Friday, April 18, 2014

Good Friday



There are more scandals to catch up on but since Vaisakhi celebrations abound I thought it would be timely to mention Good Friday on this Easter Weekend. Several years ago an Indo Canadian friend asked me, "If Friday was the day they killed Jesus, why do Christians call it good?"

I paused for a second and thought, OK this is going to be kind of hard to explain. Then I thought, wait a sec, you really don't know? Seriously? I guess it's something we take for granted. It's something we're taught as kids in Sunday school. Wait a minute. Our kids don't go to Sunday school any more. You mean our own kids don't even know any more? That is sad.

Many martyrs have lived noble lives and have died for their beliefs. Christ's atonement was different. It's kinda like trying to get on a bus and not having the fare to pay. Anywhere other an BC this would be a problem. Justice requires the fare be paid. Yet mercy pleads give me a break. However, mercy cannot rob justice since if the driver gave that person a break he would have to give everyone the same break and everyone would ride for free. Another solution is a friend comes by and pays the fare for you so you can fulfill the demands of justice yet still ride the bus.

That's kind of what Christs' atonement did. The wages of sin are death. Christ died in our place so we don't have to. Yet all of us will die a physical death. The atonement makes the resurrection possible. One day everyone will be resurrected and judged. The body and the spirit will be reunited in it's perfect form. An immortal body that doesn't age or die. Because of the atonement everyone will be resurrected. Where we go after this life depends on the life we led and the type of person we became.

The atonement is something we take for granted. It's like a father who worked on a railway drawbridge that took his son to work one day. There's a video clip of the story called the Bridge. A train full of people was about to cross a railway bridge. His job was to make sure the draw bridge was down so the train could cross.

As the train approached the father noticed his son had wandered onto the train track. He was faced with a heart wrenching decision. Leave the bridge up to save his son which would kill all the passengers on the train or lower the drawbridge which would kill his son but save everyone on the train. At the last minute the father decided to save everyone on the train and mourned the loss of his son. The train was safe and everyone survived without even knowning of the sacrifice the father made on their behalf. This parable is a metaphor of God's sacrifice of His son who died for us.

So the short answer to the question is Christians call Friday good because Christ died to make it possible for everyone to live again. Yet it behooves us to pause and remember the day to respect the magnitude of the sacrifice made on our behalf. Some call it folklore. I call it history.

Now I am certainly not the model Christian nor do I agree with many of the doctrinal diversions many make in the name of Christianity. Many years ago I used to work with a very witty and sarcastic Christian they called Dutchy because of his heritage. He used to boast "You can always tell the Dutch but you can't tell them much." He was a good man and a talented musician.

He put out a CD called Retro that had some stirring songs on it. One of my favorites is called the View from an Ivory tower. It starts of saying "There's a man on the TV telling me God wants me living in prosperity. Millions tune in because they like what they hear, even though his gospel is not too clear." Another one I like is called the Parade. He was very cynical of religious hypocrisy and wrote a song about it. He compared it to a big parade of lunatics chasing a snake oil salesman.

Dutchy explained the imagery in the song to me many years ago. He said the parade is led by three different Jimmies: Jimmy Swaggart, Jimmy Baker and Jim Jones. He thought all three Jimmies were the same. When discussing the parade of snake oil salesmen he says he's seen this circus before and he just wished they'd take their side show away from his front door. It's a very appropriate song. Kinda like how Christ called the religious leaders of the time liars, hypocrites and extortionists. He chased the money changers out of the temple for pimping the church for their own personal gain. That was not the intent of his sacrifice. Peace.

Pot causes Brain Damage



The Vancouver Province ran an article that has been floating around of late claiming that pot causes brain damage. No kidding. Everyone knows that pot doesn't make you smart. Stoners aren't very bright. That was the whole point behind the comedy Cheech and Chong.

However, the study claims that the size and shape of two brain regions involved in emotion and motivation may differ in young adults who smoke marijuana at least once a week. There is a difference between mood alteration and brain damage. There is also a huge difference between pot and crack or crystal meth. We used to say Crack Kills when speaking to the youth about drugs. I would sometimes add to that Pot Kills Ambition.

Pot is not nearly as harmful to the body as crack and is likely just as bad as alcohol but one thing excessive pot use does do is kill ambition. It's not surprising the new study discovered pot use affects the part of the brain dealing with motivation.

Obviously the legalization of marijuana supporters want to promote it's use. Some people even claim pot cures cancer. That is false. Pot alleviates the pain of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy cures cancer. However, I personally know someone who has numerous health problems and after getting a prescription for medical marijuana, his symptoms have significantly improved.

I totally agree that mandatory minimum sentences for growing or possessing pot is stupid. It's a waste of tax dollars and prevents us from dealing with violent crime. Yet we do need to be honest about the harmful effects of pot because there are some. Alcohol abuse is likely more damaging than pot abuse but that doesn't mean pot abuse is good. Driving stoned or going to work or school stoned is not a very intelligent thing to do.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Transit cop disciplined for posting racy pictures



Another twilight zone moment. Front page of today's Vancouver Province is a dramatic story about a female transit cop named Tabatha Swadron who was disciplined for posting "racy" photos of herself. However, when you look at the pictures, it's just her in a bikini. The Vancouver Province quoted a police spokesperson as stating “We were aware that she was involved in fitness activities and bodybuilding, but were not aware of the other ... activities.”

I'm not sure what these other activities include but this is nothing compared to Jim Brown. Tabatha was posting pictures of herself in bikini competitions. Jim Brown was posting pictures of himself naked wearing nothing but RCMP boots while holding a knife cutting off the lingerie of a female model. Pictures of Jim Brown naked are a crime all in itself. That guy is nasty. Yet fantasizing about raping someone at knife point isn't healthy. Especially for a cop.

The Province claims there is one "dominatrix" picture of Tabatha partially masked swinging and biting on a black leather whip in a tight cat-woman suit. Hardly sounds like it's worth all that drama to me. Once again it's nothing compared to what Jim Brown did and he most certainly wasn't in a bikini competition. He was posting BDSM pictures on a BDSM site looking for sexual partners who are into BDSM. I have a problem with portraying Tabatha as a dominatrix in some bizarre attempt to minimize the sexual harassment she faced at work.

There is a huge amount of sexual harassment within the RCMP and various other police departments in Canada. It is a huge ongoing problem. That's why there's a class action lawsuit before the courts. In Tabatha's case there was alleged to have been a lot of sexual banter from male coworkers that she was subjected to and on one occasion a male officer allegedly pulled Tabatha’s head toward his crotch. Tabatha didn’t complain, but a witness did. That became a sexual harassment complaint.

So here we have sexual harassment 101. If someone makes a sexual joke and the person they're telling it to isn't offended but someone else who hears it is, that's still sexual harassment. That is the law. That's what every other employer in Canada explains to their employees to fulfill their legal obligations to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. That is why this ongoing culture of sexual harassment within the police department is so archaic and bizarre. Tabatha participating in a bikini competition does not justify sexual harassment at work.

Speaking of bizarre, how many high ranking Surrey RCMP officers with aspiring political careers have done the dance of the flaming asshole naked in front of female coworkers? What heterosexual male would want to watch another man do that? At least they gave it the appropriate name.

The fact that Don Ray is still employed with the RCMP is proof the RCMP do not take their legal obligation to eliminate sexual harassment from the workplace seriously. The fact that he's in the BC Head office in the Surrey Green Timbers building with a bar on site paid for with tax dollars adds insult to injury. The fact that Stephen Harper continues to slander and harass whistle blowers is evidence he does not take his legal obligation to remove sexual harassment from the RCMP seriously either. It's called criminal negligence. Is there a breathalyzer outside the RCMP bar in Green Timbers for their drive home? Please advise.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Turmoil in the Ukraine



There are a few stories to catch up on but I wanted to pause and linger on something positive for a while first before rehashing more conflict. We've had some interesting discussions about the recent conflict in the Ukraine. Well things got complicated. Just to recap, Russia and the EU have both been trying to win over the Ukraine to join them. Russia handed over a sum of money and protesters rallied to oppose the idea of joining with Russia. Live ammunition was used on the protesters and the elected president who was pro Russia went into exile.

Putin took Crimea which is a pro Russia peninsula of the Ukraine and committed not to take any more land by force. At the time I thought that was a fair compromise. Part of the Ukraine clearly does not want to join Russia but Crimea did. Problem solved. So we had hoped. Yet it has become a bit more complicated than that.

Other areas in the Ukraine which were pro Russia started having demonstrations of their own in favor of joining with Russia and an internal conflict has broken out. Now Putin is threatening to cut off the Gas. If you look at the map the entire eastern region of the Ukraine is pro Russia. They voted for the pro Russian president.

After Russia took Crimea, Yulia Tymoshenko, the presidential candidate that lost the last election said she is going to run again. Ironically enough the elected president in exile said that Russia made a mistake taking Crimea and should give it back. No doubt he was referring to his own political future. With Crimea in the polls there was enough pro Russian supporters in the Ukraine to elect him. Without Crimea, his opponent might have a chance at getting elected.

The whole point is whoever is in charge of the Ukraine after the president went into exile is not a democratically elected president. It was a coup which makes the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict somewhat problematic. Instead of supporting coups we need to support the democratic process. Perhaps a legitimate referendum with the option of annexing the eastern region in blue. The west of the Ukraine does not want to join Russia but should be governed by an elected leader. The EU bankers are not to be trusted. They caused the Greek financial crisis. Nevertheless, hopefully the matter will be decided at the polls in the coming election.

Fake Pamphlet requires Jews to register

Now we cross over into the absurd. Media reports claim three masked men were handing out fliers telling Jewish citizens of Eastern Ukraine to register with the pro Russian forces. The pro Russian forces deny the requirement and claim the flyer is likely the work of provectuers. No kidding. The claim doesn't make sense at all. Everyone knows there is a huge popularity struggle going along with the tensions in the Ukraine. We also know there is a huge propaganda campaign against the pro Russian forces making statements that are simply not true. It is clear that Western Ukraine does not want to join Russia but Eastern Ukraine does.

This fake request simply doesn't make sense. Nowhere in Russia are Jews currently required to register. Why on earth would the pro Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine make that request knowing the world would oppose it passionately? The answer is they wouldn't. Even if that was their real goal, they wouldn't be handing out pamphlets making the request at this crucial time. They would wait until after they had secured their independence and after the dust had settled. Even if that was their true goal, they would not be handing out pamphlets saying so now. It doesn't make sense and is not believable. What is believable is that it is the work of provectuers. The suspects are obvious.

If the FBI paid James Cromitie $250,000 and a new BMW to plant bombs at Jewish targets in New York, "they" would certainly pay someone to hand out fake flyers in Eastern Ukraine. If it wasn't for the Russians, the USS Liberty would have been sunk as ordered by President Johnson.

Big Brother is not always right but they're not always wrong either. Stalin and Lenin were both evil. Yet so was Hitler and we don't still hate on Germany now that Hitler is gone. That war is over. Now the war continues and the greatest threat to our civil liberty is the enemy from within.

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Finian's Paradise



In contrast with Finian's Inferno let's take a peak at Finian's Paradise. Yesterday I climbed the Stairway to Heaven on Seymour. This is probably one of my favorite places in Vancouver. The last stretch on the way to First Peak. From the other direction it looks like sand dunes made of snow.



I made it up to Second peak



and stayed for the sunset.



Things are very hit and miss on the coastal mountains. I've been at First peak at times when there was zero visibiity and a cold blowing wind that made me bundle up and say this is as far as I'm going today. Other days when the visibility is good, the view is awesome.



Especially the city lights from the mountaintop at night. I remember seeing them for the first time from Hollyburn Ridge. It was breath taking. It was a clear night and the moon cast a shadow. Winds were relatively calm and the silence was humbling. This is my quiet place.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Finian's Inferno



Here it is. The Hells Angels murder women and exploit the homeless part two. But first, let me set the stage which will define my beef. Just before Saint Paddy's Day I saw a video on youtube of Loreena McKennitt explaining what inspired her to write the song Dante's Prayer.

She said she was taking the train across Siberia and was reading Dante's Inferno. It's a literary classic about Dante's journey through hell. She said reading that book while she saw all the suffering and struggling around her inspired her to write the song and change it to Dante's Prayer. It's very moving. I picked up a copy of the book and thought I should make a post about Finian's Inferno. My journey through hell and the things I saw in my travels.

I've already talked about three images of murder that I can't get out of my mind. The expression on Britney Irvings face when she was found dead after being shot in the back by someone she loved, trusted and cared about. Janice Shore's caved in skull when I saw her in the hospital and the look of grief and loss in Eileen Mohan's eyes after her son ws unjustly murdered in the Surrey Six. Three powerful images that resonate in my memory.

That's what I want to talk about in my journey through hell. The predatory drug dealers that exploit the homeless. In that ridiculous troll rant, someone claiming to be Bryce was bragging about the treats they sell and claim they don't exploit the homeless living under a bridge. Yet that is indeed exactly what they do. When they bring that much cocaine into the country to be sold here as crack, they are responsible for all the violent misery that brings. They actually profit from it. From crack addicts being tortured in the basements of Prince George crack houses to the violent collection methods of the predatory drug dealers in East Vancouver and Whalley outside the Front Room it's all the same. It's Blood money.

The same goes for the dirty politicians that accept campaign contributions from the dirty developers and Casinos that launder drug money. However, the Hells Angels is a criminal organization. Manitoba has already deemed them as such and Saskatchewan is considering following suit to curb their violent monopoly on the drug trade.

When you look at the three rings: Robert Shannon and Jody York, the Randy and Trevor Jones indictment and the Larry Amero charges in Montreal we see three huge cross border drug trafficking rings where the Hells Angels were bringing massive amounts of BC Bud across the border and bringing back massive amounts of cocaine into Canada to be sold here as crack. That's not even counting the crystal meth like Kerry Ryan Renaud was cooking for John Punko and the Vancouver Hells Angels in Surrey.

Last year the police busted 16 grow ops in Kelowna alone all tied to the Hells Angels. 7 of them were licensed medicinal grow ops. That's a lot. I don't care if the Hells Angels run a few grows. I care when the Hell Angels take over grows and say no one can grow except us and start taxing every other grow under the sun. That is messed up. It is pure greed. I also care about the Hells Angels trading all that BC Bud for cocaine in the States and bringing it back here as crack. That destroys lives and communities. Sure there's more money in that trade but it's just not worth it. Again it all boils down to greed.

Another example of how the Hells Angels exploited the homeless in East Vancouver is when they sold the Drake hotel to the city of Vancouver. The city bought the hotel and turned it into social housing which was a good thing. The bad part was the fact that they paid the Hells Angels $2 million more than it was worth. That was tax dollars ear marked for social housing right into the Hells Angels pocket. No doubt they call it good business. I call it exploiting the homeless.

Don't tell me the Hells Angels don't have anything to do with the violent debt collection that goes on in East Vancouver or Prince George. Members of the Crew cut off fingers for drug debts on behalf of the Hells Angels in Prince George. Anthony Terezakis sold drugs for the Hells Angels in East Vancouver. Tony ran the drugs in the Cobalt and the American Hotel. Those are cheap hotels the homeless stay in when they can get a place indoors. Tony filmed himself beating the life out of drug addicts who owed him money. The Hells Angels are directly involved in the brutal violence in Whalley and East Vancouver. That is what I see in my journey through hell but that is not all.

Remember the Pickton Farm? There is a lot more to that story that Wally Oppal refused to be admitted in the not very public inquiry. There's a similar case in Australia involving the Hells Angels torturing someone on a Pig Farm there. Another similar case in Oakland. All frighteningly similar to the Surrey House of Horrors.

So the troll pretending to be Bryce made two totally false statements. He said the Hells Angels don't kill women and don't exploit the homeless living under a bridge when clearly they do. I personally don't believe that was Bryce because Bryce wouldn't publicly brag about their drug trafficking. He would deny they do it like Ricky C always does and claim they just ride motorcycles. Even though Bryce's own son is in jail for drug trafficking.

However, I do take great offense to the troll pretending to be Bryce claiming that I wear a white hood and burn crosses on people's lawns. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have spent a year and a half living in African American and Caribbean communities. I used to rock the A train up to 155th Street in Harlem, NYC. I lived behind the Front Line in Brixton and lived in Lakeshore village in south Seattle. I love a good curry mutton with some rice and peas and a Guinness stout.

Ricky C on the other hand was posing with David Black holding a Nazi flag with a swastika on it. Mom Boucher and Salvatore Cazzetta along with Biff Hamel were part of a White supremacist biker club called the SS before they all became Hells Angels. The Whiteboy posse is a puppet club that sells drugs for the Edmonton Hells Angels. They use Nazi logos and are white supremacists. The Hells Angels are the ones affiliated with the Klan not me. I despise the Klan.

Finian's prayer isn't that you remember him. Finian's prayer is that you remember all that have suffered like Janice Shore, Bob Roth and Ashley Machiskinic. Forget Finian, Remember them.

Christ said Blessed are those that mourn for they shall be comforted. He also said Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Mother Teresa had a pure heart. She could see the face of God in those who suffer. Can we? My prayer is that we all can see the face of God in those who suffer and think about how our actions affect them and the society we want to live in.

Kelowna's most wanted



Kelowna's most wanted? Schrader? You've got to be kidding. Surely there are a lot more serious criminals out there that the police should be looking for like whoever put Joey up to murdering Britney. I know I've made fun of Matt in the past but I said I'd give him a chance and I meant it. I heard he got a real job. Breach of recognizance is pretty open ended. That could be something as simple as missing a court date for driving while his licenses was suspended. If he has a job he has to get to work. Give the guy a break. Some people do need a fresh start in life. There are a lot more serious criminals out there that we should be focusing on.

The guy never threatened my daughter. He and I were just smack talking a while back. I know the police were keen on nailing him back then. I wish they were as keen on nailing the real criminals instead of kicking the cat. The guy is harmless. Look in his eyes. He's just an ordinary guy. The elephant ears drive me crazy but a girl I used to date has a son with the same thing. They drive me crazy but her son is actually a nice guy. The Hells Angels are a much more serious concern than someone who used to be a low level dealer and is sincerely trying to make a go of it.

Update: Turns out that's exactly what it is. He missed an appointment with his PO after his driving while prohibited charge. It wasn't even for missing a court date and had nothing to do with drugs. Sometimes we really do need to give people a chance.

The Battle Axe Barbies however, who worship the deranged Shane Bunting, they're still idiots. Shane and his social misfit followers don't know a thing about rap music. I was introduced into rap back in Harlem when LL Cool J was making his debut. He's still around. LL, Tupac, Fat Joe, the Game, A Tribe Called Quest, TI, Ja Rule those are rappers. Shane Bunting is just an idiot that tries to put his white nerdy fantasies about kidnapping, torturing and murdering women to music. Eminem broke into the market and so did Malkemore. Not Shane and his misfit Barbies.

Mystery Diners

A few weeks ago I saw an episode of Mystery Dinners with a friend. I don't watch much TV but this episode was somewhat profound. The owner of a restaurant was concerned one of their employees was stealing from them so they had the show come in and plant secret cameras to find out who it was. The owner suspected an employee who was a ex con.

They had someone come in posing as a customer be really rude to him then leave their wallet on the table before they left. They wanted to see what he would do with the wallet. He picked it up and put it in the lost and found. Then the secret camera saw another employee go into the wallet and take the money out of it while it was sitting in the lost and found.

When the customer came back for their wallet they asked where the money is that was inside it and the employee that stole it threw the ex con under the bus and said it must have been him. He's an ex con. Fortunately the hidden cameras saw other wise and saw how the young girl had been stealing from the company on various occasions. Sad but enlightening. Sad how a young girl would blame someone else for her actions but enlightening that an ex con proved to be honest. People can change and we do need to give them a chance if they really have changed.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Kaos Krew member busted in Edmonton



We interrupt this two part series with a not so important news bulletin. The Edmonton Journal is reporting that Peter Goodsell, who police claim is a member of the Hells Angels puppet club Kaos Krew was arrested after a traffic stop in Spruce Grove that netted marijuana, cocaine, cash and a large knife. It was only three ounces of marijuana and about 35-40 grams of cocaine but the cocaine was divided into 30 bags for reselling which would imply trafficking.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Women the Hells Angels have murdered



This is going to be a two part post. Looks like I took the bait again. Someone pretending to be Bryce posted on another forum and I actually thought for a second it really was Bryce. Actually I think Bryce is a lot smarter than that. Bloody hell I think Ricky C is smarter than that and I think Ricky C is a complete idiot. It's hard not to respect Bryce. Yet it's impossible to respect Ricky C. That Devil Butler nonsense is bizarre.

Someone claiming to be Bryce was metaphorically bragging about the drugs they sell and claim they don't murder women or profit from the homeless. Both statements are clearly false. The selective censorship on that forum is very suspicious. So I'll itemize what I said that wasn't posted.

The claim that the Hells Angels don't kill women is false. Case in point Margo Compton and Britney Irving. Britney they can argue but Joey Verma was a Hells Angels associate. In the trial one witness testified that Joey told him he had no choice (about killing Britney) and would kill his whole family if he didn’t take the fall for him. Another Hells Angel associate threatening someones family again. After speaking with his Lawyer Joey told the witness they were off the hook as he was going to have to take the heat himself.

The thing is Joey was a much higher level drug dealer than I thought. Even the judge was surprised at the dollar value of his drug transactions which continued after his incarceration. Which means whoever he was selling drugs for, were OK with his murder of Britney until he was actually convicted. Then they turned on him. Big surprise.

Two more women the Hells Angels killed which they can't deny are Michele Uyeyama and Lisa Chamberlain. Michele Uyeyama was Eugene Uyeyama's new wife. Eugene was a police informant that cause a large drug bust tied to Hells Angels associates selling crack in east Vancouver September 1995. Christmas 1995 they killed the informant and his innocent wife. They even brought Christmas gifts from "the Boys". Cans of gasoline to burn the house down after they murdered the informant and his wife.

Ernie Ozolins on the other hand was no informant. He was a full patch member they kicked out and murdered so someone else could take over the business and steal his land from his family. They murdered his girlfriend Lisa Chamberlain along with him for no reason.

So Margo Compton, Michele Uyeyama and Lisa Chamberlain are three women the Hells Angels murdered that they cannot deny. They will deny Britney Irving but I have good reason to add her to the list along with Janice Shore and Ashley Machiskinic. People still ask me why I do this web site and blog and why I feel so passionate about it. If you can't understand by now, I can't explain it. It is what it is. As Martin Luther King once said, no lie can live forever.

As one blog reader pointed out Nancy Christensen in Nova Scotia is yet another. Jeff Lynds admitted to killing Randy Mersereau for the Hells Angels. Randy had left the Hells Angels and continued drug trafficking when they forbade him to as a rival so they killed him as well as his brother and his brother's wife. Jeff testified that Les Greenwood did the hit on Kirk and Nancy for the Hells Angels and that the Hells Angels provided the guns for that murder as well.

In Quebec it was revealed in court that the primary business of the Hells Angels in Quebec during their drug turf war with the Rock Machine was drug trafficking. Every murder was approved by a committee. They contributed 10% of their drug profits into a fund to murder rival drug dealers.

Locally Nicole Alemy is another woman we can add to the list. She was shot dead with her toddler in the car during the war between the UN and the Bacon brothers. Nicole was murdered after Ralph Baldini in follow up to the Surrey Six. It was all about killing rival drug dealers. Yet it is clear that the Hells Angels were supporting and supplying the Bacon brothers through Larry Amero at the time. Larry wasn't acting on his own he was on official club business. That's why they put him in charge of two drug trafficking rings in Montreal after he was shot in Kelowna.

Another blog reader sent in the name of Mary Ann Campbell from New York to add to the list. The New York Times reported that March 1978, the chapter president, Vincent (Big Vinnie) Girolamo was charged with throwing his girlfriend, Mary Ann Campbell, from the roof of the building to her death on the pavement below. He died while he was on bail before the case went to trial.

Which reminds me of Cynthia Garcia. Kevin J. Augustiniak, one of several members of the Hells Angels initially charged in Cynthia Garcia's death pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Paul Eischeid was arrested in Argentina awaiting extradition back to Arizona where he'll face a first-degree murder charge. Garcia was severally beaten, stabbed 27 times, partially decapitated, stuffed in a trunk and dumped in the desert. Kevin received a 23 year sentence.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Kelowna Independent Soldier gets four years for illegal firearms



Castanet is reporting that a 42-year-old Kelowna man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he was found in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. RCMP consider Vincent Lewis Timpany to be a long-time gang associate and allied with the Independent Soldiers. Police seized a 9mm Glock, a .38 calibre Smith and Wesson, a 12 gauge shotgun and three over-capacity magazines. At the time of his arrest he was already prohibited from possessing any guns or ammunition. Let's not forget who the Independent Soldiers work for. Global picked up on the story.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Former Montreal cop sentenced to 8 years for selling secrets to Hells Angels



Global and CTV are both reporting that Benoit Roberge, an ex-Montreal police officer has been handed an eight-year prison term for selling sensitive information to the Hells Angels. No word on any charges against a second officer Roberge said worked with him or his claims that he was not going down alone which would imply the problem was bigger than just one person.

No word on why René Charlebois mysteriously committed suicide after escaping prison in Quebec. He was the Hells Angel that blew the whistle on Benoit Roberge. After his "suicide" several incriminating video tapes were found. At least Quebec is dealing with the problem with corruption investigations not like the EPS or us here in BC. Everything here is business as usual. No investigation means no corruption so they claim.

Saskatoon Hells Angel stands trial for death threats



CBC is reporting that Saskatoon Hells Angel Jesse Bitz will stand trial in October for uttering threats. Bitz is accused of threatening to kill Leonard Banga, the owner of Xtreme Mining and Demolition. The pair had a dispute which led Banga to fire Bitz. That's when the alleged threats took place. Rather amusing how he hides his face after being accused of making death threats.

"Xtreme Mining and Demolition enacted a new hiring policy in the fall of 2013 to prevent individuals with a history of violence and/or involvement in organized crime from working in safety sensitive situations." Three of the Hells Angels fired after the policy change are now threatening legal action while the province of is considering following Manitoba's lead by declaring the Hells Angels a criminal organization. That would certainly make it easier for employers to clean up links to organized crime. Too bad they won't do that with the Longshoremen here.

January of last year four longshoremen were shot at a gathering after allegations of missing pension funds were made like in New York. That was a Jimmy Hoffa trick back in the day.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Another Red Scorpion bust on Vancouver Island



The Victoria News is reporting that a raid by West Shore RCMP and Victoria PD has resulted in cash, guns, bullet-proof vests, over half a kilogram of cocaine, along with heroin being seized in a raid of five houses in Langford and Colwood. The search has led to the arrest of two men, including an alleged gang-related drug dealer.

Wednesday's searches were the culmination of an investigation which has been ongoing since last July and targeted two men, one of which police say has ties to the Red Scorpion gang active in the Lower Mainland. Dezmond White and Abraham McMillan have been arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

It's not nearly as much as the 10 kilos of cocaine seized tied to the Nanaimo Hells Angels but it's good to see the pressure being kept on the smaller Hells Angels puppet groups selling drugs on their behalf. As we know the Hells Angels took over the Red Scorpions after the Surrey Six and made them work for them just like the Independent Soldiers.

Sonny Barger plays Lenny the Pimp



Well this is ironic. First of all I don't watch Sons of Anarchy. I think it's an absolutely ridiculous show like Breaking Bad which glorifies crystal meth labs. However, I noticed on Wikipedia that it claims Sonny Barger played Lenny "The Pimp" Janowitz on the TV series Sons of Anarchy. That is ironic indeed since his pal Odis Garrett was convicted of running a prostitution ring for the Hells Angels in San Fransisco called the Love Nest. Barger attended the trial and had him honoured for years on the West Vegas prison lock down page long after Odis was convicted of ordering the murder of Margo Compton and her twin seven year old daughters for testifying against him.

Evidently, Canada isn't the only place the Hells Angels use violence to obtain a monopoly on the drug trade. They have been convicted of trafficking crystal meth in Kentucky, South Carolina and Massachusetts as well. Trent Willet and Greg Domey were both honoured on Hells Angels prison lock down support pages after their trafficking crystal meth convictions.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Doug McCallum claims Surrey's new city hall is a waste of money



The Vancouver Sun is reporting that Surrey's former mayor, Doug McCallum, says the glitzy new city hall is "wasted taxpayers' money." The article quotes him as saying "I don't agree with it. I don't agree with moving it and the costs associated with it. I think it's going to show up in hurting the community in some places, as far as being able to build city facilities, because all the money's been spent here," he said. "When I was involved in council there was often talk (of building a new hall), but we said no."

"We had a good city hall, and we spent a lot of money fixing that up not long ago. So the council at that time was very much against it... City council shouldn't be spending the money, basically, on themselves." McCallum referenced the 2003 renovations to the old city hall, which cost around $9 million. As well, the city spent roughly $1.3 million in renovations in 2007.

The Surrey City Development Corporation was behind the city hall and civic plaza project, and McCallum calls for the corporation to be disbanded, claiming its existence creates a conflict of interest. "A development company where the shareholders are council are in a conflict of interest when it comes before them to vote on it. It's like voting for themselves. It's a huge, huge conflict," McCallum said.

Exactly!!! Let's bring Doug McCallum back! Dianne Watts conned us. She promised us the moon on crime prevention and did the exact opposite. She taxed and spent us to the moon instead while she let drug related crime in Newton and Whalley skyrocket off the charts. When Doug McCallum was mayor the city evicted crack houses onto the street. I saw it. He put pressure on the crack dealers. Dianne Watts has not. End of story. .

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Don Quixote Tilting at Windmills



Don Quixote was a fictional character who had these delusions that windmills were monstrous giants and he would charge them like a knight in shining armor thinking he was saving the world from some great evil. The term tilting at Windmills is taken from that novel and means attacking imaginary enemies. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about him.

So here I am. Just another crazed lunatic tilting at windmills. Harmless indeed. I'm still amazed at the spam I get claiming that Spike is a nice guy and the Hells Angels are just a motorcycle club. Wrong on both counts. The number of cocaine convictions tied to the Hells Angels is out of control. If you think Spike is a nice guy just ask Ernie Ozolins.

It's rather bizarre when they start sending in their women to spam me with their bullsh*t. You can tell they're women because they are actually intelligent and are trying to appeal to my logic instead of just saying f you agent gay. Yet their appeal concerns me. At this point they are either misinformed or are outright lying. I think it's a little of both.

Years ago Randy Iron's wife and I had a conversation about the Hells Angels. She went on about how the Hells Angels would never be involved with the Pickton Farm. At the time I just agreed to disagree but now there is enough evidence out there to prove that anyone who says that now is simply being dishonest. The Hells Angels had a grow op on site. They were the ones that ran Piggy's Palace not Robert or Dave. Dave Pickton was a Hells Angels associate and knew where the bodies were buried. Robert Pickton was inviting sex trade workers to biker parties on his farm with free booze and free drugs. There's more. Much more.

The number of cocaine convictions tied to the Hells Angels is at this point ridiculous. So please, don't insult my intelligence with all that bullsh*t. It is at this point offensive because it mocks the deaths of people like Bob Roth and Janice Shore. A poor man is better than a liar.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Surrey Barn Grow op fire tied the the Hells Angels



Global is reporting that there was a large barn fire in Surrey yesterday morning that contained a legal grow op. In the printed article it states the owner was collecting $6,000 a month rent from the grow and when he asked for an increase they got angry and turned him down. The day before they were supposed to hand over the keys the barn burned down after the product was harvested.

A blog reader who sent me the story claims they saw the live broadcast on Global. They claimed that in the broadcast they saw, the owner outright said the Legal Medicinal Grow was run by the Hells Angels. That part was omitted from the printed version. May of last year the police busted four grow ops in Mission tied to the Hells Angels. Yo bro I aint making this sh*t up.

The online video admits that in Kelowna last year police raided 7 legal grow ops where Outlaw Motorcycle gear was found. Guess what. There's only one OMG in BC. The online video shows the owner stating the tenants who ran the legal grow said they have Hells Angels behind them.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Jamie Bacon and Person Y



There's been a lot of talk about the testimony of Person Y at the Surrey Six who is referred to as the Crown's star witness. I haven't had time to keep up with the trial but Kim Bolan has been covering it completely. A blog reader was discussing some of the statements Person Y made in court that Kim posted on her Twitter.

Evidently, Person Y was Jamie Bacon's body guard. He would go with Jamie to the gym so Jamie wouldn't get hurt. Person Y claimed that on one occasion, Jamie was upset with Person Y because Jamie and Person X were at a gym and two fat Hells Angels kicked them out. Jamie was upset Person Y wasn't there to protect him. Kinda strange how two young guys on steroids got kicked out of a gym by two old fat HAs but that's beside the point.

Person Y claimed after that he found Spike, the Haney president, alone at a gym and kicked him out. Spike isn't very big. He just has a reputation behind the patch so to speak. Nino, the Sergeant at Arms, isn't very big either. He just hides behind Brian Airth (Bags).



Person Y claims: "At 1 point, Jamie Bacon was enemies with HA, UN and IS." Then admitted "He's made friends with 2 of the 3" meaning the Hells Angels and the IS not the UN obviously. "Y says he knows Riach was in the car when Jon Bacon was killed, so clearly Bacons 'made amends' with Riach, Damien Ryan (the Wolfpack.)" However, we know that Jamie was friends with James Riach before the Surrey Six. James Riach was with the Bacons at the Castle Fun Park meeting in Kevlar before the Surrey Six. Clearly the BRM is passionately trying to deny their involvement in the Surrey Six. Yet we know that Larry Amero was friends with Jonathon Bacon long before the Surrey Six as was James Riach and Randy Naicker.

Here's the deal. One blog reader was pointing out that the Hells Angels operate differently than most other gangs. In the HAs each chapter operates independently. Just because one chapter is enemies with one group doesn't necessarily mean another chapter will be. Hence we had some HAs working with the UN while John Punko was caught on wire saying the UN aren't welcome in BC and they won't do business with anyone who does business with the UN. Punko was obviously upset the UN kicked their ass in Brandy's. That was when Michale Plante got knocked out by K9. John Punko had some jurisdiction in Surrey since Kerry Ryan Renaud was working for him.

We know that at one time the Independent Soldiers were independent. After the Loft Six shooting that all changed. The old leaders that had beef with the HAs were shot or killed off and the new leaders paid their allegiance to the HAs. The HAs took over the IS and made the IS work for them. Case in point, Larry Amero and Randy Naicker. Randy Naicker was also at the Castle fun Park meeting with the Bacons before the Surrey Six. Randy Naicker and James Raich were both present and were representing the IS who at that time were working for the Hells Angels. So this whole wolfpack cubpack thing wasn't really a new allegiance. Wolfpack81 was just Larry Amero's gamer tag on Xbox.

So although a couple of fat HAs kicked Jamie Bacon out of a gym on one occasion, it is clear that the powers that be saw the Bacon Brothers as a means to take over the RS who were working for the UN and make the RS work for the HAs like the IS. After all, if Jamie Bacon was so easily controlled by a couple of fat HAs, he was the perfect puppet for them to have take over the RS.

Obviously Person Y giving Spike a hard time would have won points for him with the UN. However, we know that Spike was supporting the Bacon Brothers after the Surrey Six. That's why his niece was representing him with Larry Amero and James Riach in Kelowna just like his other niece was representing him in the Philippines with James Riach and Barry Espadilla. We know that the Hells Angels were supporting the Bacon brothers before the Surrey Six because Larry Amero was Jonathon's friend and the IS who worked for the HAs were supporting them. It's like the Vernon Greeks. At one point Mike R was giving the Vernon Greeks a hard time until they got official sponsorship from the Calgary chapter which meant Mikey had to back off.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Calgary Hells Angels Grow Op



This is a cold case in more ways than one. Global BC is reporting that it has been 15 years since Paul Resvick was last seen, after he and some friends broke into a home in Dover and stole a substantial amount of marijuana. It turns out that house belonged to the Hells Angels, and it’s believed that just days later he ended up meeting with members of the crime group at the McDonalds in Forest Lawn. [Video]

OK so robbing a Hells Angels grow isn't the brightest thing to do. Yet discipline should be progressive. Put one in his leg or something. All this killing for money has got to stop. It's another documentation linking the Calgary Hells Angels to a grow op. Which is entirely their right. I'm just sayin it is what it is. The family is hoping to recover the body.

ISPs handing over private information to spy agencies



The Huffington Post is reporting that a new report says Canada's Internet service providers are being less than forthcoming about how they handle customer information — including whether they routinely hand personal data to spy agencies. Global states that the report comes as parliament debates a new bill that could change data sharing in Canada. Another bill violating the Canadian Charter of Rights that throws away civil liberty while the nation sleeps. PRISM is PROMIS.

Schafer & Waiser: Say no to government spying

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Rock Machine in Vancouver?



The Vancouver Province is reporting that several individuals wearing Rock Machine colours have been spotted in the Lower Mainland and that a RM associate contacted a reporter claiming they have plans to start up a chapter within the year. This is both good and bad news. Good news in that it brings hope for a free market. Please come to Surrey. We rather have RM than the Surrey Girls. Bad in that from what we've seen, the RM are just more drug dealers who like to blow shit up. Steven King crossed over to the RM after leaving the GTS.

This is obviously a new Rock Machine that was resurrected by Sean Brown before they kicked him out. Most of the old leaders crossed over to the Hells Angels when Mom Boucher went to prison. Salvatore Cazzetta, Giovanni, Paul Porter and Sal Brunetti all crossed over in 2000.

Evidently Joseph Strachan from Winnipeg is out in bad standing.

Although some are claiming this story is absolute bullsh*t made up by some kid who called the paper, there is a point in this article I want to emphasize. All the sources in the article admit that the Hells Angles have a monopoly in BC. They aren't talking about a monopoly on riding motorcycles. They are talking about a monopoly on the drug trade.

Julian Sher is quoted as saying If the Rock Machine showed up in Vancouver and drove down Robson Street, they wouldn't make it to Stanley park. Although that's an obvious exaggeration since Robson and Stanley Park are totally tame, his point remains in effect. It is the public opinion that the Hells Angels are so powerful in BC no one else is allowed to wear a patch without their permission. Hitler revisited. That is why I have this website and blog.

I don't have beef with the UN. I hate crack and I don't support the predatory drug dealers out there that give the homeless free crack then beat the life out of them afterwards for payment but dial a dope operations and drugs in clubs is none of my business. That's personal choice. It's the predatory thing I have beef with. Torturing addicts for drug debts. If you didn't front them the drugs there wouldn't be any drug debts.

I also have beef with liars and the Hells Angels are compulsive liars. How do you know Ricky C is lying? His lips are moving. Ask him about the Devil's Butler will ya. I want to know about his involvement in that. The Hells Angels lie and say they don't sell drugs. If any of them get caught the Devil's butler says we don't know them or they were acting on their own not for the club.

The UN don't lie about it. They say yeah we sell drugs. They have even stamped their logo on a brick of cocaine. The Hells Angels lie and say they don't when they do. The problem is, not only do they sell drugs but they say no one else is allowed to sell drugs but them and use extreme violence to obtain a monopoly on the drug trade while they tax and extort everyone in it. That is not a free market. That is my beef. The Hells Angels lying about selling drugs and them claiming no one else is allowed to sell drugs but them. That is why I have this blog and web site.

Warlocks bust in Drayton Valley



The Edmonton Sun is reporting that four members of the Warlocks in Drayton Valley have been arrested. March 21 police searched a home and seized various riffles a couple of handguns and a kilo of pot as well as some prescription pills. Pretty small time compared to a HA bust. It does however show that the Warlocks are rising in Drayton Valley and the HAs are getting the Po Po to deal with them on their behalf.

This would substantiate our source's claim the drive by shooting in Drayton Valley November 3rd was at a member of the Warlocks home. Word is nothing has changed in the EPS and they still have major intel leaks going directly to the Hells Angels. Sad. You would have hoped they would have cleaned that mess up after it hit the media last time.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Change in Plans



In response to the floodgates of death threats I had said everything's in it's place and that I had someone ready to take over the blog and web site when I die. Since the trolls started freaking out and were sending people I don't even know threats just because I link to them I have reconsidered that option. People I don't even know were getting threats from trolls saying you better not be helping Agent K. Or what? You trolls are pathetic.

I did have someone else set aside to take over the blog but I have reconsidered. It was someone I genuinely cared about. I certainly don't want any harm to come upon them. Maybe I am stupid but I accept responsibility for my actions. I am responsible for what I say and do not my family or my friends. The fact that you would actually threaten them shows just how pathetic you really are. So here it is. If I get shot nothing happens. No one takes over. The blog goes silent but stays on line. No one else is to blame but me. Let's face it, it's just a blog. There are millions of them out there. Mine is insignificant. So why all the death threats? You trolls really need to get a life.

Take a look at the new Gang Member Registry. If you support any of those guys you're on the wrong team. Nanaimoguy says he hopes they blast my brains out in front of my daughter. Yo man you really need some time with Dr. Phil. Just remember the next time you're on that Gay Pride Parade in Nanaimo behind Ricky C that the memorial run is for Edward "Zeke" Mickle. The guy that got killed because the Nanaimo chapter were trying to tax and extort the Vietnamese grow ops and they said no.

Just remember a patched member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels named Lea Sheppe, and an associate, Robbie Lajeunesse, were charged with trafficking large amounts of cocaine between B.C. and Ontario. 10 kilos of cocaine were seized. A patched Hells Angel member in Ontario and associate were also charged there. It's all about obtaining a monopoly on the drug trade. It has absolutely nothing to do with riding motorcycles or living the dream. That's what you support. Not me. So instead of threatening my family and friends come and get me. It's just me and my shillelagh. I still rather be more like me and less like you. In the end, it doesn't even matter.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Spring Skiing



Surf's up. A little sunshine after some fresh powder in the mountains. Great conditions although rain is on the way. It was a really slow start to the season on the west coast this year but the wait has been worth it. It'll be even better in a couple of weeks when the ski hills close down and snowshoers have full range of the mountain snowshoeing with shorts on in the sunshine on the melting snow. Now that's what I'm talking about.

The Beat Goes On



Evidently I'm not the only one who thinks that getting the police to walk the beat in high crime areas like Newton where there is public drug trafficking is a good use of tax dollars. Sadly when I look at the magnitude of the problems affecting the RCMP I am forced to bow my head in shame.

It's not just Bill Fordy. Evidently he's pals with Craig Callens who is the head of the RCMP for all of BC. Callens goes back to Prince George during the time of David Ramsay. As for Bob Paulson, I'm not even going to go there. All I have to say is that Bob Paulson needs to stay away from Bill Fordy's unprofessionalism. That's all I'm going to say about that.

I don't care who is sleeping with who, metaphorically speaking. It's like the Surrey Six screw up. I don't care what cop slept with who. I care about a climate of unprofessionalism that is rampant in the RCMP as well as the regional police forces. This acceptance of getting drunk with witnesses and flirting with them in hopes to flip them. That is messed up. It is simply unprofessional. It's time for people to grow up. Depot needs to change. So does the promotion process. It's about time.

Friday, March 21, 2014

East Vancouver Drug Den Seized



The Vancouver Province and the Tyee are reporting that a Downtown Eastside “drug den” has been shut down and sold for $820,000 under the auspices of B.C.’s Civil Forfeiture Office. The building seized was the former Backpacker Inn in the 600-block Alexander Street.

The police claim they went after the building following complaints from the public and because of “victimization” of people in the DTES. “There were people that were being preyed upon by the drug dealers,” said Fincham. “This was a violent group of drug dealers that were resorting to extreme measures to enforce drug debts and encourage people to sell drugs for them.” Among those measures were shaving people’s heads. I'm glad they shut it down but this is nothing new.

The drug dealers selling outside the Carnegie centre are just as predatory. Strange how they would bust one but not the other. Strange how they have a chain link fence blocking the public from accessing the police station on Main Street right beside the Carnegie open air Drug Market. Perhaps this drug den was seized because it was outside the tolerance zone and the neighbors across the street were complaining about it. God knows the police won't touch the Black Door.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Can Mike Farnworth fix the BC Hydro Fraud?



Well this is exciting. After Arian Dix resigned as the leader of the BC NDP Mike Farnwerth is the first to announce his candidacy. Mike Farnworth is a good guy. He is very competent. I was surprised he lost against Adrian Dix but realized Adrian was very competent as well. The stereotype was that Adrian was a little more left wing and Mike was a little more right wing. I do hate stereotypes but that is what people were saying.

My beef with stereotypes is that the right claims the left will tax and spend when that is exactly what the right is doing. However, it is quite possible that Adrian's reputation for being a little more left might have been what scared voters at the last minute when the BC Liberals were nose diving in the polls for all their endless corruption. Mike's reputation for being a little more right just might be enough to appease voters fears about the NDP long enough to get him elected.

I really think we need a balance between the left and the right and we really need to shun extremism. Supporting corporate monopolies does not stimulate the economy nor does it promote a free market. Corporate monopolies simply gouge consumers. Like BC Hydro.

Gordon Campbell's BC Hydro fraud is in my opinion the most pressing issue for this election. That fraud created a massive ballooning debt that the taxpayers are going to have to cover. Cristy Crunch just kept lying her face off with fraudulent budgets claiming they are going to one day balance their budget by extracting a dividend from BC Hydro. That claim was fraud knowing they turned BC Hydro into another Enron and kept deferring it's ballooning defect.

The deficit was created by privatizing part of BC Hydro. The power brokers that sell power to BC Hydro at an inflated rate. That was a criminal act. A private company is mandated to make a profit. It then sells power to the public company at above market rates which in turn gouges taxpayers and consumers. The privatization of the power brokers that are ripping off BC Hydro and all of British Columbia must be reversed.



Mike Farnsworth cares about crime in the community. The BC Liberals do not. Don't get me wrong. I don't support everything the NDP stand for. I rather see a BC Conservative party rise up that is free and independent of Stephen Harper's hypocrisy. Something like Ron Paul without the legalization of all drugs. John Cummins had the right idea but that idiot troll from Gordon Campbell's caucus planted the seeds of dissension and killed the party. Mike Farnworth is a good balance for British Columbia. God save the people from the BC Liberals endless corruption.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Another Senior assaulted in Newton



The Surrey Leader is reporting that a South Asian senior was taken to hospital after a brazen midday beating to his face and hands in Newton last week. Surrey Mounties are asking for public assistance after a 72-year-old man was beaten and robbed at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Newton Athletic Park.The attack occurred just over three kilometers from where hockey mom Julie Paskall was fatally beaten in December outside Newton Arena, near 72 Avenue and 136B Street.

The Surrey RCMP is counseling citizens to protect themselves and claims that "Personal and public safety is everyone's responsibility – play an active role in crime reduction!" Perhaps Bill Fordy and Laura Balance are handing out permits to conceal. I'm not sure how a 72 year old man is supposed to protect himself from being mugged in the middle of the afternoon. Personally I think an increased police presence in that area to address the public drug dealing would be a more appropriate allocation of tax dollars than Dianne Watts ivory tower but that's just me.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Crimean Secession - Update



This one's kind of hard to follow but is clearly contentious. We have been hearing quite a bit about unrest in the Ukraine. We heard news of protests in the Ukraine over the government's bid to go back to Russia and protesters getting shot at. It would seem that clearly the majority of people in the Ukraine do not want to be a part of Russia again. Fair enough.

Then Russia invades Crimea, a peninsula off of the Ukraine but separate from it. They say they went there to protect the Russians living there. Yeah right. Then they say they're going to hold a referendum on who wants to break off of the Ukraine and join with mother Russia. Nothing like holding an election with a gun held to your head.

I will say this. The results of the referendum are suspect. Over 90% voted to return to Russia? I cry bullshit on that one. Especially when they announced the results before 50% of the ballots were counted. However, it does appear that there are some citizens there that would rather be part of Russia than the EU. The question is just how many.

There was a protest in Toronto calling for Russia to pull out of Crimea. Signs said Hands off Ukraine. However, Russia invaded Crimea not the Ukraine. The most violent anti Russia protests were held in Kiev not Crimea. To me it would seem that letting Crimea succeed and letting the Ukraine remain free is kind of a peaceful solution to the conflict.

I have a hard time understanding why the EU would ban Crimean citizens from traveling in Europe and freeze their assets. It kinda just looks like sour grapes and theft. They are going to slap travel bans on elected Crimean officials who voted to have a referendum on sovereignty and seize their assets? What right to they have to seize an elected officials assets for passing a law they objected to which simply put the question to a vote of the people?

The biggest protest against the invasion was in Moscow - 50,000 people. That is a huge protest but I'm having a hard time interpreting that. It's hard to know the will of the people in Crimea when you're not actually there. Evidently, Russian in the predominate language spoken in Crimea and they did vote over 70% in favor of Yanukovych in 2010. Logic would imply that 70% would elect to return to Russia as opposed to the EU. If Putin leaves the Ukraine alone and just takes Crimea, that seems like a decent compromise to me. Just saying.



Update: Russia has now seized two Ukrainian naval bases. I was already to go ballistic on this one and call for economic sanctions until I discovered that the naval bases they are referring to are in Crimea not the Ukraine. If Russia seized naval bases on Ukrainian soil that would be an act of war and I would totally support economic sanctions against them. However, it appears that the naval base in question is in the port of Sevastopol which is in Crimea not the Ukraine. In response the Ukraine plans on withdrawing their troops From Russia-Occupied Crimea so it doesn't appear that the sky is ready to fall just yet. If Russian troops seize naval bases off the coast of the Ukraine that would be an entirely different matter.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Pickton's victims' families to get $50K each



Good news and bad news at the same time. CBC is reporting that an agreement has been reached with the City of Vancouver and the provincial and federal governments to pay $50,000 to each of 11 families whose relatives were victimized by serial killer Robert Pickton, says lawyer Jason Gratl. Gratl is representing the children of Pickton's victims. Good that the families of the victims receive some compensation but bad that the truth is being buried under the carpet again in a settlement.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Shootings in Surrey and Langley



The Vancouver Sun is reporting that there was a targeted shooting in Surrey this morning at 6:30 AM. No it wasn't my house. Witnesses report seeing a brown van as well as a black pickup leaving the scene after the shooting. One of these vehicles is believed to have a broken window. News 1130 is reporting that neighbours reported hearing a loud argument and then hearing a number of shots. When officers arrived they found a 30-year-old man who had been shot. He was taken to hospital and is in stable condition.

Shootings in Langley as well. Scan BC is reporting that #Langley #RCMP are on scene with 2 males shot in a house in Walnut Grove. Suspect outstanding with a weapon, area on lockdown. K9 searching. Global is reporting that two people have been injured and another has been arrested after an incident at a Langley home Sunday afternoon, RCMP confirm.

Update: Evidently the Langley shooting was at a licensed medicinal grow op. The Vancouver Province is reporting that two people have been charged after the armed robbery - Christopher Carl Agin, 29, and Rosemary Souriyavong, 23. Kim Bolan is reporting that they are from Surrey.