A Place where blind men see

Well this is inspiring. Marlana VanHoose, a blind girl with cerebral palsy sang a breath taking rendition of the American National Anthem at Game 6 of the NBA finals. Golden State Warriors won by the way. They're me peeps so they are.

I like listening to different national anthems. Even though most are in different languages you can usually feel a sense of patriotism that each anthem kindles. Although I prefer the Canadian anthem because I am Canadian, I have a great respect for the American national anthem. I have a lot of friends who are American. To them the flag is a very sacred thing. They don't let it touch the ground. That's a big deal to them.

Americans don't pledge their allegiance to a person they pledge their allegiance to an ideal. They pledge their allegence to the flag and the free republic it represents. The flag represents the US Constitution which defines the free republic. That is why all the elected officials and civil servants swear an oath to protect the constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestics. In our day when civil liberty and the US the Constitutions hangs by a thread because many have broken that sacred oath, the oath keepers are here to defend it.

Canadians may not have found their liberty in the rockets red glare, but they most certainly have defended the liberty of other nations in the rockets red glare. That ideal is an inspiration to us all. Like listening to this young girl sing, it takes us to a place where blind men see.

Woman found dead in Edmonton

The Edmonton journal is reporting that A young woman was found dead, ankles and wrists bound, in a shopping cart early Tuesday in an Inglewood alleyway, witnesses say. That is messed up.

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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