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...]
Archives for February 2011
A Politician’s Budget Cuts Explained
Politicians are forever talking about budget cuts, and how hard they are working to save taxpayer dollars. Someone in the states created a short video that puts all this into perspective, showing with stark clarity just how little our politicians actually care about budget cutting. … [Read more...]
The Time for Compromise is Over
Individual landowners are feeling queasy these days. They see the legal secure tenure to their privately-owned property weakening while the government arbitrarily extinguishes land titles through a constant stream of illegal and unconstitutional forfeiture and “civil remedy” laws. Additionally, people are finding public lands sealed off to commercial ventures such as … [Read more...]
Cops shooting cops… just NOT a good idea
News coming out of Columbus, Ohio is not very good. Sgt. Michael Mourne was shot by fellow officer Stephen Lazar as the team was exiting their vehicle to serve a search warrant. The admonition “Keep your finger OFF the trigger until you are ready to shoot” is one that I drilled into then heads of my firearms students so often they get sick of hearing it. There’s a reason … [Read more...]
There’s a reason WHY we say “Be Sure of your Target”!
One of the primary rules of shooting is to be sure of your target (what you’re shooting at) and beyond. It’s so you KNOW what it is that you’re about to send hot lead into! Apparently someone missed their “Firearms Training 101”. In a bizarre story coming out of Africa, a young female member of the Youth Corps was shot by the Headmaster of the Mbube Comprehensive … [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...]
Nothing spells H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E quite like “Hillary Clinton”
In yet another astounding display of hypocrisy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out of both sides of her face during a speech at George Washington University last week. Saying “There’s no app” for fighting internet repression, she was clearly addressing the Egyptian crisis, where the government cut off all internet access to the country in a desperate bid to stay … [Read more...]
Deputy Kelly Endricks – what a cop should be
Florida Deputy Kelly Endricks saved a man’s life earlier this week. And not by doing anything so mundane as showing up at the right place at the right time to stop some bad guy. He showed up at the right place and the right time, to be sure, but his actions from that point on were far from ordinary. They were, in a word, heroic. Exceptional, even. Endricks set a … [Read more...]
Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal’s Latest Nonsense
Some people just can’t comprehend historical significance. They also can’t comprehend that just because they disagree with something, it doesn’t make it a bloody human rights violation! That, naturally, didn’t stop the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal from issuing another absurd ruling, this time against the city of Saguenay and its mayor, Jean Tremblay. The tribunal has … [Read more...]
Chicago’s Mayor Daly proposes “common sense” gun laws?
Chicago's Mayor Daly proposes "common sense" gun laws. If ever there was a misleading headline, that's it. Mayor Daly wouldn't know common sense if it jumped up and bit him in the rear end. Daly believes that ANY law restricting law-abiding citizens from owning firearms is "common sense". Yet, as shocking as it might sound, there is one thing about his latest round of … [Read more...]
Monumental stupidity orphans child, murders cop
An unidentified man decided his monumentally stupid plans were worth the lives of three people, and have left a baby orphaned in New York State. Poughkeepsie Police Chief Ron Knapp, deeply affected by the pointless murder of one of his veteran officers, released a statement yesterday. An 18-year veteran was shot and killed by a man who had murdered his wife earlier in the … [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...]
Congratulations to Winnipeg Shooters!
A hearty round of “Atta girls” goes out to Manitoba shooters Connor Deneka and Heather McCrea for their medal-placing shooting skills at the Canadian Winter Games! Well done ladies! In an age where shooting sports are vilified, and shooters themselves are viewed by many as nothing more than “killers in waiting”, it’s nice to see a couple of young ladies showing them what … [Read more...]
Bill C-60 — citizen’s arrest and defences of property and persons
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Toronto Thursday to announce the introduction of a government bill, C-60, that would, in theory, prevent honest citizens like Toronto store owner David Chen from being abused by our legal system. Officially the title of Bill C-60 is “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen’s arrest and the defences of property and persons)”. … [Read more...]
England… Reap what you have Sown
In Britain you are reaping the sorry crop you have sown, will you now ask us to, once again,? cross oceans and spill our blood doing what you refuse to do? Have you no shame? As Britons, as men, you stand idle and indifferent as your heritage, your culture, your history and your country are destroyed. You turn away as social engineers fill your children's heads with … [Read more...]
Common Sense FINALLY invades Clarington, Ontario, City Hall
You might remember the case of Marta & Lech Jaworski. They’re the bed & breakfast owners in rural Ontario who let their son Peter use their property each summer for the past ten years to host a conference on freedom and liberty issues. Well, last summer some unknown person or persons (the complaint was anonymous, naturally) complained about the event, which brought … [Read more...]
Katey Montague’s new video on the Ontario Govt’s Seizure of Family Home
UPDATE: Thankfully, but for reasons nobody understands, the Ontario Government dropped its civil forfeiture action against the Montague family home. Katey Montague, the daughter of former Ontario gunsmith Bruce Montague, just released another video update on the decision by the Ontario Government to steal the Montague family home using Ontario's Civil Remedies … [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 Chief Bill Blair caught Lying to Parliament?
It sure looks like it in this YouTube video. The classic quote from this [alleged] fibber : "I have not seen any Police using excessive force." I guess he should open his eyes next time he's "viewing" videotape from the G20 protests. That's the only reason I can fathom for this yahoo to claim there was no cases of excessive force. If police forces across Canada want … [Read more...]
Quebec National Assembly Bans Kirpans
Yesterday, February 9th, the Quebec National Assembly voted for common sense over political correctness. It was a great day. Of course, the political-correctness freaks don't see it that way, but really... who cares? And it wasn't a vote that left any room for doubt, either. The vote in support of security workers who stopped four Sikhs from entering the assembly in … [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...]
Georgia Gun Owners Seek Change to Concealed Carry Law
Georgia gun owners, led by businessman and State Representative Bobby Franklin, are seeking to repeal the State's prohibition on carrying firearms in churches. Current law lists places of worship as off-limits to concealed carry holders. In Georgia, you can carry a firearm to protect yourself when you go the grocery store, but not when you go to church. Like schools, … [Read more...]
Conservative Govt to introduce citizen’s arrest legislation?
The Globe and Mail reported that the Harper government was getting ready to introduce legislation making it easier for citizens to make arrests. This comes in the wake of Toronto shopkeeper David Chen’s horrific experience at the hands of the Ontario criminal justice system. What’s heartening about this announcement that, if it’s true, it could begin to put an end to … [Read more...]
It takes a special kind of cop to steal from Crime Stoppers
It takes a special kind of cop to steal from Crime Stoppers. Senior Corporal Theadora Ross of the Dallas Police is exactly that kind of special cop. For over five years Ross and another woman, identified by police as Malva Delley, [allegedly] fed bogus tips to the Crime Stoppers program and collected over $250,000 in reward money. Good work, if yo can get it, I suppose. … [Read more...]
Manitoba Human Rights Commission made the correct decision in bald waitress case
Winnipeg waitress Stephanie Lozinski was fired from her job as a waitress at an upscale Winnipeg restaurant after she shaved her head bald. The restaurant in question is managed by Linh Bo. He also manages a second location for the same restaurant. Mr. Bo says there is a very clear dress code policy at his restaurant, which includes no visible tattoos and hair must be worn … [Read more...]
BC Politics — Corruption as usual
There's one thing you can always count on in BC Politics: It's never about what's best for the province or the people, but about what's best for the people wanting power over both of them. In the wake of the latest scandal-ridden BC Premier, Gordon Campbell, the dog and pony show has been in full swing to see who gets to sit in the Big Chair. BC Liberal Party president … [Read more...]
Just tell the truth, painful as it might be, okay?
Telling the truth isn't always easy. Sometimes it's downright hard, actually. Especially when you've screwed up, and screwed up really bad. You know, like shooting yourself in your bullet-proof vest because you were stupid enough to point your loaded firearm at your own body and pull the trigger. That's what [allegedly] happened to (soon-to-be former?) Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Arming Teachers in Schools? Are you NUTS?
There was another school shooting recently, this time in Nebraska. Another young man decided the only appropriate response to being expelled from school was to come back and kill the vice-principle that expelled him. That’s another one of those permanent solutions to a temporary problem that I am really not fond of. I don’t know what 17-year-old student Robert Butler Jr. … [Read more...]