Goober I do know about that, however those who uphold the law know better than to act in
such a manner. I noticed you mentioned you don't know when someone is going to shoot.
In this case, the man had his hands up and he was complying with the officers on the scene.
Unfortunately people in this Province are fed up, we have seen people being beaten up and
arrested for no reason. Some have tried to explain they have a permit, and still they were
tasered. That happened in Kelowna as well, he was parked on a street with a permit while
his wife took the papers into the establishment. He was told to move and before he could
explain he was tasered and arrested. The result, well everyone was sorry.
There is a case of the poor guy at Vancouver Airport got himself killed for no reason it was
police out of control. To make matters worse, the cop who was most aggressive, was the
same cop that later was involved in a hit and run I think it was in Surrey. Like Priests, these
cops are reprimanded and moved around. What about the police officer that was at a gathering
at the cop shop drinking and later became involved in an auto accident.
There was the self defence case where a man was shot in a cell in the back of the head.
No one I know of believes that is what happened.
Today I understand, that even a retired police officer was there at the demonstration. I am not
saying we should get rid of the RCMP or go about on a series of medieval witch hunts, I am
however saying we need to expect the police to obey the laws they enforce and if they can't
they should be booted out, in the case of Assault charges against a police officer, they should
be punished to the fullest extent of the law, and why because they are the aware of the law
or should be. The public is demanding, that we address the legal system and ensure the
punishment fits the crime, no exceptions, and that includes policemen. I would agree Goober
if the guy was resisting arrest or trying to escape or attempting to take a hostage, then kick
the hell out of him. but this is not one of those cases.
What also troubles me is who made the initial phone call. I don't believe there was ever a threat
of domestic violence but I have wondered about one other thing and think about this for a second.
In summer, many people get really angry when the Cherry Cannons are fired starting at 5am and
going on most of the day. I know there are people who hate the shotguns going off on the golf
courses in the early hours of the morning too. The geese make a hell of a mess of the greens
and I can understand why the operators would like to have even unofficial shooting in winter.
See the snow falls and melts all year here and as soon as the snow is gone, golfing starts in
early March some years. What if one of those neighbours called and reported that there was a
problem at the golf course? Someone, made that phone call and reported there was a potential
violent crime taking place or they knew there was no such crime taking place they wanted the
shooting to stop. If that is the case, it would be a false police report and that person should be
punished as well or more severely. In that case and depending on what originated the complaint
I would be willing to take a second look at what the outcome should be. but for no other reason.
