Autumn Higgs: Dead because of Boyfriend’s Negligent Discharge
16-year-old Autumn Higgs is dead because of her boyfriend’s negligent discharge of a firearm.
Negligent Discharge: Dallas Walmart
The precise details of how the negligent discharge occurred aren’t available but, according to police, the individual carrying the handgun was not licensed for concealed carry.
Officer Down: Kern County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Phillip Campas
On July 25, 2021, Kern County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Phillip Campas was shot and killed during a standoff that also wounded another police officer. When the primary suspect was finally shot and killed, the bodies of his wife and two children were found inside. He is survived by his wife and two young children.
Officer Down: Clark County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jeremy Brown
Clark County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jeremy Brown was shot and killed while conducting surveillance at an apartment complex in the 3500 block of Northeast 109th Avenue in Vancouver, Washington. He is survived by his wife and children.
Memphis Pastor Ricky Floyd Hosts Gun Safety Course for Kids
“I am not as disturbed about the law being passed. I am pro citizens carrying guns, but now we have a responsibility to be trained on how to carry to protect our children,” said Pastor Floyd. “And if children are going to have their hands or be anywhere near it, they need to know some rules to keep them safe.”
Officer Down: Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Josh Bartlett
On July 15, 2021, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Josh Bartlett was murdered during an hours-long SWAT standoff that also left three others injured. Sgt. Bartlett is survived by his beautiful wife of 18 years, Rebecca, and their three sons. The family just celebrated his youngest son’s teenage birthday two days before he was murdered.
Jared Lowndes Shooting Death: The RCMP Has A Lot to Answer for
Will we ever learn the truth about how and why Jared Lowndes died?
I wish I could say I am cautiously optimistic.
I’m not.
Sergeant Robert Johnson: Pedophile Cop Commits Suicide
There will be no ‘Officer Down’ tribute for Harris County Precinct 1 Sergeant Robert Johnson or his final act of cowardice here. Once named Officer Of The Year, Johnson killed himself after confessing to a long history of sexually abusing children.
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.
Nigerian Army Purges 3,040 Drunken Deserters, Rapists and Murderous Soldiers
While firing 3,040 troops from the army sounds like a lot, it’s only 1.9% of Nigeria’s Army, which is smaller than the percentage of Liberal Party MPs who are currently facing criminal charges or have been convicted of crimes in the past.
Free Speech is Despised Across the Political Spectrum
I expect politicians on the left of the political spectrum to despise free speech. But when supposedly conservative politicians embrace this censorious nonsense, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford did with Bill 254, how do I explain that away?
2020: COVID-19 Lockdown Loneliness Responsible for 1,412 Suicides By MAiD
In Canada, 1,412 people chose to end their lives by medical assistance in dying (MAiD) (18.6% of all MAiD deaths in 2020) because they simply could not face another year of loneliness and isolation forced upon them by uncaring, insensitive and unaccountable government bureaucrats.
Negligent Discharge: 12-year-old girl shot, expected to recover
Christian Lehl, 21, was babysitting his nieces and nephews, when he took out a loaded handgun and showed it to an 18-year-old friend. The handgun ‘just went off’ aka a negligent discharge, and the bullet buried itself in the arm of one of Lehl’s 12-year-old nieces in another room.
Can Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah Succeed Where Every Other Police Agency has Failed?
“Everything we do is to help us better serve our community in ways that respect the changing expectations people have of their police,” Peel Regional Police Service Chief Duraiappah said.
While we won’t know the results of his reforms for several years, it appears Chief Duraiappah is on the right path, driven by the right motivations.
Ottawa Police Constable Ripped for Charter Violations by Justice David Berg
Justice David Berg lambasted Ottawa Police Service Constable Corey Bourguignon for lying under oath when he ruled Vincent Lebrun’s Charter rights were violated so egregiously the evidence against him must be excluded.
That evidence was, according to news reports, a grenade launcher.
Officer Down: Terre Haute Police Department Detective Greg Ferency
Terre Haute Police Department Detective Greg Ferency was ambushed and murdered outside the FBI Indianapolis Resident Agency on Wednesday, July 7, 2021.
Detective Ferency, a 30-year veteran of the Terre Haute Police Department, was assigned to the FBI Task Force and worked there since 2010.
At this point it is not known why the as-yet unidentified murderer singled out and murdered Detective Ferency.
Negligent Discharge: Gentry Police Officers Save Man’s Life
Two Gentry Police officers are credited with saving the life of a man who managed to unintentionally shoot himself in the leg. The unidentified man carried a loaded firearm in his pocket (never a good idea) and due to his negligence, shot himself and severed an artery in his leg.
Brenda Ware’s Murder Epitomizes the Failure of Canada’s Justice System
Whether Philip Toner satisfied the criteria for ‘dangerous offender’ status or not, we clearly need a way of protecting unsuspecting Canadians from violent, repeat offenders like him.
Unfortunately, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is far more concerned with reducing sentences for habitual criminals than they are with protecting Canadians from those who would do them harm.
Civil Forfeiture: Court of Appeal Calls Govt of Ontario Position “Absurd”
In Ontario (AG) v Norwood Estate, Ontario argued for a vast expansion of the scope of Ontario’s civil asset forfeiture scheme. In smacking down the province’s Attorney General, Justice David M. Paciocco didn’t mince his words.
“Ontario’s interpretation [of s. 18.1 of the Civil Remedies Act] is illogical and incoherent.”
South Africa’s Nightmare Gun Registry
Canada’s failed Long Gun Registry was an expensive and useless exercise that did not solve a single crime according to police, but at least ‘the trains ran on time’ to butcher an analogy.
The same cannot be said for South Africa’s Central Firearms Registry, where backlogs for both licenses and amnesties are piled six feet high throughout a building that’s been declared unsafe.
Is It Possible Our Government and Health Authorities Lied to Us?
The very essence of the scientific method is to question everything to find out what’s true – yet the act of questioning – when it comes to COVID-19 – is considered subversive, evil or driven by conspiracy theory nutcases.