Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
I seem to be writing a lot about police and their actions, and perhaps it isn’t always fait to judge. For example CBC reports two cops in Calgary have been cleared of criminal charges stemming from an arrest incident. You can watch the video and decide for yourself. The problem …
The National Post has an interesting article on tasers and the various lawsuits against the company that manufactures them, Taser International. A former employee, Pam Schreiner, claims that Taser has harrassed and intimidated her into silence over her witnessing Taser officials shredding incriminating court documents regarding the safety of their …
Have you ever noticed when you buy a new car, or hat, or bike, that you begin to notice it everywhere. Sometimes you see it in the media. Like I remember a whole rash of “pitbull” stories. You know the sort, “Child horribly maulled by vicious dog” etc, etc. The …
CBC reported today that Paul Kennedy, a former prosecutor reviewed the RCMPs taser policy four months before the death of Robert Dziekanski. Mr. kennedy had concluded that the force was “too casual” with it’s use of the stun gun. Mr. Kennedy has been given a mandate to examine the use …
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/11/19/windsor-hospital.html?ref=rss Gee, I can see you have had a heart attack and been recessitated twice, but can you please identify yourself. http://www.thestar.com/article/266844 And they want to bring guns into our country unimpeded…idiots.
In a total cluster fuck of a situation, coroner’s jury has ruled the shooting death of John Seguin, 37, killed by Victoria police as a homicide. He died last February after a pursuit by three police officers, in which 12 shots were fired and he was hit by two. However, …
A girl in Winnipeg was banned from a Judo tournament for wearing a headscarf. While I have had enough of this politically correct bullshit, a little common sense could have avoided this issue. Now in this case, judo has not forbidden wearing headscarves. Shirin Farag, the girl’s coach has worn …
Pakistan is in the throws of a democratic upheaval. The military coup which has been in power for years is now promising to allow elections, but arresting opposition members. Benazir Bhutto has started to rally opposition in a coordinated movement with a single rallying point, the restoration of democracy. Meanwhile …
Yahoo is getting slammed right now for giving up the name of a dissident who sent a memo warning journalists to not write about the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Shi Tao was jailed for 10 years for his pro-democracy efforts when Yahoo lawfully passed along his activity information to Chinese Authrorities. …