David Giles' voir dire continues

I checked the court registry in Vancouver while I was filing court documents today. Turns out that David Giles' voir dire is still on. That's a trial before a trial to determine what evidence will be admissible. That means I can't report what I saw and heard yet but I sure would like to. I'd sure like to be able to tell you all who was on the stand and who I saw the witness hanging out with during the break. I can't report on that until the whole thing is over with. All I can say is holy Manuel Noriega batman, sh*t is gonna hit the fan.

Skellator is not looking well and I'm not going to mock him any more because I understand he isn't well. I don't know if that's just another bullsh*t story or if it's real but I don't wish that on anyone. Not even my enemies. I attended the court in the afternoon session. Skelletor made a point of turning right around and looking me in the eye before turning around to face the front again. I was the only spectator in the court room. I guess it was only fitting for him to see my face in this life so he'll know what to look for when I testify against him in the life hereafter.

The key thing to remember is that he needs a fair trial. If he was guilty of this drug trafficking offense then he needs to be convicted of it not the trickle down scape goat. According to Neil Hall, who sat in on the EPandora trial, Giles was implicated in the Western Wind bust. That was huge - 2 1/2 tons of cocaine. Not pressing charges in that case was a judicial tragedy.

We need to convict Giles not the trickle down scape goat so we can add that to Lester Jones' conviction to solidify the seizure of the Kelowna clubhouse. Give the others back I don't care. Just as long as they seize the Kelowna clubhouse and don't build one in Surrey.

I must admit, since Giles is one of the only ones who hasn't made bail, he doesn't look quite as smug now as he did when he was standing beside Mom Boucher grabbing his balls telling the media to suck it after Boucher got off on a technicality. How the arrogant have fallen.

Mall biker fined $13,500

1130 News is reporting that the prick that drove his motorcycle down an escalator in Guildford Mall while running from the police has been fined $13,500 for a list of 58 traffic violations. Three cheers. That prick had no regard for all the pedestrians in the mall as he kept racing in and out past them.



Guildford Mall? That's my crib. Stay in your own lane. (When I say stay in your own lane I don't mean mind your own business I mean stay in your own area. Get out of my crib.)

Langley and Surrey Shootings

CBC is confirming a scan BC report that there was a drive by shooting in Langley last night. Several neighbours said they were awoken by as many as 10 gunshots just after 2 AM in the 2500-block of 204 Street. The neighbours, all of whom declined to give their names, said the house is believed to be a legal marijuana grow operation. Which leads us to ask, with all these pot stores opening up, how do we protect them from being taken over by the Hells Angels?

Update: News 1130 is also reporting that there was yet another shooting in Surrey on Saturday night. "Shortly after 10pm, shots were fired between two cars on Highway 10 near 186th. When officers arrived, they found casings and two homes in the area were hit by the flying bullets."

Williams Lake Shooting

Castanaet is reporting that One man is in critical condition in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds after the vehicle he was riding in was shot at multiple times during a high speed chase through a residential neighbourhood in Williams Lake Saturday night. The drug violence plague is now spreading to smaller communities. Big city gangs holding small town communities hostage. Why did Christy Clark cut funding to the gang task force again?

Fort McMurray drug bust

My McMurray dot com is reporting that "Seven search warrants were executed in Fort McMurray on June 3 to conclude a two-year investigation of a cocaine and fentanyl drug trafficking operation. Five homes, a Chateau Nova Hotel room and a local business on Signal Road were searched as police targeted 34-year-old Patrick Felix and 31-year-old Jason Mulley. The two are the alleged ringleaders of the network that reached Edmonton, Calgary and B.C."

Surrey shooting

The Vancouver Province is reporting that there was another shooting in Surrey just after 9:00 PM last night in a parking lot behind an Earl's restaurant at 72nd and Scott Road. CTV is reporting that it was a public shooting when the restaurant was open for business.

Police officer shot dead in Edmonton

Tragically the Edmonton Journal is reporting that one police officer was shot dead and another wounded in the line of duty last night while executing a search warrant in Edmonton.

A lot of people have mixed feelings about the police. No one likes getting harassed for stupid things and no one likes to see the police beating up suspects, violating civil rights or sexually harassing their own members. Yet the bottom line is there are a lot of good cops out their that literally put their lives on the line every day to protect the public peace and support law and order.

CBC is reporting that Norman Walter Raddatz, the man suspected of being responsible for the killing of Edmonton Const. Daniel Woodall, had an extensive hate crimes file related to online bullying of a family in the city. The shooting occurred when police served the suspect with an arrest warrant for criminal harassment. The Edmonton Journal is reporting that more then 50 bullets were fired during the exchange.

Daniel Woodall was a husband, a father and a son. Like it or not, he was our brother. Honor him.

A Beautiful Day

Today was what U2 would describe as a Beautiful Day. I couldn't resist the sunshine and took the kayak up Widgeon Creek at Pitt Lake and hiked up to the water falls. It was magnificent. A lot of people bring monster boats on Pitt Lake. Widgeon creek is for the quiet paddlers to enjoy in peace. If you hike up Golden Ears you get a magnificent view of the entire lake. It's a pretty long hike but unlike the Lions you can water up along the way.



I passed the clubhouse on Harris Road on the way to Pitt Lake. Didn't see any logos up. Just remember that my deal says you keep that clubhouse as well as Jabba's Palace. You keep all of them except Kelowna and get a fresh start. Think about it. Just get back to business and stop being so loud and proud. Ricky C's Gay Pride Parade at the Devil's Rejects clubhouse was stupid. It drew too much bad press and they lost it. Pride cometh before the fall. Nobody likes bullies. The strong don't bully the weak. The strong protect the weak. That is what the strong do. Peace.

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Seizing Hells Angels clubhouses in British Columbia

The criminal organization status of the Hells Angels in BC is a hot topic because it relates to the government seizing their clubhouses. Right now the Nanaimo clubhouse has been seized and they have applied to the courts for the right to seize the East Vancouver and Kelowna clubhouse. If I was litigating that case, I'd be willing to cut a deal. Right now the HAs could lose all of them.

I think the criminal organization status of the Hells Angels in BC should be considered on a case by case basis. Each chapter separately. Kelowna was the chapter that really screwed up. That chapter was involved with a huge amount of criminal activity. Nanaimo was involved in some but not nearly to the extent Kelowna was. The deal I'd cut would be this:

Give them back the Naniamo clubhouse if the club let them have the Kelowna clubhouse in return. That's probably what the judge is going to conclude after a long and painful trial anyways. That would mean the Kelwona clubhouse is seized and sold but every other clubhouse stands until they screw up like Kelowna did. On the condition they agree not to build a new clubhouse in Surrey. Make those little Surrey girls use the clubhouse in Langley or Randy's freaking basement. Any new clubhouse would be up to he local city hall's discretion like how Langford shut down the Devil's Rejects clubhouse because of zoning concerns. This deal would mean Randy Jones would still get to keep Shakerz formally known as Tbarz. Only clean that place up man. It used to be high end.

The surveillance video when those Hells Angels associates were stabbed there showed just how far down that place has fallen. It's turned into another Dell for God's sake. Surrey can do better. Let's raise the bar and go back to the way it was when it first opened. That's my advice. That's the deal I'd cut if I was litigating it. That way we could all move on to other things. If they break their word and build a clubhouse in Surrey, Trevor would get extradited.

The Hells Angels just want to do business and make some cheddar. If they stop shooting people in public, shooting innocent bystanders like in the Surrey Six and stop killing drug addicts for small debts, I'll mind my own business and shut up. That way I can focus on helping TBM Canada instead. You don't have to torture and kill drug addicts for drug debts if you don't front them the drugs. It's that simple. Stop fronting crack addicts crack. That's bad business. That way we get rid of the Tony T's in the DTES and in Surrey. Time to give everyone a Fresh Start.

If both parties agree to these terms, it could become a consent order and the matter would be resolved until another chapter screws up.

Hot Pursuit

Stress levels have been a bit high of late so we went to see Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara in Hot Pursuit. It was pretty funny. My daughter is a fan of Sofia Vergara because she's from Colombia. My daughter went to Colombia a couple of times and loved it. She talked about learning to Salsa dance at 3:00 AM on the side streets with some friends. She talked about how they poured aguardiente all over the bar, set it on fire and drank it through straws. Good times.

One time they were in the back of a cab and a guy on a motorcycle pulled up beside them with a gun. Her friends grabbed her head and pulled it down out of view as the cab raced in and out of traffic and pulled over beside a cop causing the high jacker to move on. She thought it was fun. It was hard for me to get mad because I had many similar experiences when I was her age.

Recently she said that she loves her new car but she really misses Columbia. She said the people there are dirt poor but they are really happy. I know exactly what she means. When I came back from Ireland all I wanted to do is go back. I just couldn't relate to the yuppie materialism that exists here. It was a lot different back in Ireland. I told her that I came to the conclusion that I'd be able to give my kids a better life if I stayed here. More opportunities and what not. Yet growing up poor has been good for them. They have a strong work ethic and are focused on positive things despite their insane father's antics. They're all grown up now. Life goes on.

I have to do something. I just don't see myself going back to church and helping out with the boy scouts again. Not when I know about all the horrible things going on around me. That's why I think TBM is the cause to support right now. They have a strong network of safe houses that aren't run by the government or the police. They run it themselves. Just like the safe houses the IRA would run back in Ireland. The same type of network except for a more positive cause. All former bikers and gang members. Not the plastic pretty boys we have out here that live in the ivory tower. Hard core soldiers who used to go over to Europe into Germany and blow shit up. These are the guys helping people leave the gang life and protect them.

I started watching a TV series on Netflics called Lilyhammer. It's about a mafioso in the States that was screwed over and went into witness protection. He asked to be assigned to Norway after seeing their winter Olympics because he figured no one would be looking for him there. It's pretty funny. TBM's network in Scandinavia is worth looking into.



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