So much for “Happy New Year”… an Iraq war veteran goes nuts, shoots up Seattle before murdering Mount Rainier National Park Ranger and mother of two, Margaret Anderson. The facts are somewhat sketchy, but what is known is this: A park service employee tried pulling over the alleged shooter for a routine traffic stop. That person refused to stop. Margaret Anderson … [Read more...]
Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot: Killed in the Line of Duty
Today I'm writing to honour Walker Police Department Officer Trevor Slot, who was murdered on October 13, 2011 by a couple of scumbags who had just robbed a bank. I've been writing a lot about the kind of cops we do NOT want here in British Columbia recently, so I thought I'd give an example of the kind we do want. Officer Slot is, as far as I have been able to … [Read more...]
Why does Suicide-by-Cop always end up with the Cop dead?
I will not be naming the piece of crap who murdered Deputy Kyle Pagerly. I don't believe I should. Jackasses like Pagerly's murderer don't deserve to be remembered. Decent young men like Kyle Pagerly, on the other hand, most definitely do. Deputy Kyle Pagerly is a veteran of the Iraq war. He served his country honourably, and when he returned, he joined the Berks County … [Read more...]
Tragedy strikes California Police Funeral Procession
It's tragic when any police officer dies, even if it is from the scourge of the 20th century, cancer. It's even more tragic when another police officer dies trying to make that officer's funeral procession safe for everyone involved. That's what happened in California the other day. Manhattan Beach Officer Mark Vasquez died from cancer earlier this month, and police … [Read more...]