Gerald Stanley Not Guilty

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The "Friends of Stanley" are free to make their own version.


How come nobody has ever questioned how much theft actually happens in that area? 2 of the persons in the car admitted to trying to steal from 2 yards before Stanley's and admitted to looking for keys in 1 truck and starting an ATV before the Stanley's reacted. One of the girls admitted to assaulting Mrs. Stanley before running back to the vehicle that Bouchie was trying to escape in while the other 2 guys were running on foot to get away. Those facts were only covered in passing by local news, the rest of the national news stayed with narrative of innocent teens looking for help with a flat tire.

Trespassing and theft have been coming to a head for many years it was only a matter of time before an unfortunate incident would touch off a firestorm. But trying to maintain the pure innocence being eaten up by the media is wrong, he was a gangbanging thug that his buddies got him killed by a man trying to protect his family and property.
 

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How come nobody has ever questioned how much theft actually happens in that area? 2 of the persons in the car admitted to trying to steal from 2 yards before Stanley's and admitted to looking for keys in 1 truck and starting an ATV before the Stanley's reacted. One of the girls admitted to assaulting Mrs. Stanley before running back to the vehicle that Bouchie was trying to escape in while the other 2 guys were running on foot to get away. Those facts were only covered in passing by local news, the rest of the national news stayed with narrative of innocent teens looking for help with a flat tire.
Trespassing and theft have been coming to a head for many years it was only a matter of time before an unfortunate incident would touch off a firestorm. But trying to maintain the pure innocence being eaten up by the media is wrong, he was a gangbanging thug that his buddies got him killed by a man trying to protect his family and property.
Surely it will be in the movie.
 

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That's priceless, coming from a Trumpite


Does anyone notice the irony of someone who is FAR below Trump in intelligence, incessantly trying to insult others who are far more intelligent than him by comparing them to Trump. Reading this guy is much better than any comic strip. Carry on Bobble head!
 

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Does anyone have any valid or irrefutable reason to believe that he wouldn't have reacted the same way if it had been white hooligans acting up in that fashion or are the SJW's in the forum just trying to outdo each other apologizing for being white..
 

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Even by their own account because they operated a vehicle repair shop on their farm they assumed it was one of their clients coming in to get something out of their own truck, only reacted when they heard the ATV start and heard his wife start to yell from the garden. Did colour come into play at that point not a chance, only after seeing his wife being accosted by the garden and yelling at the perps to get lost did he send his son for the gun. I still don't believe colour was in question at that point, only after social media started spewing thieving Indians did racism become a factor IMO.
 

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Film on Colten Boushie case wins $10,000 prize at Hot Docs festival
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May 4, 2019
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May 4, 2019 3:44 PM EDT
TORONTO — A film about the killing of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan has won a top prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Tasha Hubbard’s “nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up” has won the best Canadian feature documentary award, which comes with a $10,000 cash prize.
The film, which opened the festival, is about the case of Colten Boushie.
The 22-year-old member of the Red Pheasant First Nation was shot to death after the vehicle he was in drove onto a farm property near Biggar, Sask., in 2016.
Last year, a jury acquitted farmer Gerald Stanley of second-degree murder after he testified his gun went off accidentally as he was trying to scare off young people on his property.
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The Hot Docs jury said the film “has created a lasting document that brings together past and future to illuminate oppression and resilience.”
Other Hot Docs award winners announced Friday night include Matt Gallagher’s “Prey,” which won a $5,000 special jury prize for its look at a sexual abuse survivor who takes on the Catholic church in an Ontario court.
The emerging Canadian filmmaker award, which comes with a $3,000 cash prize, went to Emily Gan for “Cavebirds.”
Pailin Wedel’s “Hope Frozen” won the $10,000 best international feature documentary award.
The $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for best Canadian documentary will be announced as the festival wraps on Sunday.
http://torontosun.com/entertainment...ie-case-wins-10000-prize-at-hot-docs-festival
 

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Doc shines light on Colten Boushie case
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July 7, 2019
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July 7, 2019 6:57 PM EDT
A scene from Tasha Hubbard's documentary, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, which focuses on the issues of systemic racism brought to the forefront with the death of Colten Boushie in 2016. Supplied photo
A Canadian film exploring the case of Colten Boushie is showing in Winnipeg, attracting many people curious to learn more about the controversial death of Indigenous man.
The award winning film nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up opened at the Winnipeg Cinematheque on Wednesday and has been attracting large audiences since. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the full-length feature delves into Boushie’s case and what it means for the future of Indigenous people in Canada.
“I’m hoping to see, maybe not a real perspective, but a different perspective from what we saw in the media,” said Jan Gilchrist, as she waited in line to see the film Sunday afternoon. “I’m not 100% sure we got the whole story.”
The 22-year-old died on Aug. 9, 2016 when he was fatally shot in the head by a Saskatchewan farmer after trespassing on the man’s property. The farmer, Gerald Stanley was put on trial for second-degree murder and manslaughter, but was acquitted.
The outcome of the case caused outrage and protests across the country, causing many people to question the justice that was served and the racism in Canada’s justice system.
“I do believe there is a lot of discrimination, and I think it’s about time we educate ourselves.” said Gilchrist, adding she followed the case in the media as the trial unfolded. “It’s about truth and reconciliation. To me, today is about truth.”
Since it opened earlier this year, the film has won two awards including the Best Canadian Feature, Colin Low Award for Canadian Documentary, and was nominated one of the top five Canadian films.
On Sunday night, the film’s producer Jon Montes introduced the film and gave a short discussion on it. The film is playing in Winnipeg until Wednesday. More information about the film can be found on the nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Facebook page.
http://torontosun.com/news/local-news/doc-shines-light-on-colten-boushie-case
 

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Bell: Eddie Maurice sued by intruder — the whole story
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Edouard Maurice leaves Okotoks Provincial Court Building with his family on Tuesday, February 24. Al Charest/Postmedia.
OKOTOKS — Eddie Maurice is being sued for more than $100,000. An intruder hit by the ricocheting bullet of a warning shot is doing the suing.
But that’s only the beginning.
Eddie was also going to be sued by the Government of Alberta until Monday afternoon, when that bureaucratic stupidity got put to bed right quick.
Eddie and Jessie Maurice are still shocked. Eddie is again under fire. Eddie is again on the receiving end.
Doug Schweitzer, the province’s top lawman, says the whole thing is ridiculous.
The ridiculous part includes his own department joining the lawsuit for damages and the cost of health services for Ryan Watson, the individual now suing who was rummaging around on Eddie’s property.
When Schweitzer heard that news, he squashed the province’s end of the lawsuit like a bug in less time than you could tell some paper shuffler: What the hell do you think you’re doing?
R.J. Sigurdson, the man representing Eddie and Jessie in the legislature, is blown away with what passes for reality this day.
The straight-talking Sigurdson says he’s angry over a lawsuit he sees as absurd, completely upside down and other words you can’t print in a family newspaper.
But it is there in the black and white of a statement of claim, served to Eddie this past Thursday.
“How is this possible after what we’ve already been through? How is it possible he thinks he can get anything out of us?” says Eddie’s wife, Jessie.
“We’re just not going to take this sitting down. We know we have to fight it. We’re going to do our best to fight it.”
Schweitzer, the province’s justice minister, says Eddie has been through enough.
Schweitzer, who has been getting many earfuls about rural crime in his travels throughout the province, believes when people hear the latest, they will once again feel like criminals have more rights than victims.
Schweitzer goes further. He fires up Albertans to help Eddie pay for a lawyer.
“I’d encourage Albertans to support Eddie Maurice and if he needs help funding his litigation make sure he gets the support he needs on that end.”
You read it here first.
The justice minister also says the days when a provincial government just gave lip service to rural Albertans feeling targeted by criminals are now over, done, at an end, finito.
“The situation with Eddie is tragic and what he’s going through right now is ridiculous. It sends a signal to all of Alberta. Where are the priorities of the government? Where are the priorities of the justice system?” says Schweitzer.
“We want to make sure Albertans know the government heard them loud and clear and we have their back.”
Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer in a Postmedia file photo. JimWells/Postmedia
Let’s do a little history.
Watson, who wants $100,000-plus for severe damages and disability, went on the Maurice property at five in the morning in February of last year with another person.
Eddie was home with his youngest daughter. Eddie says he saw people rifling through his vehicle. He shouted for the two individuals to leave and then fired two warning shots. A shot, said to be a ricochet, hit Watson on the right forearm.
Eddie called police, who arrested him. After six court appearances, charges against Eddie were dropped.
Watson, sentenced to 45 days in jail, claims he was trying to run away.
His claim says he has a metal plate in his forearm and he suffers from emotional upset, severe fatigue, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder and other pain.
Watson says Eddie could have called the Mounties, shouted a warning or turned on the outside lights.
Sigurdson, a one-time farm kid and now the member of the legislature for the Okotoks area, says it took him some time to fathom this gobsmacking turn of events.
“I couldn’t believe it, I was really put back in my chair. I keep stuttering because it’s hard to actually wrap my head around how this is happening.”
Sigurdson says he will be vocal in his support of Eddie. He considers Eddie and Jessie his friends and the father of three tries to imagine himself in Eddie’s boots that February at five in the morning.
“You always want to protect your family,” he says, adding a head-scratcher of a question.
“If you throw a boomerang at somebody and it comes around and hits you in the head are you able to sue them?”
Eddie and Jessie are in the process of finding a lawyer. Last time, Eddie faced jail. This time, it’s paying out a huge chunk of cash.
The guy can’t catch a break.
First, the intruders showed up at his house up to no good. Second, Eddie gets arrested, goes on trial and months of uncertainty.
Now, this.
“It’s kind of like being a victim the third time,” says Jessie.
“When is enough enough?”
It sure looks like, not yet.
rbell@postmedia.com
http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bell-eddie-maurice-sued-by-intruder-the-whole-story
 

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Bell: Kenney calls Eddie Maurice lawsuit harassment
Rick Bell
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September 25, 2019
Updated:
September 25, 2019 7:00 AM EDT
Edouard Maurice and his wife Jessica walk into Okotoks court on May 17, 2018. Al Charest / Postmedia file
Outrage. Harassment.
These are strong words and they have the force of strong words and Premier Jason Kenney uses the strong words without hesitation when speaking of the plight of Eddie Maurice.
Many will applaud the strong words because many people in this country can see themselves in Eddie’s boots, on the short end of the stick in a so-called justice system needing a XXL attitude adjustment in the worst way.
“Mr. Maurice has been through enough. This is a man who did what he thought was necessary using non-lethal force to protect his family and his property,” says Kenney.
“He went through charges that were withdrawn so he’s been completely exonerated. And now to face the legal harassment of a lawsuit from a robber who was threatening his family and his property is, I think, an outrage.”
But there is one niggling detail. Until Monday afternoon, the Alberta government was suing Eddie.
Let’s take a step back.
Bell: Eddie Maurice sued by intruder — the whole story
As the world now knows, Eddie is being sued by Ryan Watson who came on his property at five in the morning early last year, up to no good.
Eddie says he was alone with his young daughter, saw two people going through his vehicle, shouted at Watson and the other individual, telling them to leave.
Eddie then fired two warning shots.
Watson was hit in the arm by what was said to be a ricocheting bullet. Eddie was arrested, went to court six times and charges were finally dropped.
Watson got 45 days in jail and now wants Eddie to pay up at least $100,000 because the intruder has got a metal plate in his forearm and says he suffers from emotional upset and severe fatigue and insomnia and anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder and dizziness and migraine headaches.
But the government of Alberta was also on the lawsuit, wanting Eddie to cover Watson’s health-care costs. The statement of claim even says the provincial government believes Watson’s injuries were because of Eddie’s “negligence.”
As we all know, on Monday, as soon as Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer saw the government was on the lawsuit he laid down the law with the paper shufflers. Get the government off the lawsuit.
But many readers ask the question. How the hell did the Alberta government end up suing Eddie in the first place?
What rocket scientist made that numbskull decision?
On Tuesday, Kenney tells us he was told Watson’s side added the provincial government without asking for the government’s consent.
“It was outrageous the litigant did that,” says the premier.
Premier Jason Kenney. SunMedia
But as day turns into night on Tuesday it’s not clear what the premier was told is the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Did Watson’s lawyer just write the Alberta government into the lawsuit on his own or did some head-up-their-butt bureaucrat sign off on this thing?
After all, the province has a unit in their health department that can go after people to recover health-care costs from a supposed wrongdoer.
Anyway, Schweitzer, the province’s top lawman, wants to get to the bottom of how the Alberta government was suing Eddie and make sure it doesn’t happen again in another situation.
“We’re drilling down to find out how this happened. It never should have happened. Period,” says Schweitzer, who has been travelling around the province hearing some real rural crime horror stories.
“We need justice in Alberta. Justice was not being done in Eddie Maurice’s case, that’s why we stepped in immediately. No family should have to go through what they have gone through as a family together. We’re doing everything we can to make sure there is not another Eddie Maurice in Alberta.”
Schweitzer says up in Edmonton there’s a real lack of understanding of what’s happening in rural Alberta.
“When I’m in these town halls, I’ve travelled to Cheadle. I’ve been to Slave Lake. I’ve been up to Fairview. I was just in Drayton Valley. Rural Alberta is overwhelmingly frustrated with the justice system. They see it as a revolving door that does not hold criminals accountable for their actions.”
Schweitzer says he does not think the laws in this country reflect what’s going on in rural Alberta.
But the talk always comes back to Eddie Maurice, the victim again.
“Every community I go to, they see themselves as Eddie Maurice, their sons and daughters could be Eddie Maurice. And they don’t feel justice was done.”
rbell@postmedia.com
http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bell-kenney-calls-eddie-maurice-lawsuit-harassment