The American Justice System and Wrongful Convictions
Someone sent me the graphic below, presumably because I write a lot on justice issues. It’s an interesting graphic that depicts the history and a number of scary averages about those wrongfully convicted of heinous crimes. I’ve not come across…
And the blame for the ATF’s Failures lie at the feet of… the NRA?
The Washington Post is blaming the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) many failures, including the massive bungle that led to the death of US Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in their failed…
RCMP who killed Robert Dziekanski face Perjury Charges
RCMP Constable Gerry Rundel, RCMP Constable Bill Bentley, RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson and RCMP Constable Kwesi Millington, the four men who killed Robert Dziekanski in Vancouver International Airport, have now been charged with perjury for lying about their actions to…
Naked Man paraded before female cops, Bill Blair makes excuses
A man was arrested at the G20 last year, was stripped naked and then paraded before a female Toronto City Police constable. Predictably, Toronto Police Services Chief Bill Blair says, “The video may not entirely speak for itself. And there’s…
Wisconsin finally passes Concealed Carry Legislation
It’s not the first time Wisconsin has passed Concealed Carry legislation. They’ve done that twice before, but this is the first time the Wisconsin Governor is expected to actually sign the legislation into law. The third time’s a charm, as…
Emily Good: Arrested for standing on her own property and filming police
Emily Good did nothing wrong. She was perfectly within her rights to stand on her own property and film the police as they did their job. Or in this case, as they became hostile to a citizen for daring to watch them as they did their job.
Guy Earle appeals BC Human Rights Tribunal discrimination decision
On April 20th, 2011 Guy Earl was found guilty of “hurting the feelings” of lesbian Lorna Pardy, who had the audacity to claim she suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result. Pardy obviously has some pretty big balls, making…
A Historic Day for Freedom of Speech: Geert Wilders
Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders was cleared of charges of inciting hatred today in what I can only call a historic decision. Had Wilders been found guilty, freedom of speech would have been dealt a lethal blow, and one it would…
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…
Amanda “Mandy” Grace McPhee is home safe and sound
Last week I posted a notice forwarded to me by my pastor about a missing 16-year-old girl, Amanda McPhee. Her parents and church family were understandably worried when she went missing, and many feared the worst. Turns out Amanda had…
BLASTOGRAM: CNN’S Journalistic Farce
Rejection is tough to take, particularly when you don’t know why you are being rejected. Gary Johnson was deeply wounded for being shunned by CNN as though he were invisible. Despite his track record and declaration of his candidacy to…
If we’re willing to stifle free speech at the Langley School Board, how are we supposed to teach our children what it means?
Langley, British Columbia is the latest battleground for freedom of speech, but that battle isn’t happening inside a courtroom. It’s happening in the Langley School Board Office. Schools are supposed to be the place where we teach our children what…
Former Crown Attorney Anne Calder guilty of drug trafficing and smuggling drugs into prison
Anne Calder is a former Nova Scotia Crown Attorney and defense lawyer. On July 14th, 2009 she delivered drugs to her client inside the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She got caught. She went to trial,…
Phyllis Morris despises Free Speech, sues everyone she can think of for $6 million!
Freedom of Speech is one of the foundational principles of Canada. It is essential that individuals are able to freely speak their minds without being afraid of some dumb-ass politician filing a $6 million lawsuit against them. Phyllis Morris is…
Another New Brunswick Legion is Burned Down by Arsonists
Another New Brunswick legion building has been torched by arsonists, causing many veterans to wonder what’s going on in that province. Royal Canadian Legion #60, 75 kilometres east of Fredericton on Route 105, was intentionally set on fire on June…
Freedom of Speech? Not until you Pay The Fee
Here in British Columbia there is a pending referendum on the Hated Sales Tax (HST), or as it’s called in government circles as the Harmonized Sales Tax. While both sides wage the war over the HST, some municipalities are hell-bent…
Canucks Fans Disgrace Their Team, Their City and Their Nation
In a show of utter stupidity, Vancouver Canucks fans upset at the shutout loss to the Boston Bruins tonight overturned police cars, lit them on fire, broke windows and looted downtown Vancouver stores. The world got to see exactly how…
Amanda Grace McPhee is missing, parents worried
From the Langley Advance: The search on the ground has been called off for missing Brookswood teenager Amanda “Mandy” Grace McPhee, but police and her parents are still hoping for tips and information from the public. Mandy’s parents pleaded for…
Film police killing a man, get a policeman’s weapon stuck in your face
When police act like thugs, as they did here in Miami, we must all fear for our safety. These cops had just fired dozens of bullets into Raymond Henrisse so there is absolutely no reason to expect that, as one of the unfortunately onlookers, you’re not going to be next.
Punishing the Many for the Sins of the Few…
Punishing the many for the sins of the few has become the Great Canadian Way. With each newly passed law, Canadians discover themselves guilty of a myriad of offences they never even knew existed just a generation ago. As a…
An Open Letter to the OFAH, the CSSA, the NFA, and…
and All Canadian Wildlife and Sporting Organizations by Al Muir On 15 May 1995 Parliament’s Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs held a hearing on the Liberals’ Bill C-68. Speaking for the National Coalition of Provincial and Territorial Wildlife…
A Responsible Gun Owners’ View of the CPC Convention Ottawa
by Edward B. Hudson DVM, MS As a delegate to the Conservative Party of Canada Convention in Ottawa last week I had an extremely enjoyable time listening to excellent speeches from Jason Kenny, John Baird, Stockwell Day, meeting and speaking…
Colorado Legislators to Voters: It’s not a tax, it’s a fee!”
Governments across North America are finding that their meal tickets are less and less willing to pay for bloated and wasteful governments. Here in Canada, the Jack Layton and his New Democratic Party can’t comprehend why we mere peasants are…
RCMP Conduct Complaints lead to video camera tests
Kelowna RCMP are testing the use of small video cameras on selected RCMP constables. Is it ironic or intentional that this technology test comes just months after RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler was caught on camera brutally kicking Buddy Tavares in…
Default on your Student Loans, Get a SWAT Team Visit
The more details that come out about the SWAT Team sent to collect defaulted student loans, the worse it becomes. Kenneth Wright was asleep in his Stockton, California home when a dozen or more armed SWAT Team members broke down…
Corporations use lawsuits to Muzzle our Freedom of Speech
Canadians supposedly enjoy, under our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Right to Freedom of Speech. That Right has been reduced to a mere privilege over the past 40 years through the use of Human Rights Tribunals and Hate Crime…
Bringing the “administration of justice into disrepute”
I wandered around the Coalition for Gun Control’s website this morning, just to see what they were up to. A headline caught my attention, because it’s a flat-out lie. April 2011- The gun registry never killed anyone. Ending it may….
CBC and Hate Crimes Stats: The Sky is Falling!
Reading the headline from CBC, you’d think the sky was falling and that Canada was plagued by an epidemic of so-called “hate crimes”. CBC – Hate Crime Reports Jump by 42% in Canada I’ve got to admit, it makes for…
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…
Jose Guerena, murdered by Pima County SWAT Team, honoured by Oath Keepers on Memorial Day
For anyone not familiar with the horrific story of Jose Guerena, the former US Marine gunned down by the Pima County SWAT Team, here is a brief recap. Jose Guerena is a a decorated US Marine. He served two tours…