent, sees him many times every day.  Mr. Barnes questioned the C.B.S.A. union agents motives for demanding to see his I.D. at that time.  Mr. Barnes’s wife (in passenger seat), told him to just show his I.D. so they could get to their destination on time.  Mr. Barnes reached for his wallet in his pocket, and the C.B.S.A union agent responded by reaching for her gun!

Mr. Barnes freaked out, put his hands up, and started shouting ‘Why are you drawing your gun on me?’.  The C.B.S.A. union agent then put her hands on Mr. Barnes, as he was freaking out, because she had just pulled her gun on him, seconds before.  Police arrived on the scene, at the C.B.S.A makeshift checkpoint and at least 4  more C.B.S.A. union agents, jumped on Mr. Barnes and sprayed pepper spray into his face.

Mr. Barnes was taken to the local hospital by ambulance.  The last I heard, he did survive the C.B.S.A. attack, he and his family is back home, and his grandchild that was in the backseat of his vehicle was quite traumatized by the attack.  Within a few hours after the attack, a local newspaper’s website showed viewer comments about Akwesasne, falsely stating that Mr. Barnes was drunk and pulled a weapon on the C.B.S.A. union agents.  Witnesses, family members, and friends of Mr. Barnes state that he absolutely does not drink alcohol of any kind, at any time, ever.

If a bully pulled their gun on you, as you tried to hand over whatever they demanded from you, what would you do?

I wrote about this incident as it was happening, on Saturday night.  You can find the original post at C.B.S.A. mace Onkwehonwe on Akwesasne Bridge.  Many witnesses have video, pictures, and stories to share, because as this incident occurred, the bridge was fully loaded with vehicles for about a mile.  The bridge is usually loaded with vehicles, even though it is dangerously old and crumbling.  Concrete is typically seen falling down into the St. Lawrence river and ground below the bridge.

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