Some RCMP members just can't stop themselves from behaving badly, and the entire force looks bad because of it. A story out of Kamloops, BC leaves me shaking my head. Four RCMP officers and three civilian municipal staff at a Kamloops jail are under criminal and internal code of conduct investigations for their action, or rather their inaction, and watching of two inmates … [Read more...]
Cleveland’s “Garbage Police” Are After You
Someone sent me this video clip from Fox News about Cleveland's new high-tech garbage and recycling cans. I was laughing until I realized the Cleveland City representative was 100% okay with fining you if you don't take your recycling to the curb when they say you should. Or that Cleveland's new "garbage police" would go through your garbage piece by piece and fine you if … [Read more...]
Steal Ammunition From RCMP, do NOT go to Jail
Imagine this scenario. You retired from the RCMP after 29 years of service with the rank of Staff Sergeant. You returned as a civilian firearms trainer at the RCMP Regina Depot facility. You have full access to the RCMP's ammunition and firearms lockups. You steal ammunition and take it home. You get caught. You get charged with the crime. But do yo do the time? Not if … [Read more...]
Cerebral Palsy Woman Abused By Vancouver City Police
Wow. A Vancouver City Police constable, strolling down the street with two fellow "officers" were caught on camera pushing a woman to the ground, and then walking away. Disgusting. Truly disgusting. The VPD officer was NOT suspended, nor, as far as anyone can tell, reprimanded in any way.He wrote a letter of apology for his actions, if you can call "I thought at the time … [Read more...]
BC Civil Liberties Assn wants to hear from you
The BC Civil Liberties Association is holding a series of public workshops to gather the thoughts of rural British Columbians about the RCMP. BCCLA Executive Director, lawyer, and author of the Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights, David Eby will be visiting 14 BC interior and northern centers to hear what people have to say. The workshops will also be teaching sessions, … [Read more...]
The utter Depravity of Man (and woman ) kind
I read recently that Samantha Kematch, the Manitoba woman convicted of gruesomely beating her 5-year-old child Phoenix to death, has decided to drop her planned appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. On what grounds she was planning to appeal is unknown. News reports dating back to 2005 paint a pretty horrific picture of Phoenix's life. Apparently beaten from the time she … [Read more...]
Government Soldiers Murder More Citizens
Whenever anyone says that guns in the hands of civilians are a problem, I wonder if they live very sheltered lives. Here in North America we truly do exist in a vacuum. We think that the world's problems cannot reach us, despite 9/11 and other atrocities proving that head-in-the-sand attitude quite wrong. In Columbia some kids were getting sick from the drinking water. … [Read more...]
Unintended Consequences: Proceeds of Crime Laws
Across North America, states and provinces alike have rushed to embrace "proceeds of crime" laws. Essentially, what these laws do is give police and government the power to seize private property from people they believe have broken the law. Many jurisdictions also provide for the seizing authority or police force to keep the goods … [Read more...]