Video cameras to keep eye on Canadian cops
Video cameras to keep eye on Canadian cops
Well, at least we got a little sympathy from ZIMBABE for having to put up with the RCMP !!
Well, at least we got a little sympathy from ZIMBABE for having to put up with the RCMP !!
CSIS questioned detainee in Egypt: probe
CSIS questioned detainee in Egypt: probe:
"Agents from Canada's spy service travelled to Egypt to interview an imprisoned Arab-Canadian in December 2002 without informing Foreign Affairs officials of their visit, according to new information released by a federal inquiry. Once in Egypt, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service agents failed to ask Ahmad El-Maati, pictured, a Toronto truck driver, whether he had been tortured while in custody"
IT isn't surprising they failed to worry about the rights of a Canadian. Remember the Arar incident. The RCMP spy branch CIA wannabees weren't worried about him either. Can you imagine anything scuzzier that crawling on your belly like a snake and kissing up to the CIA?
"Agents from Canada's spy service travelled to Egypt to interview an imprisoned Arab-Canadian in December 2002 without informing Foreign Affairs officials of their visit, according to new information released by a federal inquiry. Once in Egypt, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service agents failed to ask Ahmad El-Maati, pictured, a Toronto truck driver, whether he had been tortured while in custody"
IT isn't surprising they failed to worry about the rights of a Canadian. Remember the Arar incident. The RCMP spy branch CIA wannabees weren't worried about him either. Can you imagine anything scuzzier that crawling on your belly like a snake and kissing up to the CIA?
The Cape Breton Post: Local News | Wagmatcook ends contract with RCMP, accepts regional police proposal
The Cape Breton Post: Local News Wagmatcook ends contract with RCMP, accepts regional police proposal
Here are some typical small sample only reasons for other regions to do the same.....
Here are some typical small sample only reasons for other regions to do the same.....
CBC News - North - RCMP had no grounds to use Taser on N.W.T. girl: report
CBC News - North - RCMP had no grounds to use Taser on N.W.T. girl: report:
"The final report from the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, released Friday, also concluded that the Inuvik RCMP detachment appeared to have tried to cover up what happened,'The manner in which the RCMP handled this matter was at best negligent and at worst biased,' commission chairman Paul Kennedy wrote in his report, which was in response to a complaint filed by the girl's mother."
"The final report from the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, released Friday, also concluded that the Inuvik RCMP detachment appeared to have tried to cover up what happened,'The manner in which the RCMP handled this matter was at best negligent and at worst biased,' commission chairman Paul Kennedy wrote in his report, which was in response to a complaint filed by the girl's mother."
Brian Hutchinson: What constitutes ‘gross misconduct’ for RCMP officers questioned - Full Comment
Brian Hutchinson: What constitutes ‘gross misconduct’ for RCMP officers questioned - Full Comment: "Cpl. Robinson was the senior of four RCMP officers to confront Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport a year earlier, in 2007. After dithering for months, the Crown this week announced it had rejected charge recommendations from Delta police. It would not attempt to prosecute Cpl. Robinson for impaired driving causing death, as recommended. It would not charge him with dangerous driving causing death, also recommended. Too tough to prove before a judge or a jury, a spokesman from B.C.’s Ministry of Attorney-General tried to explain.
Cpl. Robinson is charged instead with one count of obstruction of justice. He is innocent unless proven otherwise. The tragic death of an innocent young man; the Crown’s belated, timid decision; above all, Cpl. Robinson’s recklessness. If all this seems a travesty, consider: Even if Cpl. Robinson pleads guilty to obstruction or goes to trial and is found guilty, he might still return to active RCMP duty."
Cpl. Robinson is charged instead with one count of obstruction of justice. He is innocent unless proven otherwise. The tragic death of an innocent young man; the Crown’s belated, timid decision; above all, Cpl. Robinson’s recklessness. If all this seems a travesty, consider: Even if Cpl. Robinson pleads guilty to obstruction or goes to trial and is found guilty, he might still return to active RCMP duty."
What does the force do with a wayward Mountie?
What does the force do with a wayward Mountie?:
"Whether it is abandoning a post, being caught masturbating in a police vehicle while on surveillance duty, fabricating notes from a crime scene, or drunk driving, any number of infractions by RCMP officers result in no more than being docked a few days pay.
There are dozens of such examples. The National Post obtained this week 84 RCMP adjudication board decisions rendered across Canada since January 2008. Adjudication boards are internal RCMP tribunals that determine sanctions in cases of proven misconduct. Only a handful of the 84 decisions resulted in discipline more severe than forfeiture of pay.
In fact, the maximum forfeiture of pay per infraction, under the federal RCMP Act, is ten days. Offending Mounties can be demoted; however, this applies only to some ranks above constable. Inspectors, for example, cannot be demoted, according to the Act.
The Act makes no specific mention of appropriate sanction for officers convicted in court of a criminal offence. In practice, an officer who commits a crime and is convicted can receive only light internal discipline.
RCMP officers seldom receive stiff internal sanctions, even for serious transgressions including criminal acts. Officers found guilty of misconduct are very rarely fired,"
"Whether it is abandoning a post, being caught masturbating in a police vehicle while on surveillance duty, fabricating notes from a crime scene, or drunk driving, any number of infractions by RCMP officers result in no more than being docked a few days pay.
There are dozens of such examples. The National Post obtained this week 84 RCMP adjudication board decisions rendered across Canada since January 2008. Adjudication boards are internal RCMP tribunals that determine sanctions in cases of proven misconduct. Only a handful of the 84 decisions resulted in discipline more severe than forfeiture of pay.
In fact, the maximum forfeiture of pay per infraction, under the federal RCMP Act, is ten days. Offending Mounties can be demoted; however, this applies only to some ranks above constable. Inspectors, for example, cannot be demoted, according to the Act.
The Act makes no specific mention of appropriate sanction for officers convicted in court of a criminal offence. In practice, an officer who commits a crime and is convicted can receive only light internal discipline.
RCMP officers seldom receive stiff internal sanctions, even for serious transgressions including criminal acts. Officers found guilty of misconduct are very rarely fired,"
RCMP officer pleads guilty to assault charge – RCMP Watch
RCMP officer pleads guilty to assault charge – RCMP Watch
He is let 100% completely off the hook by the judge. He's still on duty. He still carries a gun.
He is let 100% completely off the hook by the judge. He's still on duty. He still carries a gun.
CBC News - Politics - RCMP to test Taser cameras
CBC News - Politics - RCMP to test Taser cameras
Except: Complementing stun guns with recording devices may be beneficial because documenting incidents can make police more accountable, said Micheal Vonn, policy director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. However, an important factor will be what happens to the video and audio after they are recorded, she said.
There should be protocols to ensure the digital recordings cannot be tampered with and are readily available to police watchdogs, she said. "We see a lot of video go missing that complainants say would support their side of the story."
Vonn noted that a public tussle ensued over an amateur videotape of the October 2007 confrontation involving Dziekanski. The tape was returned to traveller Paul Pritchard, who shot the video and loaned it to the RCMP, after he threatened to go to court.
Except: Complementing stun guns with recording devices may be beneficial because documenting incidents can make police more accountable, said Micheal Vonn, policy director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. However, an important factor will be what happens to the video and audio after they are recorded, she said.
There should be protocols to ensure the digital recordings cannot be tampered with and are readily available to police watchdogs, she said. "We see a lot of video go missing that complainants say would support their side of the story."
Vonn noted that a public tussle ensued over an amateur videotape of the October 2007 confrontation involving Dziekanski. The tape was returned to traveller Paul Pritchard, who shot the video and loaned it to the RCMP, after he threatened to go to court.
West Van cop who assaulted delivery driver should keep job, says Abbotsford police chief
West Van cop who assaulted delivery driver should keep job, says Abbotsford police chief
but you or I would be in jail. Another instance of police- not only being above the law- but still on the job near you.
but you or I would be in jail. Another instance of police- not only being above the law- but still on the job near you.
Coping With Cops
Your rights on the street:
Do you have to:
Produce ID
Hand over your cell phone or video camera
Stand there answering questions or even just talking if you'd rather leave ? .....
and everything else! All the "Do's and Don'ts" you should know when talking to police. I'm developing an entire page of written summary and video narration to the subject of your rights when dealing with police, to augment the "Arrest Handbook" that the links in this post lead to. I'll also place THIS LINK permanently above the dog's photo....
Do you have to:
Produce ID
Hand over your cell phone or video camera
Stand there answering questions or even just talking if you'd rather leave ? .....
and everything else! All the "Do's and Don'ts" you should know when talking to police. I'm developing an entire page of written summary and video narration to the subject of your rights when dealing with police, to augment the "Arrest Handbook" that the links in this post lead to. I'll also place THIS LINK permanently above the dog's photo....
Lest We Forget
When you watch this, take the opportunity to watch the other videos listed down the right side of the You Tube page.
CBC News - Canada - RCMP fire Tasers multiple times despite health hazards: probe
CBC News - Canada - RCMP fire Tasers multiple times despite health hazards: probe
There's been no lessening in this criminal tendency of RCMP thugs to use excessive force. They can tell all the lies they want , but we saw the FIVE tazer shots in the airport murder.
There's been no lessening in this criminal tendency of RCMP thugs to use excessive force. They can tell all the lies they want , but we saw the FIVE tazer shots in the airport murder.
CBC News - Manitoba - Use of RCMP Tasers rises dramatically, records show
CBC News - Manitoba - Use of RCMP Tasers rises dramatically, records show
and a quote from this article...
while reliance on stun guns has increased sharply since the force began using them in 2001, documents obtained under the federal Access to Information Act indicate that record-keeping about Taser incidents has either become less comprehensive or that the RCMP is unwilling to share all the details of the cases with the public. Are we surprised??
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/03/24/rcmp-tasers.html#ixzz0fMua94Je
and a quote from this article...
while reliance on stun guns has increased sharply since the force began using them in 2001, documents obtained under the federal Access to Information Act indicate that record-keeping about Taser incidents has either become less comprehensive or that the RCMP is unwilling to share all the details of the cases with the public. Are we surprised??
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/03/24/rcmp-tasers.html#ixzz0fMua94Je
CBC News - British Columbia - RCMP subdue hospitalized man, 82, with Taser
CBC News - British Columbia - RCMP subdue hospitalized man, 82, with Taser
This is another bit of old news from a couple of years ago, but I think we should all bring ourselves up to date on what I'm coming to realize more and more is the putrid tradition of the RCMP.
This is another bit of old news from a couple of years ago, but I think we should all bring ourselves up to date on what I'm coming to realize more and more is the putrid tradition of the RCMP.
Canada: Police State
Five Tazer shots used to murder a man at the Vancouver airport, and that's just the tip of the iceburg. Canada's federal police (RCMP) virtually have free reign in their activities, and frquently abuse citizens without charges being laid and without being fired for brutally abusing their authority. The four thugs who perpetrated the airport murder, for example, are still on duty and haven't been charged. In fact, one of them (the one who was in charge) got drunk a few weeks after that, and drove over a young man- killing him. This documentary by Roy Ennis of Victoria briefly explores the definition of "police State". Frequent instances of brutality and even occasional murders are routinely down played by bogus internal 'investigations' cover-ups, lies, complicit courts and ineffective government. A recent press survey shows nearly 70% of Canadians don't trust the RCMP to report incidents truthfully. Like the FBI under Hoover, one wonders if the RCMP keeps blackmail dossiers on politicians.
Lawyer for Tazer Wielding Killer Becomes Judge
Surrey Leader - Lawyer in airport taser case becomes judge
The lawyer who represented RCMP officer Benjamin "Monty" Robinson at the public inquiry into the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport has been appointed a provincial court judge in Surrey.
Reginald Harris will be sworn in Monday Feb. 15.
The 46-year-old Harris was a police officer for 16 years before he became a lawyer in 1998.
He is a well-known criminal defence lawyer who has represented police officers charged with misconduct on a number of occasions in court and at internal police disciplinary hearings.
Our police state: Stacking the deck.
The lawyer who represented RCMP officer Benjamin "Monty" Robinson at the public inquiry into the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport has been appointed a provincial court judge in Surrey.
Reginald Harris will be sworn in Monday Feb. 15.
The 46-year-old Harris was a police officer for 16 years before he became a lawyer in 1998.
He is a well-known criminal defence lawyer who has represented police officers charged with misconduct on a number of occasions in court and at internal police disciplinary hearings.
Our police state: Stacking the deck.
RCMP Graciously Consents to Be Accountable ? More Like Lip Service
I doubt it. I find it hard to be optimistic when the RCMP has to initiate what should have been in place all along. It just underlines the humiliating fact that our government is a bunch of cowtowing toadies. What happens when their contract is safely renewed and the RCMP decides to renege on it's offer to do what should have been thrust down their throats long ago. I shudder to think where we'll be if their contract is renewed, because it will be renewed for at least ten years and probably more so that municipalities that are policed by the RCMP can plan properly. I think the nearly $300 million BC squanders annually on the RCMP should be channelled into a corporate style take-over and transition to our own police force. A core of existing decent mounties could form the nucleus. The other two thirds can go fly a kite. They don't have to be fired even, we simply don't hire them on in the transistion.
And while we're at it, who says amnesty has been declared for the killers of Robert Dziekanski? Are we just supposed to forget about him and other victims of RCMP outrages because the RCMP temporarily claims it will do better from now on? Is this intended to be some kind of sick plea bargain?
If this empty rhetoric about instituting independent investigations really meant anything it would already be in place, and Cpl. Montie Robinson and his fellow thugs at the airport would already be in jail, and the young man Cpl. Robinson killed with his car and left dying in the street while he went home to belt down a couple of more drinks would still be alive.
And while we're at it, who says amnesty has been declared for the killers of Robert Dziekanski? Are we just supposed to forget about him and other victims of RCMP outrages because the RCMP temporarily claims it will do better from now on? Is this intended to be some kind of sick plea bargain?
If this empty rhetoric about instituting independent investigations really meant anything it would already be in place, and Cpl. Montie Robinson and his fellow thugs at the airport would already be in jail, and the young man Cpl. Robinson killed with his car and left dying in the street while he went home to belt down a couple of more drinks would still be alive.
Many B.C. courhouses keep public from viewing key police documents, investigation finds
Many B.C. courhouses keep public from viewing key police documents, investigation finds
Still think the B.C. government might not quite be 100% onside with the mounties and courts in maintaining a Police State ? Think again!
"Two simple court documents was all it took to blow holes in the government’s official story. But it almost didn’t happen."Many B.C. courhouses keep public from viewing key police documents, investigation finds."
Letters to the Editor (provletters@theprovince.com)
It's not a game- far from it- but these court house clerks are like the fat stooges on the offensive line who protect the quarterback. The quarterback is ......
Still think the B.C. government might not quite be 100% onside with the mounties and courts in maintaining a Police State ? Think again!
"Two simple court documents was all it took to blow holes in the government’s official story. But it almost didn’t happen."Many B.C. courhouses keep public from viewing key police documents, investigation finds."
Letters to the Editor (provletters@theprovince.com)
It's not a game- far from it- but these court house clerks are like the fat stooges on the offensive line who protect the quarterback. The quarterback is ......
Column: The RCMP’s bad apples are starting to look like a barrel-full
Column: The RCMP’s bad apples are starting to look like a barrel-full
Excerpt: " The Mounties don’t get it. The internal culture of the force is rancid.
Unfortunately, neither Heed nor anyone else in Victoria appears to have the stomach for the radical measures that are needed.
In spite of one scandal after another involving the Mounties, we have yet to hear a realistic response on how to rein in a dysfunctional organization that acts as if it was accountable to no one.
So what are you going to do about it Mr. Chicken Little Solicitor-general? "
Excerpt: " The Mounties don’t get it. The internal culture of the force is rancid.
Unfortunately, neither Heed nor anyone else in Victoria appears to have the stomach for the radical measures that are needed.
In spite of one scandal after another involving the Mounties, we have yet to hear a realistic response on how to rein in a dysfunctional organization that acts as if it was accountable to no one.
So what are you going to do about it Mr. Chicken Little Solicitor-general? "
Convictions may be lost due to secret jury checks
Convictions may be lost due to secret jury checks
WHERE ARE THE GOVERNMENTS, PROVINCIAL and FEDERAL?
What a sick travesty. Jury of your peers? Not in Ontario. What about other provinces? The buck stops at government. Governments must TURF MANY of THESE ROTTEN PEOPLE THEY APPOINTED TO MAN THE CROWN OFFICES before the whole system goes down the tube!
WHERE ARE THE GOVERNMENTS, PROVINCIAL and FEDERAL?
What a sick travesty. Jury of your peers? Not in Ontario. What about other provinces? The buck stops at government. Governments must TURF MANY of THESE ROTTEN PEOPLE THEY APPOINTED TO MAN THE CROWN OFFICES before the whole system goes down the tube!
Murders? There should at LEAST have been Trials
Old MURDERS Committed by the RCMP ?
Since the airport murder, I've been keeping track of current outrages, as well as looking into previous crimes. This is about older cases, but after visiting the above link I think you'll have to agree, there should have been trials- at the very least. When you get to the above page, click the box by "Beyond Justice- Part 3 ". It is a good video summary of these two probable murders committed by RCMP officers- covered up by the RCMP organization as a whole in collusion with the government's legal functionaries.
We've got to get rid of the RCMP in B.C., and we need to take the government RCMP stooge legal functionaries to court. Maybe Amnesty International or the United Nations. The more I look into the RCMP the more I think we literally live in a police state. Really.
Since the airport murder, I've been keeping track of current outrages, as well as looking into previous crimes. This is about older cases, but after visiting the above link I think you'll have to agree, there should have been trials- at the very least. When you get to the above page, click the box by "Beyond Justice- Part 3 ". It is a good video summary of these two probable murders committed by RCMP officers- covered up by the RCMP organization as a whole in collusion with the government's legal functionaries.
We've got to get rid of the RCMP in B.C., and we need to take the government RCMP stooge legal functionaries to court. Maybe Amnesty International or the United Nations. The more I look into the RCMP the more I think we literally live in a police state. Really.
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