What does the Fredericton Police Force do when it can’t be bothered to do the job the citizens of Fredericton PAY them to do? The go have coffee and ask for civilian volunteers to do the job for them. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration… I’m sure they aren’t going for coffee, but you get the point, right? Fredericton Police Chief Barry MacKnight, it would seem, has … [Read more...]
Everyone’s House is His Castle and Fortress
This article is intended as a companion piece to Christopher di Armani’s September 28th post titled Ontario Crown Counsel and OPP Finally Find Some Common Sense. "There exists a law, not written down anywhere but inborn in our hearts; a law which comes to us not by training or custom or reading but by derivation and absorption and adoption from nature itself; a law which has … [Read more...]
Ontario Crown Counsel and OPP finally find some common sense
After nothing but horror story after horror story about homeowners being charged for having the audacity to defend themselves against home invaders, the latest case of an Ontario man stabbing his home invader to death has come to the correct end. Thank God! While it seems that common sense has arrived at the offices of Ontario's Justice Department too late for Ian … [Read more...]
Intruder invades a man’s home, but it’s the home owner who gets charged with aggravated assault
In what's becoming a disgusting and disturbing pattern across Canada, it's once again the law-abiding citizen that is being charged, not the criminal. Ontario police and Crown prosecutors appear to have an incredible bias against anyone actually defending themselves, their loved ones or their property. This is just the latest in a long line of legal obscenities to grace the … [Read more...]
Lawrence Manzer goes on trial one week from today
Lawrence Manzer goes on trial one week from today in a case that should never be before the court at all. The only reason it is appears to be the local RCMP's hatred of someone doing their job and Crown Prosecutor Paul Hawkins' hatred for a decent man doing the right thing when the RCMP won't. Hawkins certainly doesn't seem to have a problem with actual violent criminals or … [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...]
What a difference an imaginary line makes in Police attitude toward civilian firearms ownership
I came across a news story from just south of the BC -- Washington State border... you know, the big imaginary line called the 49th Parallel that separates Canada from the United States. And it smacked me right in the face what a huge difference that imaginary line makes in the attitudes of police towards citizens with firearms. Here in Canada, for example, the RCMP and … [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...]
Are the New Brunswick Crown Prosecutors completely out of touch?
I seriously have to ask the question: Are New Brunswick's Crown Prosecutors completely out of touch? I feel compelled to ask this question after hearing about another bizarre decision they've made. The latest case is of 18-year-old Wayne Heighton of Oromocto, New Brunswick. That's just down the road from Burton, New Brunswick's Lawrence Manzer, the man that Crown … [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...]
RCMP wants to make New Brunswick Safer? Stop abusing law-abiding citizens!
Assistant RCMP Commissioner Wayne Lang, the man in charge of the RCMP in New Brunswick, was interviewed by the Daily Gleaner a couple of weeks ago. He spouted the usual rhetoric… and made a surprising statement in light of the Lawrence Manzer case. Lang said his crime reduction goals can only be achieved through a partnership with the public, "The only way we are going to … [Read more...]
Shoot a man, get RELEASED from prison??? Only in Canada
Only in Canada can this kind of stupidity go on. Our so-called “justice” system is so completely broken that only here would we let someone OUT of prison for the crime of shooting another human being. Curtis Andrew Furlotte has been sitting in jail since he was arrested last December for shooting someone. Last week at his sentencing hearing, the judge RELEASED him from … [Read more...]
Lawrence Manzer Radio Interview on CBC Halifax
Lawrence Manzer, as anyone who's been following my blog for a while will know, is the man currently facing charges of "weapon dangerous to the public peace" in Burton, New Brunswick. His crime? Stepping onto his porch with an unloaded shotgun to make sure his neighbour was safe. Manzer's neighbour Brian Fox was charged with assault for restraining three drunk teenagers … [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...]
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...]
The proper use of a “weapon dangerous” charge
The proper use of a “weapon dangerous to public peace” charge was reported in the Chronicle-Herald newspaper the other day. Allen Estabrooks sexually assaulted a woman at the bar, then fired his loaded shotgun at one or more people outside a bar in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The man fled the scene. Even stupid people have the fight-or-flight instinct, apparently. Police … [Read more...]
A Pitchfork Registry? What a great idea!
After all, if it just saves one (criminal's) life, it's worth it! Hats off to Jim Foster of the Times & Transcript for his hilarious parody of the Firearms Act. On the evening of December 4th, some asshole tried to invade the home of an 80-year-old widow. He really didn't care that she was home, that much was apparent by his refusing to stop trying to break into her … [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...]
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...]