{"credit":"Christopher Drost\/SHiFT\/ZUMAPRESS.COM","caption":"While Toronto City Councillors debated the city's 2012 budget, Toronto Police was forced to place City Hall on lockdown to cope with an increasingly violent anti-cuts protest in Nathan Phillips Square. \r\rA city wide police assist was issued when it became clear that the peaceful demonstration with several hundred protestors was turning sour. Four male protesters were taken into custody; charged with unlawful assembly and obstructing a police officer. \r\rMany of the protestors dispersed after the learning the passage of an amended budget; seen as a blow to the administrative team and city councillors who support Mayor Rob Ford.","created_timestamp":"1326843224","copyright":"\u00a9 2012 SHiFT digital media","title":"Toronto City Hall Anti-Cuts Demonstrations"}
