RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson is pretty much the poster-boy for everything that's wrong with the RCMP, both here in British Columbia and across the nation. Corporal Robinson’s case shows us the stark, horrific reality of the inner workings of the RCMP itself: how the RCMP has no real desire for accountability, the incredible lengths the RCMP will go to in order to … [Read more...]
Lisa Cheryl Dudley: Reason #3 to Dump the BC RCMP
Well, my original pick for the number 2 spot, RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson, just keeps getting kicked further down the list. Today I bring you instead my Reason #3 for British Columbia to dump the RCMP: Lisa Cheryl Dudley. Lisa Dudley would be alive today if it were not for the ineptness of the RCMP Constable sent to investigate 6 gunshots at the residence where she … [Read more...]
RCMP Constable Andy Yung: Reason #2 to Dump the BC RCMP
Anyone reading my articles about thuggish RCMP constables and corporals will no doubt be a little surprised by my choice of RCMP Constable Andy Yung as my #2 reason for getting the RCMP out of British Columbia. He certainly would never have been my first choice if he hadn't hit the headlines just this past week. There is one man who had this spot locked up solid (RCMP … [Read more...]
25 reasons BC should get rid of the RCMP, starting with Reason #1: Ian Bush
This is the first in a series of articles where I advance the premise British Columbia should kick the RCMP out of the province and raise the BC Provincial Police from the ashes of history. There are a ton of reasons why this is a good idea, but I will begin this series with the case of Ian Bush. I could start elsewhere, to be sure, but the case of Ian Bush shows with … [Read more...]
Suspension with pay for killing a man, suspension without pay for not going to a pro-Islamic meeting?
In this tale of two police forces, I'll be delving into two cases of police suspensions and examine what constitutes grounds for suspension without pay in an American city police force, and then what constitutes grounds for suspension with pay in the RCMP. First up, the Oklahoma City Police. I was horrified a while back when I read about the case of Oklahoma Police … [Read more...]
RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler will go on trial for kicking Buddy Tavares in the face
RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler will go on trial for kicking Buddy Tavares in the face. That's great news. The only down-side? It will be well over a year from now before that trial starts. The trial will begin on November 26, 2012, and for reasons beyond my comprehension, they say it will take three weeks to decide whether or not Mantler is guilty of assaulting Buddy … [Read more...]
Judge says RCMP violated their rights, tosses drug case citing Charter violations
Let me first state that if you came here expecting to read me bashing the RCMP over another Charter violation, you're going to be disappointed. You are correct in your presumption that when I'm writing about the RCMP and Charter violations, it's usually to tear a strip off them for blatantly disregarding the Charter. That's usually the way it goes, and I stand behind every … [Read more...]
Sentencing Double-Standard rears its ugly head again. Kelowna RCMP Staff Sergeant gets a wrist-slap for assault and firearm charges
Imagine, if you will, that you have a very bad day. You go home, punch your wife in the face 6 or 8 times while your children watch in horror, then you put a gun to your wife's head and threaten to kill her. Your children watch the whole terrible scene go down. You are arrested and charged, and you plead guilty to assault and careless use of a firearm. What sentence do … [Read more...]
Buddy Tavares sues RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler and I hope he wins
Buddy Tavares, the man [allegedly] kicked brutally in the face by RCMP thug... I mean constable Geoff Mantler, has filed a lawsuit against Constable Geoff Mantler, Mantler's female partner, the Attorney General of BC and the City of Kelowna. Fantastic! If there is any common sense left in our justice system, this lawsuit should be a slam-dunk, especially considering that … [Read more...]
BC RCMP Constable Shyamal Ramlu’s lack of moral character…
BC RCMP Constable Shyamal Ramlu is the latest in a long line of examples of RCMP constables with no moral backbone whatsoever. Constable Ramlu's drunken blowjob with a street prostitute shows with stark clarity that the RCMP's pathetic recruitment process is in serious need of repair. For those not aware of Constable Ramlu's "indiscretions", here's what happened according … [Read more...]
RCMP who killed Robert Dziekanski face Perjury Charges
RCMP Constable Gerry Rundel, RCMP Constable Bill Bentley, RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson and RCMP Constable Kwesi Millington, the four men who killed Robert Dziekanski in Vancouver International Airport, have now been charged with perjury for lying about their actions to the inquiry into Robert Dziekanski's death. Thank God for that. These four men took all of about 15 … [Read more...]
RCMP Sergeant Douglas Smith appeals conditional discharge for illegal handgun
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 <rav@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Regarding your article regarding RCMP officer Matt Wright I would like to know where you got the … [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...]
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...]
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 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...]
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...]
Senior RCMP officer Sgt. John Roskam fakes memo in drug case
This is from the end of April of last year, but it highlights how the RCMP is riddled with systemic decay. High-ranking RCMP officers think it's completely okay to lie to both Crown prosecutors and defense attorneys. RCMP Sgt. John Roskam lied in a memo to lawyers concerned with the integrity of the wiretaps being gathered as evidence, and whether the RCMP was compiyng … [Read more...]
RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler: Send this Kelowna RCMP Thug to Jail… immediately
It's becoming more and more typical of RCMP these days. Beat the crap out of you first, ask questions later. Oh, and charge you with a crime so you can't sue... can't forget about that! You'll ABSOLUTELY want to watch the video below. Then you'll want to watch the news story on this event on the Globe and Mail's website. They do a closeup on the cop kicking this poor guy … [Read more...]
Another RCMP member suspended… with pay, of course.
Here we go again. Another corrupt RCMP constable who just can't get over his sense of entitlement. It's really annoying for the good RCMP members out there. You know, the ones that actually do their job for the pay they receive and DON'T think about stealing or other abuses of public trust. Constable David Clarke has been charged with breach of trust for trafficking … [Read more...]
The news just gets worse for Kamloops RCMP
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 people have all been suspended WITH … [Read more...]
Public Inquiry into Kamloops RCMP Sex Scandal
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 Against the RCMP (CPC), has launched a … [Read more...]
Rookie RCMP Const. Chris Christinger — another fine example
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 should have been fired for being drunk on the job and lying about it to his … [Read more...]
Some RCMP Members Just Can’t Help Themselves…
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...]
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...]