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I’ve written extensively about cases where RCMP members stationed in British Columbia have murdered citizens and gotten away with it.  It’s happened enough times now that most people recognize there is a very serious issue with accountability within the RCMP, or more specifically, the lack of accountability within the RCMP. This is not strictly an [...]

Kelowna RCMP are testing the use of small video cameras on selected RCMP constables.  Is it ironic or intentional that this technology test comes just months after RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler was caught on camera brutally kicking Buddy Tavares in the face? On Monday, June 6th RCMP Constable Steve Holmes announced that six local constables [...]

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are no strangers to the finer arts of propaganda.  What else do you call an official press release that claims “operational success” after launching a stun grenade into the wrong address and then holding an innocent man at gunpoint? Well, I personally would start with “incompetent“. Incompetent is a good [...]

In one of my meanderings around the web I came across the site RCMPWatch.com. The site lists news stories and various reports on the actions of RCMP members, and on the force as a whole, and the site owner has done a very comprehensive job. He’s got a very detailed list of categories too, which [...]

Are Ontario Police above the Law?  A report in today’s Toronto Star suggests they are. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is charged with investigating serious injuries and deaths caused by police has a near-perfect record of exonerating police officers. Cases where ordinary citizens would serve serious jail time often merit nothing more than [...]

Last month a bunch of RCMP members and civilian workers watched video cameras of two female inmates having sex. “we can confirm publicly that all four RCMP members have been suspended,” says Inspector Tim Sheids of the Kamloops RCMP. The three civilian workers have also been suspended. Here’s what bothers me about the suspensions.  These [...]

The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) is launching an investigation into the four RCMP members who were caught watching two female prisoners have sex in Kamloops RCMP cells on Aug. 18. In a press release issued on September 28th, the CPC stated: Ian McPhail, Interim Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints [...]

Rookie RCMP Const . Chris Christinger clearly isn’t the brightest new recruit. Not only did he sneak an under-aged girl into a beer garden at the Bella Coola Rodeo, he took pictures and posted them on YouTube. He really should be grateful he’s only been docked ten days pay for his break of morals. He [...]