Mule gets 5 1/2 years for delivering fentanyl and cocaine

Kamloops this Week is reporting that "A Vancouver father of four who began transporting large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine after work dried up in Alberta’s oilsands will spend more than five years in a federal prison. Pedro Dwayne Kematch, 35, was sentenced on Thursday in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking."

"Prior to his arrest, court heard, police became aware Kematch was part of a large-scale drug trafficking group transporting fentanyl and cocaine from B.C. to other provinces." "On Feb. 28, 2015, an Acura being driven by Kematch was pulled over for speeding near Kamloops. Inside, police found a backpack and a hidden compartment containing 9,950 fentanyl pills and 487 grams of cocaine. Federal Crown prosecutor Anthony Varesi said the fentanyl pills had been stamped to look like counterfeit Oxycontin."

"Stamped to look like counterfeit Oxycontin." That is the root of the problem. Giving people fentanyl when they ask for Oxycontin is bad business just like giving someone fentanyl when they ask for cocaine. This large-scale drug trafficking group transporting fentanyl and cocaine from B.C. to other provinces could only be the Hells Angels. Now they'll just get another mule.



This was a VPD operation not a GTF op. "Thirty-six year old Jason Heyman is facing the most charges – seven of possession for the purpose of trafficking and five for gun possession. Dennis Halstead, 36, is facing four for trafficking and one of possession of a restricted firearm. Cameron Mak, 40, and Charleen Flintroy, 47, are each charged with seven trafficking counts and one for possession of a restricted firearm. Tara Marshall and Pedro Keymatch, both 32, are facing possession for the purpose of trafficking charges only." The GTF doesn't bust HA drug rings.

Dennis Alexander Halstead and Jason James Heyman had all their charges dropped by a corrupt judge. "It was determined that several raided properties, including Halstead’s home on Rochester Street in Coquitlam, Heyman’s Surrey apartment on King George Boulevard and a property on Ewen Street in New Westminster (believed to be a drug stash house) were considered warrantless searches. The Crown, however, argued police acted in good faith and proceeded with a reasonable belief as to the validity of their warrants." AYFKM? They had warrants.

Search warrants are based on just cause. They obviously had just cause to search because they were right. This judge is a traitor to the public interest. Justice James Williams presided over the Robert Picton murder trial. He was the one that told the jury they could convict Pickton even though he was not the prime suspect just an active participant. Williams is former RCMP.

Steven Pettigrew Tanked

The Surrey Now Leader is reporting that Steven Pettigrew has left the Safe Surrey Coalition. Oh Happy Day. I told you that guy was a wing nut. That is why I did not endorse him. He single handedly sabotaged the Hawthorne Park campaign. He was an agent provocateur. Either that or he was just plain stupid. His departure from the SSC had nothing to do with saving any trees.

Loser Steve says “I’m not mad at them, and I’m not even mad at the mayor,” he said. “Everybody has a right to vote the way they want and as we go forward I’ll just continue to work with them. Sometimes I’ll agree, most of the time I stand by myself. What’s the worst that can happen? I stand by myself. It’s already happened, right. You’ve seen council right, it’s usually eight to one, vote after vote after vote after vote.” Yeah why is that?

Doug McCallum explained “I am not surprised by Steven’s decision to split from the Safe Surrey Coalition,” McCallum stated. “What I find disappointing is his treatment of the voters who cast a ballot for him as a member of the Safe Surrey Coalition. We were very open, transparent and specific of what we stood for and intended to do if elected. Steven was fully aware of Safe Surrey’s platform and was more than happy to run an entire campaign with us. Since he’s been elected to council, he has conveniently forgotten the platform and the promises we made to the people of Surrey.” No kidding. Doug McCallum was very clear on his mandate to get rid of the LRT and the RCMP. Steve exploited McCallum's name and budget to get elected. As I said, he totally screwed up the Save Hawthorne park campaign. I was there. I saw it.

Israel's minority government failed over extending draft

This is kind of strange. The New York Times is reporting that "After the April 9 election, Mr. Netanyahu and his conservative Likud party had seemed poised to easily form a coalition with his right-wing and ultra-Orthodox allies from the previous government. But he got caught in a battle of wills between Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of a small ultranationalist and secularist party, Yisrael Beiteinu, and the powerful alliance of ultra-Orthodox parties over a new military service law that would conscript some ultra-Orthodox men."

When I was in Israel many years ago, I did not realize that the ultra Orthodox Jews known as the Haredim were exempt from military service. Everyone was required to serve in the military. Although I passionately support the freedom of religion I will say that the Haredim's refusal to serve in the military is the most hypocritical thing I have ever heard of. No offense.

It is no wonder that Liberman's bill to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military was meeting opposition from the draft dodgers. I'm wondering if the Haredim ever read anything about a man named Joshua and his commander a guy named Moses. How Moses led them to battle and how Joshua took up the command after Moses died. I'm wondering if the Haredim have read anything about their history at all. Evidently not. They must have skipped over the part where the Levites were forced to take up the sword and slay 3,000 traitors from within before the children of Israel were prepared to go to battle against the foreign enemy.

If the Haredim don't want to serve in the military they can always do what the American draft dodgers did during the Vietnam war and come to Canada. However, if you want to live in Israel you have to serve in the military. It is what it is. If you want to be Jehovah's Witness then be Jehovah's Witness but if you want to be Jewish then be Jewish.

Israel’s Military Exemption for Ultra-Orthodox Is Ruled Unconstitutional

There's another story in the Israeli news that's even more disturbing. The Jewish community in Australia is calling for Israel to extradite Malka Leifer to face numerous charges of sexual abuse. There should be no hesitation in that extradition. Where there is no justice there will be no peace.

Dutch court bans Hells Angels

Reuters is reporting that "A Dutch court on Wednesday banned the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in the Netherlands, saying it had a track record of violent crime including the killing of rivals, shoot-outs, and drug and weapon offences. Prosecutors had sought the measure in response to hundreds of incidents in the Netherlands."

“The violence is often so serious and causes so much social unrest that it can be considered in contravention of social order,” the Utrecht District Court ruled, naming the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Holland and the international organization to which it belongs."

"A spokesman for the national prosecutor’s office said this was believed to be the first time a country had banned the Hells Angels. The gang is regarded by the U.S. government as an international crime syndicate."

In Canada, Manitoba has designated the Hells Angels as a criminal organization. Nova Scotia has designated Bachus, a puppet club that sells drugs for the Hells Angels as a criminal org.

Update: When this blog first started I was big on pushing for criminal org status for the Hells Angels in Canada. However, after seeing the corruption and the extremism within the ATF in the US I'm not so sure about that any more. The David Giles declaration said not all members are involved with criminal activity but anyone who uses the name of the club for criminal activity must have that activity approved by the local executive.

That means if a Hells Angel member or associate is convicted of a crime that benefits the club, then the president of that chapter should also be charged. I would prefer to see that embraced in Canada than a blanket criminal organization status. That would help reduce crime because it would make a local executive much more careful about approving any criminal activity.

BTW it was a HA that was involved in the Toronto hit and run that seriously injured a 4 year old.

Stupid to the Last Drop

I just noticed that William Marsden, who co authored Julian Sher's landmark book The Road to Hell, wrote another book called Stupid to the Last Drop: How Alberta Is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (And Doesn't Seem to Care). Now that's worth reading so it is.

Exposing Alberta's lies once and for all

Looking at the Next Federal Election

Newly elected Green MP has a brain

Another act of Judicial Treason

Mistreatment of El Chapo serves no one

As I previously stated, mistreating of El Chapo diminishes all of us. The United States is filled with extremes. On one hand they have this wonderful Constitution protecting civil liberty for all and on the other hand they have dirty dogs trampling the Constitution from within.

El Chapo has been in solitary consignment for two and a half years. His lawyer has asked that he be allowed to purchase some bottled water, have a little bit of fresh air and proper ear plugs. All of which are very reasonable requests. El Chapo is housed at a notorious Manhattan prison that has been compared to Guatanamo Bay. That is nothing to be proud of. As I've previously stated, Norway has the best prison model in the world. The United States does not. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Even more than China and Russia.

As I previously stated, El Chapo should be pardoned in exchange for his testimony against the CIA. That would be in the public's best interest.

Compare the treatment of El Chappo, Manuel Noriega and Oliver North. Again we see the sad saga of unequal protection of the law emerge. Colonel Edward P. Cutolo testified that in Operation Watchtower the planes loaded with cocaine landing in Panama from Bogata were met by Col. Tony Noriega and CIA Agent Edwin Wilson. The CIA made Noriega president because of his drug trafficking on their behalf. He worked for Oliver North. Oliver North was pardoned and became a Fox News TV host. Manuel Noriega died in an American prison.

Operation Fast and Furious was a CIA operation where the ATF sold the sinola carter guns and brought back tons of cocaine into the United States as payment. El Chapo had a .50 cal sniper rifle from Operation Fast and Furious. Hilary Clinton was the author of that operation.

Wally Oppal is a scoundrel

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that "Mistrials resulting from deadlocked juries are extremely rare and are a sign that the judicial system is working, former B.C. attorney general Wally Oppal said Sunday. Oppal said the public should not be concerned that jurors could not reach a verdict in the case of Jamie Bacon, who is charged with one count of counselling someone to commit murder in late 2008." AYFKM? WTF is wrong with the Vancouver Sun?! No really.

The fact that Wally Oppal isn't in jail for collusion after sabotaging the missing woman's inquiry is proof the system is broken. Jamie Bacon got off scot free for ordering the worst gangland slaying in BC's history because of trial delays resulting from police misconduct. The fact that someone on the jury wouldn't convict him in DK's murder makes it look like someone on the jury was paid off. That's what it looks like. For that piece of garbage to say the public should not be concerned and the system is working just fine for him is absolutely outrageous. The fact that the Vancouver Sun would even quote that raging lunatic is very offensive.

Wally Oppal was a horrible attorney general. With gang violence escalating the public were protesting bad judges. Wally Oppal said everything is fine. That's when Vern started putting huge signs on flatdeck trucks that said Recall Wally Oppal. The group Vern was with in Aldergove weren't talking about gang violence, they were talking about property theft. They had drug addicts stealing from all their neighbors and every time the police arrested them the courts let them free. It was a revolving door judicial system that served no one. That was when the VPD came up with a proposal asking for 30 strikes and your out. Showing that the more crimes these chronic offenders committed, the less jail time they were sentenced with. Wally said it was just fine.



After Wally Oppal lost the election, the Vancouver Sun pushed to have him on the Missing woman's inquiry. I was like WTF are they doing? Women from the DTES spoke up at a public meeting saying Wally Oppal was the wrong choice to head that inquiry. They were right.

Durring the missing Woman's Inquiry Wally Oppal took a second job acting in a slasher movie. That National Post said it was bad judgement. Indeed it was.

In 1992, when he was a B.C. Supreme Court justice, Wally Oppal appeared at a boozy, men-only dinner hosted by members of the Vancouver Police Department and told jokes about what a rape victim had said in court. There is no way the Vancouver Sun should have endorsed him for the Missing Woman Inquiry. He didn't even do his job on the Inquiry.

As soon as the inquiry heard evidence that implicated the Hells Angels, Wally Oppal shut the inquiry down and turned it into a *less adversarial* panel discussion where he could more easily censor evidence. That was collusion.

Hells Angel injures 4 year old boy in Toronto Hit and run

The Canadian Press is reporting that "Officials say a four-year-old boy who was hospitalized after a hit-and-run is in life-threatening condition. Police have said that the boy was struck by a motorcycle that fled the scene Sunday afternoon in the city's east end. Police spokeswoman Katrina Arrogante says first responders found the child in and out of consciousness before he was rushed to hospital. Police have said the male driver of the motorcycle drove away while a female passenger got off the motorcycle and fled on foot."

"They've described the male suspect as white, with a heavy build, between 40 and 50 years old and was wearing a black helmet and dark-coloured pants. The female is described as white and in her 20s, with blonde hair. She was wearing blue jeans, a black shirt, white running shoes and a black helmet. Police also say the motorcycle is a red or orange colour and is a cruiser-type Harley Davidson with damage to the front right turn signal. Arrogante says police are asking witnesses to come forward." The Toronto Sun posted surveillance photos. Red sneakers.

Update: CBC is reporting that "Toronto police have made an arrest in connection with a hit and run involving a motorcycle that left a four-year-old child critically injured. Police say a 31-year-old man was arrested in Markham and has been charged with: leaving the scene of an accident and causing bodily harm, driving a motorcycle with an improper licence and operating a motorcycle without insurance."

"Police also say they have seized a 2016 Harley Davidson Road Glide motorcycle. The boy is being treated for life-threatening injuries at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, where a family friend says relatives from around Toronto and abroad are gathered."

2nd Update: The suspect in the hit and run has been identified as Darren Robert Dawson. The Toronto Sun is reporting that "The accused is the son of full-patch Hells Angels member Billy Dawson who died at age 59 in Aug. 2013. Dawson himself was a full-patch Hells Angels member, but sources say his membership had been revoked sometime over the past few years."

The red sneakers was a give away. So we know he *was* a member of the Hells Angels and a source *claims* he is no longer a member. The fact that he is no longer a member is hearsay and has yet to be determined. Chalk another one up for the Ontario Village Idiots.

Newly elected Green MP has a brain

Global is reporting that "Green Party MP-elect Paul Manly openly questioned the “corporate media’s” coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and whether there is additional evidence that would reveal a different explanation for the attacks." Finally someone with a brain. Global is trying to discredit him and make him sound like a wing nut. IF he said the third tower collapsed into it's own blueprint at freefall speed due to heat and fire, THEN he'd be a wing nut. He did not say that.

When Global confronted him for something he said on a podcast years ago Paul Manly replied “There are a lot of conspiracy theories when it comes to 9/11 and I do not subscribe to them, but when people remember the official story of 9/11 it was that Saddam Hussein was directly involved with the bombings of 9/11. We now know that is not true.” Exactly. First they said it was Bin Ladden but the confession video didn't look anything like Bin Ladden.

One has to wonder why on earth is Global sounding like a cheap tabloid all of a sudden. It's because it's now owned by Post Media News. That's why. In contrast, the Toronto Star reported that "Green Leader Elizabeth May introduced Ottawa to incoming MP Paul Manly, whose victory in the former NDP riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith appears to have both energized May's party and prompted a warning from former New Democratic MP Svend Robinson. He called the Green breakthrough a “wake-up call” for Jagmeet Singh’s NDP to take a more aggressive stance on climate change and the environment." Indeed. Wakie wakie achy breaky.

10th Anniversary of the Gangsters Out Blog

Today is a milestone. It is the 10th anniversary of the Gangsters out blog. 10 years ago today was my first blog post. 10 years of death threats, legal challenges along with defamation campaigns and what have we accomplished? Not much. Not much has changed really. The police corruption and the political corruption that profits from gang violence continues unabated. That is my beef.

In my second ever blog post I noted how news of the Vancouver Gang war had spread to England. The Independent reported on the situation and said "From heaven to hell: 18 die as drugs war rages on streets of Vancouver." Since then a lot more than 18 people have died.

In 2013 I put out a pamphlet called Misconceptions: Connecting the dots between politics and organized crime. In 2014 I put out a free ebook called Stand True: Civil Liberty and the Hells Angels Drug Trafficking Network. This year I launched a new ebook called Finian's Inferno: What's done in the dark will be brought to the light. Stay tuned.

New Finian's Inferno Web Site

Jury Deadlock causes mistrial in Jamie Bacon's DK murder plot. New trial begins in June.

CBC is reporting that "A mistrial was declared Saturday in the murder plot case involving Jamie Bacon, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service. Bacon was charged in 2014 with counselling an associate to commit murder. He is accused of counselling others to kill Denis Karbovanec, who was shot, but not killed in Mission on Dec. 31, 2008. Crown spokesperson Daniel McLaughlin said the decision was made late in the day after the jury advised the court that they weren't able to reach a verdict following a three-month long trial. A mistrial, which is ordered at the discretion of the trial judge can occur where a trial has the appearance of unfairness. A new trial will take place and McLaughlin said the next appearance in the case will be June 14."

AYFKM? The jury couldn't figure it out? Wow. Holy injustice Batman. Global is reporting that "B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge ordered the jury to continue talking after they came to her without a decision Saturday afternoon, but no progress was made after that."

"The court heard Bacon and Karbovanec were longtime friends and associates in the drug trade, but that Bacon had begun to question Karbovanec’s focus on their operation. The shooter — who can only be identified as “CD” due to a sweeping publication ban — testified Bacon ordered the hit to erase CD’s $20,000 drug debt. A second witness identified only as “AB” testified he lured Karbovonec to a Mission cul-de-sac, but CD’s gun jammed. Karbovonec fled, but was hit in the back and a bullet grazed his face. He managed to survive his injuries."

"Both CD and AB have escaped prosecution by agreeing to testify against Bacon, despite admitting to their roles in the shooting. Defence argued those immunity deals were precisely why their testimony couldn’t be relied on, telling the court Bacon was only being used as an excuse to reduce the witnesses’ responsibility. Lawyer Kevin Drolet told the court during closing arguments Wednesday that there was never any plan to murder Karbovonec, arguing the shooting was too inept to be coordinated by anyone." AYFKM? This isn't brain surgery.

Jamie Bacon getting off for the Surrey six murder due to trial delays over police misconduct was obscene. Now this. Wow. That is insane. The whole plot falls well within the realm of believability. It makes sense. The jury deadlock does not. There is not a snowball's chance in Hell the two losers would have shot DK without Jamie Bacon's order. This deadlock is really offensive.

In the Surrey Six, Person Y testified that Jamie Bacon ordered the hit on Cory Lal. Global reported that “Mr. Johnston and Mr. Haevischer, both 30, claimed at trial that the plan was to rob Corey Lal, a drug-dealing rival of their gang, the Red Scorpions, but Justice Wedge found the story implausible." No kidding. Just like Jamie Bacon’s claim that there was no plan to shoot DK. The two loser shooters would not have shot him if Jamie Bacon had not ordered them to. They worked for Jamie Bacon. The jury failed to put that ridiculous claim to the test of beleivebailty.

Taking counsel from the Dalai Lama

I just picked up two new books: The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World by his holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutter, MD and the pocket Dalai Lama compiled by Mary Craig.

I like the Dalai Lama. He's intelligent, positive and he's even a political activist. I support his cause. He's the kind of guy I'd sit down and listen to. One of the quotes from the pocket Dalai Lama states "I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope." Gotta love that. I believe in justice and truth.

I also like the book The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World. I like the way it's written. You don't really picture a Zen master standing at a pulpit preaching a sermon. You'd picture him pointing the way to enlightenment. In this book, Howard C. Cutler, who is obviously educated, starts talking about subjects then asks the Dalai Lama for his insights which he gives. This is kind of what you would expect from a Zen master.

One of the sections of the book explores the causes of violence. It discusses the roots of violence and ways to overcome fear. I assume they threw that in because anger is a secondary emotion. We experience anger when he have been hurt or experience fear.

To control our anger we must face our fear.

Rocketman hits theatres May 31st

Rocketman, the movie about the life of Elton John, hits theatres on Friday, May 31. ET Canada is reporting that ""Rocketman earned rave reviews and a five-minute standing ovation at its recent premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, but the film's subject admits some scenes in the rock biopic have been uncomfortable to watch. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph (via the Daily Mail), Elton John says he was adamant that the film depict all aspects of his life, including his struggles with bulimia, drugs, mental health and even his own sexuality. "This is how my life was, and I didn't want to cover it and gloss it over," Sir Elton told the Telegraph. And it's difficult to watch because I thought, 'God, I don't want to go back there, thank God I came out of it.'"

Elton John said it was difficult to watch the scenes of his drug addiction but he wanted the movie to be truthful. He's just glad he came out of it. Exactly. Then why the hell would we spend so much money keeping people addicted? Harm promotion is the wrong answer to addiction.

Elton John & Taron Egerton: Rocket Man ~ Elton John: Candle in the Wind

Falun Gong Parade in Vancouver highlights China's Organ Harvesting of political prisoners

Minghui.org is reporting that "Falun Gong practitioners held a parade in downtown Vancouver on May 12, 2019. The parade route was about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) long and lasted nearly two hours." I'm sorry I missed it. I was there last year. This is a video of the parade in Vancouver someone else posted. There were similar parades in Montreal and Edmonton.



The Bleeding Edge ~ Ethan Gutmann's interview with Dr Ko ~ Letter from Masanjia

Gypsy moth spraying continues in North Surrey

The Foray 48B or BTK Ariel pesticide spraying of north Surrey continues. Thursday I saw and heard the plane go over my house 12 times between 5;00 AM and 6:00 AM on my way to work. Evidently they haven't killed enough song birds yet. BTK pesticide kills all moths, caterpillars and butterflies. It is not healthy for humans to breath. It also effects all other mammals that eat moths, caterpillars and butterflies including songbirds who feed caterpillars to their young.

Dr. Karen Bartlett with the UBC School of Population and Public Health has studied the pesticide. She says warnings to stay indoors during the spraying are fair, but not because it’s toxic. “Not so much because the chemical is terribly toxic, but it’s not good to inhale any foreign substance that you don’t need to. So staying inside with the windows and doors closed is a good idea,” says Bartlett, who was part of a study in the 1990s that looked into the effects of Foray 48B.

It's not harmful for humans is very different from it's not terribly toxic. I don't want to breath that on my way to work in the morning. The small traps on the ground are much more effective than blanketing everyone from the air with toxic pesticides. Don't worry. Next they'll try to figure out a way to inject the pesticide into the seeds. GMO yo. Until then the air will continue to be toxic.

Another act of Judicial Treason

The Canadian Press is reporting that "A court has ruled that British Columbia cannot restrict oil shipments through its borders in a decision that marks a win for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Alberta's efforts to get its resources to overseas markets. The province filed a constitutional reference question to the B.C. Court of Appeal that asked whether it had the authority to create a permitting regime for companies that wished to increase their flow of diluted bitumen. A five-judge panel agreed unanimously that the amendments to B.C.'s Environmental Management Act were not constitutional because they would interfere with the federal government's exclusive jurisdiction over interprovincial pipelines." That is obscene.

It's time for a judicial review because our justice system is clearly broken. They're basically saying we don't live in a democracy. They're saying that the people of British Columbia can elect a government but that government may not negotiate on their behalf and may not protect the environment. This is NAFTA Chapter 11 all over again. It's like saying if Alberta wants to dump toxic PCP chemical waste in BC, BC can't stop them if Ottawa agrees. That is wrong.

John Horgan asked Raging Rachel two simple questions. He expressed a concern about tanker traffic and asked how do we control the flow of tar sands bitumen if the tanker traffic becomes too congested with all our other ship traffic. She said you don't. She said we have no say in the amount of tanker traffic leaving our port. That is morally wrong.

John Horgan then asked what happens if there is a spill? Who pays for clean up? Raging Rachel said you do. We won't pay a dime. That is morally wrong. I was hoping a Conservative would have the sense to say we would split the cost of clean up. I was sadly mistaken. We cannot negotiate a trade agreement with those terms.

Pipelines already exist for tar sands bitumen to Chicago and Detroit. They don't want it any more because of the petroleum coke byproduct. Chicago and Detroit are allowed to say no but Vancouver is not? That is morally wrong. It's time for a judicial review.

So what does this decision mean? It means there is not a snowballs chance in hell that I'm voting for Andrew Scheer or Maxine Bernier. I'll vote for someone who is willing to recognize the validity of our concerns. That is what this decision means. Exposing Alberta's lies once and for all

Green Justice and Gangsters out support Surrey's Municipal police force

Doug McCallum was elected mayor of Surrey on a promise to get rid of the LRT and the RCMP, both of which I completely support. That' why I voted for him. Post Media propaganda has been opposed to both despite the election results. "There's a lot of anger going on here and the secrecy going on behind it," added Joseph Edwards, a retired 15-year veteran of the Surrey RCMP. "We don't think they are being truthful... Why is everything a secret?"

It's a secret because the RCMP and the MSM are trying to stop it from happening. We need to move past this. Surrey is the largest City in Canada that does not have it's own municipal police force. The campaign to keep the RCMP despite the election results shows how corrupt the RCMP still is. They have no desire whatsoever to investigate organized crime. They have no desire whatsoever to stop or restrict the Hells Angels drug trafficking in Surrey. They still watch the drug dealers come out of Shakerz to the Dell bowling alley and load the drug dealers on King George Hwy with drugs. They watch it happen without stopping it.

The Hells Angels have hired the Brother's Keepers to bring more violence to Surrey and the RCMP do nothing to stop the violence. They promote the violence by promoting the Hells Angels drug trafficking network. The RCMP have members of the Wolf Pack in the Witness Protection Program cashing in on the rat out your rivals program and give those members of the Wolf Pack police escorts while they sell cocaine. That needs to stop. This is why we need a municipal police force in Surrey. The RCMP refuse to listen to the citizens who pay their wages.

The RCMP class action sexual harassment suit is one thing. IHIT investigators sleeping with witnesses is another. Shooting hostages is yet another. The list goes on and on. Post Media News is corporate trash trying to brainwash taxpayers into promoting organized crime. I do not support either. That is why I support Doug McCallum. It's really a no brianer.

Overwhelming support for SkyTrain in Surrey and Langley

The Daily Hive is reporting that "There is a consensus amongst local residents in Surrey and Langley, and across the region, that SkyTrain is the right technology decision for the Fraser Highway rapid transit project between King George Station and Langley Centre. TransLink released the findings of the first stage of its public consultation for the proposed Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project, which received nearly 21,300 survey responses, with about 17,000 from residents in Surrey and Langley. The survey was conducted throughout April. This is the breakdown of support for the project as a continuous extension of the Expo Line:

Surrey – 82%

City of Langley – 90%

Township of Langley – 92%

Rest of Metro Vancouver – 84%

I guess Post Media Trash won't be reporting on that.

Finian on Religion

This post is my position on religion. It is the gospel according to Finian. Most people will skip over this post for obvious reasons. When we normally hear the term religion we think wingnut wack job freak. Religious extremism misses the point and scares normal people away for good reason.

Religion once played a large role in my life many years ago. Not so much anymore. Yet like Thomas Paine of old, I am still passionate about the freedom of religion. I believe in a free republic. That is what I believe in.

Although I distance myself from most people who call themselves Christian, I do believe in Christianity. I believe in the teachings of Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King who said "He who serves the poor served God" and "Anyone can be great because anyone can serve." Indeed, service to mankind is the true measure of greatness not material wealth.

Most religions contain the golden rule: "Do unto others as ye would have them do unto you." If everyone did that, this world would be a better place. Therefore, I submit that religion isn’t bad, how man distorts religion is.

My neighbors are Muslims form Syria. They are wonderful. Their children are adorable. There is nothing morally wrong with Ramadan. If you want to fast and pray then by all means, feel free. I had a good friend in Belfast who was Jewish and I worked on a kibbutz in Israel when I was young. I sympathize with the Jewish struggle for a homeland just like I sympathize with the Palestinian's struggle. Jerusalem O Jerusalem.

Without trying to offend everyone on the planet, I will share with you a heartfelt concern I have with two of the religious traditions history has given us. The first is the story of Abraham’s sacrifice which is held as an example by Muslims, Jews and Christians alike.

God commanded Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a human sacrifice to prove his devotion to God and somehow we all see that as a good thing. I must be missing something. Human sacrifice is never a good thing.

I realize that sacrifice was in similitude of God’s sacrifice of his son for the sins of the world but is it really. God didn’t kill Christ, someone else did. God knew what would happen to him but he didn’t do it. There’s a huge difference there. Letting your child go to war and die in battle is very different than killing your kid. One is honorable, the other is not.

The religious leaders at the time saw Christ as a troublemaker. They wanted him dead but he hadn’t done anything worthy of death. Some think that if Christ had come in our day, our religious leaders would crucify him all over again.

Josh McDowel wrote a book called Evidence demands a verdict which outlined the trial. Josh McDowel later wrote some other books hating on different religions and those I do not support but his book More than a Carpenter and Evidence demands a verdict I completely support.

All the witnesses contradicted each other. They had nothing on him. Until the end, where Christ convicted himself. They came right out and asked him Art thou the Christ? All he had to do was say nope and walk away but he didn’t. He looked them in the eye and said verily I say unto you before Abraham was I am. They snapped. He claimed to have been the one that spoke to Moses in the burning bush. That was either true or the most outrageous blasphemy ever uttered.

Let’s remember what the law said and who gave them that law. The law said that anyone guilty of blasphemy should be put to death. God gave them that law. So if Christ’s claim wasn’t true they were legally required to put him to death.

We have to move past hating on the Jews for killing Christ. They simply fulfilled the law that was given them. He was the one that gave them that law for God’s sake. His atonement was foreordained. It had to happen. It was part of the plan so to speak.

OK so now back to Abraham. Some people believe that Abraham was righteous but his father was wicked. His father was so wicked he tried to offer Abraham as a human sacrifice to a false God in Egypt when he was young. OK so my first point is, If Abraham’s father’s sacrifice was so evil, what made Abraham’s sacrifice so good? One was to a false God but the other was to a true God? Personally I don’t see the difference. In my opinion both were bad. It breeds fanaticism.

I understand that this life is a test but if God asked me to kill my kids I would say no. End of story. I failed that test but did I really? Failing that test is something I could live with. Passing that test is not. For me it's all about being able to live with yourself. Life is about making choices and living with the consequence of those choices good or bad.

The other religious tradition is the Passover. I respect that Jewish tradition. When I was on a kibbutz in Israel they had a special meal during Passover that reminded them of their hardships in Egypt and how God save them from bondage. At the time I asked one of the members of the kibbutz about it. I thought you said this was a non religious kibbutz. It is he replied. This is just part of our history. I respect that.

Celebrating setting slaves free is always a good thing. It’s just the actual Passover itself that I'm uncomfortable with. Moses was trying to convince Pharaoh to let the children of Israel free. No way he said. I need them to build my monuments.

Then came the plagues. There were flies, frogs and locust. Turning the water to blood. Yet Pharaoh was firm, no surrender until the Passover. On that pivotal night, the Jews were told to spread lamb’s blood on the doorstops of their home. Every home that was marked with the lamb's blood would be passed over by the destroying angel. In every house that wasn’t marked with lamb’s blood the first born son would die.

I respect the fact that the religious tradition celebrates the fact that their children were spared. I get it. Yet the other’s weren’t. I can’t celebrate killing kids even my enemies kids but that’s just me. That’s how I feel. So I have a few issues so I do.

Nevertheless, I am still passionate about the freedom of religion. I believe in a free republic. That is what I believe in. As I've said before, right now I lean towards Buddha who said "If you can, help others. If you can't help them, do no harm to them."

I shun religious extremism just as I shun evil. As Martin Luther King taught noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. I believe religious extremism is evil. That is why I shun it. However, religion isn’t bad, how man distorts religion is. Peace.

Ontario Hells Angel charged after 2 kilos of cocaine seized in Nova Scotia

The Chronicle Herald is reporting that "An Eastern Shore man has entered guilty pleas and an Ontario man is expected to follow suit next month in a drug case involving the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang. Paul Francis Monahan, 62, of Ostrea Lake, near Musquodoboit Harbour, pleaded guilty recently in Dartmouth provincial court to three charges: trafficking marijuana, conspiracy to traffic cocaine and conspiracy to possess proceeds of crime."

"Mark David Heickert, 50, of Orillia, Ont., faces the same conspiracy charges as Monahan, as well as one charge of breaching his release conditions by having contact with members of the Hells Angels or affiliated clubs. Police said Monahan is a hang-around member of the New Brunswick Nomads Hells Angels chapter and Heickert is a full-patch member of the Hells Angels chapter in Oshawa, Ont."

"Following a nine-month investigation that included undercover officers, RCMP executed search warrants in November 2017 at homes in Ostrea Lake and Orillia and the Hells Angels clubhouse in Musquodoboit Harbour. Officers allegedly seized two kilograms of cocaine, a sawed-off shotgun, a large quantity of cash, outlaw motorcycle gang paraphernalia."

Nova Scotia investigates Hells Angels drug trafficking, BC does not.

Abbotsford police incident causes house fire

The Abbotsford police department is reporting that "During followup for domestic invest #AbbyPD learned male was in the res breaching his no contact conditions with the vic. Home evacuated & male barricaded self. ERT & Negotiators called to assist. Male surrendered when fire started inside the res. Male arrested & invest continues." That's not exactly what happened.

I rode by the scene at Westerly Street on Southdale Crescent around 4:00 PM and spoke with two different witnesses who both heard and saw tear gas go off right before the fire started.

One witness who was outside at the time heard and saw the police discharge two flash grenades outside the front of the house. Then the witness heard popping in the rear of the house and I asked if there were more flash grenades. No, these were quite and they had smoke. This is what the other witness also saw. Then the smoke from the tear gas turned into black billowing smoke and the fire department soon showed up. Apparently the police set the house fire off with their tear gas. At least they didn't shoot the hostage this time.



Perhaps tear gas isn't the best choice for inside a wood framed house.

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