Three Saskatoon firefighters accused of assaulting police
officers on the Broadway Bridge have been found not guilty.  On
Wednesday, a provincial court judge dismissed all charges
against the firefighters, who were off-duty when events unfolded
on the bridge during the summer.  On Aug. 12, police spotted two
men having what they said was a fight.  When officers tried to
break it up, a third man joined the early morning melee.   'We
are not in a police state.'—Morris Bodnar, defence lawyer
Clifford Hamilton, Jeffrey Tysdal and Keith Walliser were
charged with assaulting and obstructing police officers.  Police
testified it looked like a fight, but the firefighters
maintained they were just roughhousing.  Before acquitting the
three, the judge said there were discrepancies in the testimony
of the police officers, compared to what was in their notes. The
judge also noted police admitted on the stand that the
firefighters tried to de-escalate the incident.  When the judge
said the three were not guilty, applause