Someone sent me the graphic below, presumably because I write a lot on justice issues. It's an interesting graphic that depicts the history and a number of scary averages about those wrongfully convicted of heinous crimes. I've not come across anything similar detailed for the Canadian justice system, but just doing some simple math on the most high-profile Canadian … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
And the blame for the ATF’s Failures lie at the feet of… the NRA?
The Washington Post is blaming the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) many failures, including the massive bungle that led to the death of US Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in their failed "Operation Fast and Furious." Yeah, that makes sense. The NRA forced the ATF into selling all those guns to Mexican drug cartels. It … [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...]
Naked Man paraded before female cops, Bill Blair makes excuses
A man was arrested at the G20 last year, was stripped naked and then paraded before a female Toronto City Police constable. Predictably, Toronto Police Services Chief Bill Blair says, "The video may not entirely speak for itself. And there’s a lot of circumstances and facts that are not yet evident in that video. It’s important to get all the facts before I make a comment on … [Read more...]
Wisconsin finally passes Concealed Carry Legislation
It's not the first time Wisconsin has passed Concealed Carry legislation. They've done that twice before, but this is the first time the Wisconsin Governor is expected to actually sign the legislation into law. The third time's a charm, as the saying goes! On two previous occasions the state legislation and senate passed legislation allowing its citizens to legally carry … [Read more...]
Emily Good: Arrested for standing on her own property and filming police
Stand on your own property, videotape police doing a traffic stop and get arrested. As utterly bizarre as it sounds, that's exactly what happened to Emily Good on the evening of May 12th, 2011. Police had pulled over someone right in front of her home. She stepped out onto her front lawn and began recording the police officers' actions. Saying "I don't feel safe with … [Read more...]
Guy Earle appeals BC Human Rights Tribunal discrimination decision
On April 20th, 2011 Guy Earl was found guilty of "hurting the feelings" of lesbian Lorna Pardy, who had the audacity to claim she suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result. Pardy obviously has some pretty big balls, making such an absurd claim. The BC Human Rights Tribunal showed just how ridiculous and out of touch with the real world they are when they made this … [Read more...]
A Historic Day for Freedom of Speech: Geert Wilders
Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders was cleared of charges of inciting hatred today in what I can only call a historic decision. Had Wilders been found guilty, freedom of speech would have been dealt a lethal blow, and one it would likely not recover from, at least in The Netherlands. Dutch Judge Marcel van Oosten ruled that Wilders' speeches, writing and movie Fitna did not … [Read more...]
What does New Brunswick Crown Attorney Paul Hawkins have against convicting criminals?
Paul Hawkins is a Crown Prosecutor in New Brunswick. He's the man bringing charges against Lawrence Manzer for the "crime" of standing on his front porch with his unloaded shotgun while he watched his neighbour, Brian Fox, apprehend one of the drunken little jerks that had been vandalizing their neighbourhood for months. Originally Hawkins charged Brian Fox with assault, … [Read more...]
Amanda “Mandy” Grace McPhee is home safe and sound
Last week I posted a notice forwarded to me by my pastor about a missing 16-year-old girl, Amanda McPhee. Her parents and church family were understandably worried when she went missing, and many feared the worst. Turns out Amanda had gone on a 6-day walk-about and didn't think telling anyone was a good idea, wasting hundreds of police man-hours and causing considerable … [Read more...]
BLASTOGRAM: CNN’S Journalistic Farce
Rejection is tough to take, particularly when you don’t know why you are being rejected. Gary Johnson was deeply wounded for being shunned by CNN as though he were invisible. Despite his track record and declaration of his candidacy to run in the Republican presidential primaries, the former New Mexico governor was not invited to participate in CNN’s 90-minute GOP New … [Read more...]
If we’re willing to stifle free speech at the Langley School Board, how are we supposed to teach our children what it means?
Langley, British Columbia is the latest battleground for freedom of speech, but that battle isn't happening inside a courtroom. It's happening in the Langley School Board Office. Schools are supposed to be the place where we teach our children what it means to be a citizen. It's where we are supposed to teach them what our Rights and Freedoms are. It's where, each … [Read more...]
Former Crown Attorney Anne Calder guilty of drug trafficing and smuggling drugs into prison
Anne Calder is a former Nova Scotia Crown Attorney and defense lawyer. On July 14th, 2009 she delivered drugs to her client inside the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She got caught. She went to trial, where she tried claiming she was not able to make rational decisions due to stress and other factors. [70] Dr. Rosenberg’s testimony … [Read more...]
Phyllis Morris despises Free Speech, sues everyone she can think of for $6 million!
Freedom of Speech is one of the foundational principles of Canada. It is essential that individuals are able to freely speak their minds without being afraid of some dumb-ass politician filing a $6 million lawsuit against them. Phyllis Morris is [allegedly] one of those dumb-ass politicians. Former politician, to be exact. She was the mayor of the Town of Aurora, Ontario, … [Read more...]
Another New Brunswick Legion is Burned Down by Arsonists
Another New Brunswick legion building has been torched by arsonists, causing many veterans to wonder what's going on in that province. Royal Canadian Legion #60, 75 kilometres east of Fredericton on Route 105, was intentionally set on fire on June 14th, 2011. Last June, Legion 93, located near CFB Gagetown, was lit on fire by an 18-year-old man, Wayne Heighton. He … [Read more...]
Freedom of Speech? Not until you Pay The Fee
Here in British Columbia there is a pending referendum on the Hated Sales Tax (HST), or as it's called in government circles as the Harmonized Sales Tax. While both sides wage the war over the HST, some municipalities are hell-bent on restricting our Right to Freedom of Speech on this upcoming vote... unless you Pay The Fee, that is. The BC Government (Liberals) lied to … [Read more...]
Canucks Fans Disgrace Their Team, Their City and Their Nation
In a show of utter stupidity, Vancouver Canucks fans upset at the shutout loss to the Boston Bruins tonight overturned police cars, lit them on fire, broke windows and looted downtown Vancouver stores. The world got to see exactly how petty and shallow Vancouverites (and Canadians in general) are. To quote the Vancouver mayor, "This is disgraceful." Around the world we've … [Read more...]
Amanda Grace McPhee is missing, parents worried
From the Langley Advance: The search on the ground has been called off for missing Brookswood teenager Amanda “Mandy” Grace McPhee, but police and her parents are still hoping for tips and information from the public. Mandy’s parents pleaded for the return of their missing daughter Tuesday afternoon, two days after she vanished from their Brookswood home. The … [Read more...]
Film police killing a man, get a policeman’s weapon stuck in your face
It's a darn good thing America isn't a Police State. Can you imagine what police would be like if it was? I'm speaking specifically about Miami police unloading probably half a dozen service pistols into one man, and as soon as he's dead they turn their weapons on anyone watching this all go down. Anyone with a cell phone is threatened, has their cell phone taken, smashed … [Read more...]
Punishing the Many for the Sins of the Few…
Punishing the many for the sins of the few has become the Great Canadian Way. With each newly passed law, Canadians discover themselves guilty of a myriad of offences they never even knew existed just a generation ago. As a lawful Canadian firearm owner I first came across this notion of "the many must be punished for the sins of a few" mentality when Canada passed Bill … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to the OFAH, the CSSA, the NFA, and…
and All Canadian Wildlife and Sporting Organizations by Al Muir On 15 May 1995 Parliament’s Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs held a hearing on the Liberals’ Bill C-68. Speaking for the National Coalition of Provincial and Territorial Wildlife Federations in vehement opposition to this unjust law, Mr. Rick Morgan of the Ontario Federation of Anglers … [Read more...]
A Responsible Gun Owners’ View of the CPC Convention Ottawa
by Edward B. Hudson DVM, MS As a delegate to the Conservative Party of Canada Convention in Ottawa last week I had an extremely enjoyable time listening to excellent speeches from Jason Kenny, John Baird, Stockwell Day, meeting and speaking briefly with many Members of Parliament and Senators, and attending a presentation by Preston Manning. Regrettably, the absolute … [Read more...]
Colorado Legislators to Voters: It’s not a tax, it’s a fee!”
Governments across North America are finding that their meal tickets are less and less willing to pay for bloated and wasteful governments. Here in Canada, the Jack Layton and his New Democratic Party can't comprehend why we mere peasants are tired of footing the tab for every expensive and stupid idea politicians come up with. He defends his trough feeding while the … [Read more...]
RCMP Conduct Complaints lead to video camera tests
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 with digital video cameras have been … [Read more...]
Default on your Student Loans, Get a SWAT Team Visit
The more details that come out about the SWAT Team sent to collect defaulted student loans, the worse it becomes. Kenneth Wright was asleep in his Stockton, California home when a dozen or more armed SWAT Team members broke down his front door and ripped him from his home in nothing more than his underwear. He was handcuffed and tossed into the back of a police car, along … [Read more...]
Corporations use lawsuits to Muzzle our Freedom of Speech
Canadians supposedly enjoy, under our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Right to Freedom of Speech. That Right has been reduced to a mere privilege over the past 40 years through the use of Human Rights Tribunals and Hate Crime legislation. What used to be our God-given Right is now reduced to mere "Approved Speech". The trouble for Canadians is this: Who must we get … [Read more...]
Bringing the “administration of justice into disrepute”
I wandered around the Coalition for Gun Control's website this morning, just to see what they were up to. A headline caught my attention, because it's a flat-out lie. April 2011- The gun registry never killed anyone. Ending it may. Stand up for safety. How can this headline possibly be a lie? Do I have a crystal ball or something that let's me see into the future? Nope. … [Read more...]
CBC and Hate Crimes Stats: The Sky is Falling!
Reading the headline from CBC, you'd think the sky was falling and that Canada was plagued by an epidemic of so-called "hate crimes". CBC - Hate Crime Reports Jump by 42% in Canada I've got to admit, it makes for a compelling heading, even if it is incredibly misleading. But the scary rhetoric doesn't stop there. The first line of the story sounds even worse! The … [Read more...]
Post a YouTube Video, get 5 years in jail: US Govt
As ridiculous and far-fetched as it sounds, that's exactly what United States Senate Bill S-978 allows. Claiming to "amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes", the text of this bill ought to scare every single American (and probably anyone who uses an American company for their web host) to death. Not to mention … [Read more...]
Jose Guerena, murdered by Pima County SWAT Team, honoured by Oath Keepers on Memorial Day
For anyone not familiar with the horrific story of Jose Guerena, the former US Marine gunned down by the Pima County SWAT Team, here is a brief recap. Jose Guerena is a a decorated US Marine. He served two tours in Iraq and faced all kinds of dangers during both tours. After leaving the Marine Corps he got a job at a local mine near Tucson to support his wife and young … [Read more...]