BC Civil Liberties Assn wants to hear from you
The BC Civil Liberties Association is holding a series of public workshops to gather the thoughts of rural British Columbians about the RCMP. BCCLA Executive Director, lawyer, and author of the Arrest...
View ArticleRCMP Accountability in BC
Dave Eby, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, held a weekend workshop in Prince George two weeks ago. It was part of his tour of northern and interior towns to educate people...
View ArticleSome RCMP Members Just Can’t Help Themselves…
Some RCMP members just can’t stop themselves from behaving badly, and the entire force looks bad because of it. A story out of Kamloops, BC leaves me shaking my head. Four RCMP officers and three...
View ArticleCBC Helps Ignatieff Prove How Out Of Touch He is
In an article titled “Ignatieff on the Mounties, one-on-one”, CBC reporter Alison Crawford asked Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff what he thinks about the RCMP. His answer? When I look at the Mounties...
View ArticleRookie RCMP Const. Chris Christinger — another fine example
Rookie RCMP Const. Chris Christinger clearly isn’t the brightest new recruit. Not only did he sneak an under-aged girl into a beer garden at the Bella Coola Rodeo, he took pictures and posted them on...
View ArticlePublic Inquiry into Kamloops RCMP Sex Scandal
The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) is launching an investigation into the four RCMP members who were caught watching two female prisoners have sex in Kamloops RCMP cells on...
View ArticleThe news just gets worse for Kamloops RCMP
Last month a bunch of RCMP members and civilian workers watched video cameras of two female inmates having sex. “we can confirm publicly that all four RCMP members have been suspended,” says Inspector...
View ArticleRCMP Pepper-sprays an infant. Just what they needed, more bad press…
Sechelt RCMP “feared for their safety” when faced with a crowd of happy kids who just won a soccer tournament. I guess a bunch of kids with trophies in their hands are pretty scary… a “routine...
View ArticleRCMPWatch.com – What a great idea
In one of my meanderings around the web I came across the site RCMPWatch.com. The site lists news stories and various reports on the actions of RCMP members, and on the force as a whole, and the site...
View ArticleWilliam Elliott never stood a chance with the RCMP
Current RCMP boss William Elliott never stood a chance. Appointed in the wake of such stellar examples of RCMP integrity as former RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli, Elliott was brought in to try...
View ArticleMore RCMP Double-Standards in Sentencing for Criminal Convictions
RCMP constable Desmond Sandboe was caught on RCMP surveillance video beating the crap out of a prisoner inside the Lac La Biche RCMP detachment. It is admirable that Crown Counsel moved forward with...
View ArticleRCMP constables continue to show a complete lack of common sense
An unnamed RCMP constable with only 18 months on the job tazered an 11-year-old boy outside of Prince George. Reports say there were three RCMP members on the scene at the time. Are three trained...
View ArticlePolice are treated differently than the rest of us when they break the law
To those who say the law is applied equally to citizens and police, I’ve only got one word: Bullshit. I’ll cite the case of Chilliwack RCMP constable Matt Wright this time to make my point. RCMP...
View Article“RAV” writes that I’m talking down RCMP Constable Matt Wright without good cause
A reader wrote me last night expressing grave concern over my article about RCMP Constable Matt Wright, wondering how I can possibly sleep at night. First, here is the full comment that “Rav” emailed...
View ArticleRCMP 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...
View ArticleRCMP Corporal Benjamin Monty Robinson: Reason #4 for BC to Dump the RCMP
RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson is pretty much the poster-boy for everything that’s wrong with the RCMP, both here in British Columbia and across the nation. Corporal Robinson’s case shows us the stark,...
View ArticleRCMP Commissioner Paulson says all the right things about the RCMP’s internal...
RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson is saying all the right things about the RCMP’s internal culture and his desire to overhaul the RCMP’s disciplinary system. Unfortunately that is not a job he can do...
View ArticleRCMP Cpl. Monty Robinson sentencing for obstructing justice in Orion...
Orion Hutchinson was a young man with a bright future until RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson killed him after having 6 drinks at a party. Now Robinson’s much-anticipated sentencing for obstruction of...
View ArticleRCMP Sgt. Don Ray and Donald Bakker: two sexual offenders treated very...
Most people, at least here in British Columbia, are familiar with the case of disgraced RCMP Staff Sgt. Don Ray. He’s the former head of Edmonton RCMP’s polygraph unit who liked to party and have...
View ArticleSadly RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson is learning why his predecessor failed...
RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson is on record saying he wants to clean up the RCMP and get rid of the bad apples that are spoiling the barrel of decent cops. It’s a commendable position to take, even...
View ArticleRCMP Constable Harley Gillman Guilty of Fraud but kept on the Force
It is very difficult to comprehend why RCMP Constable Harley Gillman is still a cop. One would think that a repeated pattern of theft and abuse of trust would be grounds to fire a corrupt cop but not...
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