Did Constable Kristopher Karl Planetta Benefit From Police Sentencing Double-Standards?
Nobody – not the Crown Prosecutor, not the Defence Attorney and not the Judge – wanted Cape Breton Regional Police Constable Kristopher Karl Planetta to have a criminal record, despite the two findings of guilt for assaulting his ex-wife.
One Law for Me, Another for Thee
If you are one of the privileged few who wear a badge, a gun and pants with a stripe down the legs (any colour will do), your justice will be dispensed through Door Number One. If you are an unfortunate lesser being – a mere citizen of Canada at the time of your arrest – your justice will be dispensed through Door Number Two. Nothing good comes when you are shuffled off through Door Number Two.
Police Misconduct: Abbotsford Constable Christopher Nicholson
Violating the public’s trust is nasty business. Violating the trust of your fellow police officers is an even far more heinous offence because, as Abbotsford Police Constable Christopher Nicholson did, it puts their lives at risk.
RCMP Constable David Clarke Benefits from Police Sentencing Double-Standards
When an RCMP constable convicted of serious criminal offenses walks into court for his sentencing hearing he probably hums a pleasant tune, if only to himself. Why? His sentencing hearing is arguably the very best day in an otherwise demoralizing…
Ottawa Police Constable Todd Sheppard Lies in Attempt to Defraud Store
Ottawa Police Constable Todd Sheppard decided he wanted an expensive hiking bag but didn’t want to pay for it. It’s a classic case of a cop feeling entitled to someone else’s property. The thing that bothers me most about this…
Mandatory Minimum Sentences do NOT apply to Cops???
The mandatory minimum sentence for attempted murder should NOT apply to a convicted criminal police officer? Under what twisted and perverse rationale could that argument possibly fly? Why the twisted and perverse rationale of defence lawyer Lawrence Gridin, of course….
Ottawa Cop given special treatment after reporting his service pistol stolen
One of the things I love to write about most is the double-standard of treatment for we “mere citizens” and our brothers and sisters in law enforcement. The reason is simple. The mere presence of a stripe down your leg,…
For RCMP Only: Steal 6 Handguns and get Conditional Discharge
Imagine that you, mere citizen, managed to get your hands on 6 handguns and as part of your job you are to destroy them. You don’t fulfill your job requirements for reasons the world will never know and take the…
Monty Robinson Sentenced to Prison? It’s a MIRACLE!
I’m here in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, for Jane Gaffin’s Celebration of Life event (more on that later) and much to my shock and surprise Allen Carlos tells me that one of the cops who killed Robert Dziekanski was sentenced to…
Infamous RCMP Thug Geoff Mantler is Finally Sentenced… to a Joke on Us
It’s taken a long time but that infamous thug and former (Thank God!) RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler was finally sentenced for brutally kicking Buddy Tavares in the face. Like Benjamin (Monty) Robinson before him in his obstruction of justice trial for…
When is Police Brutality NOT Police Brutality? When the Judge Says So…
RCMP Constable Andy Yung is a real piece of work. And by that I mean he is the type of man we really don’t want patrolling our streets armed with a badge, a gun and the power to do as…
Labrador RCMP member arrested for child luring
Remember when Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said in defense of the warrantless search provisions of Bill C-30, “You’re with us, or the child pornographers”? I find it rather ironic that, just days before Bill C-30 was officially scrapped, an…
Must be nice to be a Corrupt Toronto Cop at Sentencing Time
I truly get sick of seeing corrupt policemen, instead of receiving prison time for their crimes, be rewarded for them instead by our asinine justice system. Clearly judges in Ontario are taking lessons in stupidity from B.C. Supreme Court Judge…
RCMP Sgt. Owen Wlodarczak thinks he should not suffer any consequences for threatening to shoot his wife in the head
In May 2010 RCMP Staff Sgt. Owen Wlodarczak went home, punched his wife in the face half a dozen times and then threatened to shoot her in the head with his service pistol. He committed this vile act in front…
Justice for Orion Hutchinson and his family? Not a chance. Disgraced former RCMP Corporal Benjamin (Monty) Robinson plays the race card and wins
I was disgusted but not surprised that another piece of garbage in an RCMP uniform, Constable Geoff Mantler, walked free the other day, acquitted by Judge Takahashi. I saw that one coming a mile off. Reading the news, however, that…
RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson finally quits in disgrace prior to sentencing hearing
RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson has finally done something honourable… if you can call quitting in disgracebefore you’re fired as “honourable”, that is, right before you’re about to be sentenced for obstruction of justice. As regular readers of my columns will…
RCMP Member forgets loaded handgun on BC Ferry. Imagine if you or I did that…
Sometimes things happen. Everyone forgets a bag now and then. It happens to even the most diligent person. But when you are a serving member of the RCMP and your carry bag contains your loaded service pistol… well… there’s going…
Hypocrisy: When the law is applied differently based on the job description of the violator
A mere citizen would be facing a myriad of criminal charges, but that’s to be expected in the New Canada, where Justice and Criminality are determined not by your actions, but by your job title. Take the case of Victoria…
A loaded pistol was found in his car, yet he’s not arrested, charged or sent off to prison
Can you imagine if you or I left a loaded handgun under the front seat of our vehicle and someone else found it? Here’s roughly what would transpire next: 1. SWAT would be called in to serve a “high risk…
Lying Staff Sergeant Ross Spenard: Reason #8 to dump the BC RCMP
We “mere citizens” have high expectations from the men and women who make up our police forces. We expect them to act with integrity, to be honourable and above all, to tell the truth. Time after time we hear reports…
Edmonton Police Service Constable Mike Wasylyshen needs a hard look in the mirror
Edmonton Police Service Constable Mike Wasylyshen, the son of former Edmonton Police Chief Bob Wasylyshen, needs to take a serious look in the mirror. He’s just sued CBC Television for $100,000 for defamation over their reporting of his illustrious career. The…
Sentencing Double-Standard rears its ugly head again. Kelowna RCMP Staff Sergeant gets a wrist-slap for assault and firearm charges
Imagine, if you will, that you have a very bad day. You go home, punch your wife in the face 6 or 8 times while your children watch in horror, then you put a gun to your wife’s head and…