Welcome to the world of the double-standard when sentencing police for committing crimes that would send the rest of us mere citizens to prison. RCMP Sergeant Douglas Smith kept a handgun that was turned over to him for destruction by a citizen in 2004. By all accounts it was not registered to Sgt. Smith, and nobody knew he even had the unregistered handgun. Why he kept … [Read more...]
RCMP Constable Todd Glasman uses CPIC for Hells Angels
Love sometimes makes men do some very stupid things. Take the case of RCMP Constable Todd Glasman. He met the woman who would become his future wife sometime around August of 2009. She had, and still has, connections to the Hells Angels. She regularly visited one of her Hells Angels friends in prison. Just days after he met his wife-to-be, he began making unauthorized … [Read more...]
“RAV” writes that I’m talking down RCMP Constable Matt Wright without good cause
A reader wrote me last night expressing grave concern over my article about RCMP Constable Matt Wright, wondering how I can possibly sleep at night. First, here is the full comment that "Rav" emailed to me, followed by my response: From: rav <[email protected]> Subject: Regarding your article regarding RCMP officer Matt Wright I would like to know where you got the … [Read more...]
Innocent until proven Guilty? No thanks, this is Canada!
...or "Give us your DNA or else!" That's basically the statement from Ontario Provincial Police Constable Peter Leon the other day. If you don't give police a DNA sample, then you will be presumed guilty of murder and treated as a murderer. Evidence? We don't need evidence? You refused a demand from the Almighty State! Clearly you missed your "re-education" sessions … [Read more...]
Illegal RCMP Searches in Slave Lake?
The residents of Slave Lake Alberta have been through the worst disaster most families will ever have to face: losing everything you own overnight. If you haven't been following the news, a massive fire took out about half of Slave Lake. It is a complete and utter disaster zone. News reports began surfacing on Sunday that the RCMP was searching all the homes in Slave Lake, … [Read more...]
Police are treated differently than the rest of us when they break the law
To those who say the law is applied equally to citizens and police, I've only got one word: Bullshit. I'll cite the case of Chilliwack RCMP constable Matt Wright this time to make my point. RCMP Constable Wright, according to the Ottawa Citizen article on his case, is a former military man. Generally speaking, military men comprehend honour, integrity and right from … [Read more...]
Niagara Regional Police Const. Nathan Parker faces the music
From the outside view looking in, it would appear that Niagara Regional Police Constable Nathan Parker has an anger management issue. This is not the first time that Constable Parker has faced the disciplinary board for his over-reaction to a situation. In June of 2006 he was found guilty of using excessive force after he pepper-sprayed a teenager who was handcuffed in the … [Read more...]
Ontario Provincial Police claim success after terrorizing man at the wrong address
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 word for not being able to get … [Read more...]
Constable Nick Sharma disgraces himself and the RCMP
Constable Nick Sharma is a member of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, whose mandate is to stop gangs and drug dealers. From their website: The mission of CFSEU-BC is to facilitate the disruption and suppression of organized crime which affects British Columbians. The mandate is to investigate, prosecute, disrupt and suppress criminal organizations, consistent … [Read more...]
RCMP constables continue to show a complete lack of common sense
An unnamed RCMP constable with only 18 months on the job tazered an 11-year-old boy outside of Prince George. Reports say there were three RCMP members on the scene at the time. Are three trained adults really so terrified of a single 11-year-old that they have to resort to tazering a child? If they are, we really need to question what sort of training recruits are actually … [Read more...]
RCMP member loses his service pistol and doesn’t even know it?
Seriously? How the heck can you drop your service pistol on the bathroom floor and not even know it? That's the question of the hour today as Nova Scotia RCMP try and figure out why a civilian was the one turning in an RCMP standard issue Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol. Shall I list the charges that any "mere citizen" would face if they dropped their loaded pistol in a … [Read more...]
More RCMP Double-Standards in Sentencing for Criminal Convictions
RCMP constable Desmond Sandboe was caught on RCMP surveillance video beating the crap out of a prisoner inside the Lac La Biche RCMP detachment. It is admirable that Crown Counsel moved forward with charges, and that he was actually convicted of assault. Where the system breaks down is the double-standard for sentencing of police officers. For the brutal and apparently … [Read more...]
Canada’s Two-Tier Justice System is Alive and Well… One Law for the RCMP, Another for the Rest of Us
Gotta love Canada. The land where RCMP constables commit crimes with impunity, crimes that would garner any mere citizen with a lengthy prison sentence. Take, as today's example, the case of RCMP Constable Andy Yung. For his crime, firing his service pistol and launching a round through the ceiling into the room above him while he was providing security at the 2008 … [Read more...]
Another gun case tossed after legality of search in question
Following on the heels of numerous similar cases, a well-known Kelowna gang associate has had charges of possession of an illegal handgun dropped. Matthew Henry Schrader, described as "a close associate of convicted drug smuggler Rob Shannon" in the Vancouver Sun, was taken into custody while a search warrant was executed on his home prior to Christmas. A .45 calibre … [Read more...]
Another Illegal RCMP Search tossed out of court
Dwayne Carron was being pretty dumb. He was caught speeding. And not just “speeding”… but speeding 65 kms over the posted speed limit. That’s just begging for trouble, and trouble is exactly what Mr. Carron got. He was pulled over by Constable Allan Douglas Roberts, who proceeded to illegally search Mr. Carron’s vehicle, first by reaching into the glove box searching for … [Read more...]
Before Crown can get convictions, Police must Stop Illegal Searching
Sophon Sek is not the kind of guy most girls would bring home to mom. It is alleged by police that he's a gang member and drug dealer, and he's currently facing manslaughter charges in relation to the Surrey Six murder case a few years back, where two innocent bystanders were murdered during a gang hit. But bad guy or not, he, just like the rest of us, actually has the … [Read more...]
Los Angeles School Officer Charged after lying about being shot
You might remember the story I wrote back in early February about Los Angeles School Police Officer Jeff Stenroos, who [allegedly] lied about being shot, causing one of the largest manhunts in the history of the state. He was playing with his sidearm and managed to shoot himself. To cover up his complete lack of firearm handling skills, he claimed he'd been shot in an … [Read more...]
We gun owners shouldn’t feel singled out. Sometimes cops don’t trust each other either…
Chicago. One of the primary homes of U.S. anti-gun zealots like [moron] Mayor Daley. It's also the home of Chicago police detective Vincent Humphrey. The case dates back to October 2009, when Humphrey was outside his home with a few other people. They were approached by members of Chicago's tactical squad. Humphrey identified himself as a police officer, but didn't show … [Read more...]
Sounds like members of Atlanta PD’s Red Dog unit should be working as TSA screeners
More stories are surfacing about members of Atlanta Police Department’s Red Dog unit, an anti-drug unit, that suggest these police officers would be better suited to working as TSA airport screeners. In a case that happened last June in a traffic stop, two men in a vehicle were pulled over by members of the Red Dog unit. Routine traffic stop, right? Well, only if your idea … [Read more...]
Rioting in Seattle over Police Shooting?
After seeing what pissed-off citizens can do under dictatorships in the middle east, it’s no wonder that North Americans are seeing public protests as a viable means of expression for their distaste with corrupt authorities. Last summer native wood carver John Williams was shot and killed by Seattle Police officer Ian Burk “mere seconds” after confronting Williams on a … [Read more...]
Another RCMP Thug, Constable Jack Cunningham, gets away with it
So far, RCMP Const. Jack Cunningham is getting away with his verbal and physical abuse of Leslie James Lattery in July 2009. In what appears to have become standard RCMP procedure when an RCMP member beats the crap out of someone, it was Lattery who was charged with assault, resisting arrest, assaulting a peace officer and uttering a death threat. All of these charges … [Read more...]
Winnipeg Police Over-react, justify their gross actions
It’s a scene we’ve come to see as common-place. Police are called to a situation and completely over-react. Then they justify their over-reaction and blame the victim of their abusive tactics. Frankly, it’s a scene I’m getting pretty sick of. Dorian Kennedy was standing on the staircase just inside the front door of his apartment building having a cigarette. It’s … [Read more...]
What Happened to Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani?
What Happened to Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani? That question is one I feel compelled to ask because something seems to have changed in Constable Andalib-Goortani, and not for the better. It's been reported in the Toronto Sun that in June 2008 this man put his own life at considerable risk in order to save someone he didn't even know. The Toronto Sun article … [Read more...]
Of Mounties and Murder — an Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper February, 09, 2011 Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 RE: OF MOUNTIES AND MURDER Dear Prime Minister Harper, The RCMP fatalities inquiry into the deaths of four RCMP officers at Mayerthorpe, Alberta draws to a close. Provincial court Justice … [Read more...]
William Elliott never stood a chance with the RCMP
Current RCMP boss William Elliott never stood a chance. Appointed in the wake of such stellar examples of RCMP integrity as former RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli, Elliott was brought in to try and save the RCMP from itself. The very fact that Elliott was not a career cop offended pretty much everyone in the RCMP, but none more than the top echelon of RCMP brass who … [Read more...]
Toronto Police Association despises accountability for its members
The Toronto Police Association, which claims to represent 5,500 police officers and over 2,000 civilians, despises the thought that their members should be accountable to the public. It's a position I find hard to swallow in the aftermath of the G20 summit, where almost a hundred Toronto Police Service members removed their nametags during the security crackdown. For … [Read more...]
Lorne Gunter’s Lost Faith in our Police
Lorne Gunter wrote an excellent piece on his lost faith in police, and how it all started with the murder of Robert Dziekanski by 4 RCMP members in 2007. I’m actually surprised that Lorne’s loss of faith in our front-line police started so late. I’m surprised, because Lorne is well-known to be a man who looks into these sorts of things and does his best to get to the bottom … [Read more...]
What Worldly Good Came From Canada Hosting the G-20 Summit?
I watched the Ontario Ombudsman’s press conference on video and read his full, illustrated December report “Caught in the Act” (ombudsman.on.ca) regarding the investigation into the fallout from the 2010 G-20 Summit. Clone that man! Then infiltrate the entire “so-called” “Justice” system from top to bottom with his liken images. This is the first time in many … [Read more...]
Vancouver City Police Constables Florkow and London are always right
Vancouver City Police constables Nicholas Florkow and Bryan London are always right. Just ask them, they’ll tell you. Even when they‘re 100% wrong, like they are in a high-profile case of police brutality. They’re so convinced they did nothing wrong. in fact, that they’ve filed a petition to have a hearing into their excessive force case quashed. What they ought to be … [Read more...]
Ontario SIU clears Toronto cops in Junior Alexander Manon’s death
It’s to be expected. Seven Toronto City Police constables beat an 18-year-old man to death and are completely exonerated by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, the so-called “police oversight agency” that investigates crimes by police. What I found interesting in reading the press release on the Toronto City Police website was this: The first officer said that Mr. Manon … [Read more...]