Gary Lawrence Basso, a former Halifax Regional Police constable, is appealing his conviction and sentence for punching a homeless man in the face on February 25, 2018. Basso was on duty at the time of the assault. On January 31, 2020, Judge Halfpenny-MacQuarrie sentenced Gary Basso to 90 days in jail to be served on weekends, one-year probation and a 10-year firearms … [Read more...]
The ongoing abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
When policing devolves from solving crimes to seeing how much private property police can seize from citizens there is something very wrong with the focus of our nation, yet under civil forfeiture laws this is precisely what’s happening across Canada and the United States. Like most laws, civil asset forfeiture has, at its heart, good intentions. As the saying goes, … [Read more...]
Alberta Sheriff Thomas Bounds: Taking Insensitivity to an All-New Low
Thomas Bounds is a sheriff with the Alberta Sheriff’s Service. He requires, at a bare minimum, a severe reprimand and retraining to learn how to act like a human being, since he clearly has no clue at the moment. For his blatantly abusive and potentially life-threatening treatment of Bill Berry, a 52-year-old deaf and mute cancer survivor, Sheriff Thomas Bounds should really … [Read more...]
What to do if the RCMP Calls You on the Phone About Your Firearms License
It has come to my attention that the RCMP may or may not be phoning people who have firearms licenses expiring within the next 12 months. I’ve heard of at least one individual who says they have been contacted on the telephone by someone claiming to be from the RCMP and that person demanded all kinds of personal information from them. NOTE You are under NO OBLIGATION to … [Read more...]
Florida Police arrest a 12-year-old for farting. Have they lost their minds?
Schools have always had their fair share of "problem children", but we used to actually be able to cope with them in a reasonable and sensible manner. Not so any more. A scan of headlines across America for just this past week showed me some bizarre and horrifying examples of how we in North America are doing our best to instill an abiding sense of fear and terror of police … [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...]
Katey Montague releases video in support of Lawrence Manzer
Canadian Freedom advocate Katey Montague has just published a video to her YouTube website in support of New Brunswick resident Lawrence Manzer, who is facing charges of "possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace." Manzer was charged last year after he and neighbour Brian Fox apprehended three drunken teenagers who had been vandalizing and stealing from their … [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...]
Babak Andalib-Goortani: Ontario Special Investigations Unit Actually finds wrongdoing!
It's shocking to anyone who follows the Ontario Police "lapdog"... I mean watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit. In their entire history they've almost never found a case of police misconduct that they couldn't justify. Imagine my surprise while listening to the radio this morning when they report charges would be filed against one Toronto City Police constable. It's … [Read more...]
Lawrence Manzer Case News Archive
Update -- December 6, 2010: The Crown has decided it is in the public interest to move forward with this case. That's a joke, not justice. I had a long talk with Lawrence Manzer yesterday about his case, what happened, and how the RCMP have been handling things. It was a very interesting conversation, to put it mildly. All the media accounts seem to be correct on one … [Read more...]
TSA Airport Abuse and Humiliation Protest Grows
I loved reading that WorldNetDaily has got over a half a million letters of protest on the way to Washington. Kudos to Joseph Farah and his team for making that happen. WASHINGTON – More than a half-million individual letters of protest of the new system of institutionalized airport abuse and humiliation are on their way to members of Congress, Barack Obama and Homeland … [Read more...]
Lawrence Russell Manzer CKOM News Talk 650 Radio Interview
If you're not familiar with the name Lawrence Manzer, I'm shocked. But for those who haven't heard of this man, here's a brief background: In March 2010 he was woken up in the middle of the night by his neighbour. There were prowlers in his back yard, and he wanted Manzer's assistance. Manzer went outside, unloaded shotgun in hand, to check out the situation. He called … [Read more...]
Just a little groping song (for the TSA, of course)
100 Guns Stolen from Police Armoury
But only the police and military should have guns, right? Except the police can't even trust themselves, according to this story on the Latin American Herald Tribune, where some very organized criminals broke into the police armoury and stole over 100 firearms. Puerto Rico’s police chief, Jose Figueroa Sancha said it was an inside job. "“I have no doubt that it’s an … [Read more...]
Are Ontario Police above the Law?
Are Ontario Police above the Law? A report in today's Toronto Star suggests they are. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is charged with investigating serious injuries and deaths caused by police has a near-perfect record of exonerating police officers. Cases where ordinary citizens would serve serious jail time often merit nothing more than a slap on … [Read more...]
Australian Police taking Taser Use Lessons from the RCMP?
In a particularly horrifying example of police using excessive force, 9 Australian police officers were caught on tape brutally tasering an unarmed man inside a police station. The only upside to this story is that the man on the receiving end didn't die. ...an unarmed man who refused to undergo a strip search in a Perth police station is heard screaming as he is Tasered … [Read more...]
Why do we reward criminals?
Take, for example, the case of the Toronto storekeeper David Chen. The crack addict who stole from him was sentenced to 90 days, but as soon as he was to testify for the Crown against Chen, his sentence was dropped to 30 days. Is Chen that dangerous to the status quo that he must be crushed along with our collective sense of dignity and self-respect? Is he so … [Read more...]
Crown Proceeds with Forfeiture Hearing on Montague Home
Ontario Crown Counsel is moving forward with their attempted theft of the Montague family home. Using the civil forfeiture provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act, senior counsel James McKeachie sent the following letter to the Montagues on September 17th. 17 September 2010 I am writing you to you directly because I understand from our previous communications that you … [Read more...]