RCMP officers mocked people being arrested at Wet'suwet'en blockade as 'orcs' and 'ogre'
RCMP officers referred to First Nations pipeline opponents as "orcs" and "ogre" during a police raid at a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction in November 2021, according to audio recordings played in court Wednesday.
![RCMP officers mocked people being arrested at Wet'suwet'en blockade as 'orcs' and 'ogre'](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6263288.1698954257!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/rcmp-wet-suwet-en.jpeg)
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RCMP officers referred to First Nations pipeline opponents as "orcs" and "ogre" during a police raid at a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction in November 2021, according to audio recordings played in court Wednesday.