Stan Price and Kids Play: How to save a life

Global recently ran an article saying that the Metro Vancouver gang war is spilling over to Calgary and Nanaimo. They are correct. It is because we are not enforcing the law. Enforcement is one of the four pillars and we're simply not doing it. Wherever you let drug dealers sell drugs in public, violent crime in that area will exponentially increase. Whenever there is that much money to be made, drug dealers will shoot each other over the profit but that's not all. The rapes, assaults and robberies always go up wherever illicit drugs are sold.

When we remove three of the crucial pillars in the four-pillar program, harm reduction becomes harm promotion. Addition and crime dramatically increase. The corruption we see in BC law enforcement now is different than the corruption we saw in the New York police corruption during their crack epidemic back in the /80's which I saw firsthand. The corruption here doesn't come from the bottom up, it comes from the top down. It ties in with the provincial government.

For the most part, law enforcement officers here are sincere. The problem is, their hands are tied and upper management is corrupt. The police make Hells Angel drug busts in every province in Canada except BC. The RCMP isn't the problem. BC is. Dwane McDonald has become part of it.

Brenda Lucki no doubt means well. She's just a figurehead to spin the sexual misconduct orgy. The old boys club still run the show. Dwane McDonald is a company man. The problem with company men is that when the company becomes corrupt, so does the company man. We have seen this in the career of Dwane McDonald. While all this crime and corruption has run rampant one man rose up and started to do something positive, Kal Dosanjh.

Kal is the founder of KidsPlay. A non-profit group that speaks to at risk youth about gangs and gets them involved in positive sporting events. He is a VPD officer who has worked the gang beat in the DTES. He has former gang members on his speaking team. These are the people kids need to hear from. The RCMP don't want to share their speaking gigs in the schools because they get paid overtime to do so. Kal's group is non-profit. Bringing them in would do a better job and save us money. It would allow for more boots on the ground to enforce the law.

Global ran another article about former gang members speaking out on the escalating gang violence. They interviewed Stan Price who is a former gang member that has left the life and has joined KidsPlay. These are the people we need speaking in schools. That is prevention.

Stan was with Redd Alert when they took back all the drug dealers in the DTES from the UN for the Hells Angels. He has since left the life and has become a positive role model for youth. I have never met Stan and I have never asked him his opinion about the murder of Glen Nelson's wife. He left before that happened. Stan's message is that many people in gangs think they're stuck and can't leave. He is living proof that you can leave. There are others.

Shane Knox has left the life and joined KidsPlay as well. He was with the UN. In Calgary, someone came with a gun to threaten his GF. He was able to disarm the guy and get out of there. As he was coming out of the elevator, five more guys came at him, one with a mac-10. His gun jammed so he ran at the guy with the Mac-10, ripped the magazine out and pistol whipped him. The fight was caught on surveillance camera. Stan is a big guy, Shane is not. Shane was the real deal. Shane is also proof that you can leave the life.

Shane used to run the drugs for the UN out of the Balmoral. He used to live there with his mother when he was very young. Shane hasn't ratted anybody out. There's no need to. I always say, if you want to leave the life just leave. Pay your debts and keep your mouth shut.

The Hells Angels only care about one thing: money. If you're selling drugs and want to leave the life, there are a thousand guys who would take your place. The Hells Angels are concerned that if you know too much you will rat them out. That makes you a liability. If they are confident you will keep your mouth shut, they have no reason to kill you. Killing you costs money and they rather save the money. That yuppie who infiltrated Vagos was a crystal meth dealer. He got busted so he ratted out his friends to stay out of jail. Nobody admires that.

Stan's message is that it is possible to leave the life. He is living proof. My message is that life is a lie. There is no honour in it. Only greed and betrayal. Mind how ya go. It's time to save a life.

Active Volcano erupts in the Congo

The Guardian is reporting that "A river of flaming lava that poured out of the erupting Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached the suburbs of Goma, an eastern city of nearly 2 million people. Officials said on Sunday that the molten stream had reached the airport on the outskirts of the city, but witnesses said the flow appeared to have halted later in the morning." Lava lake rises at dangerous African volcano.

The lava appears to be slow moving but it is massive. At night you can see the red hot glow but during the day the explicit danger becomes deceptive. It looks harmless but it's freaking hot.

Toronto women's murder charge withdrawn

Chelsey Arkarakas was brutally assaulted by her ex. She pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed him once in the thigh which struck an artery and caused him to bleed to death. She was very lucky. That's not usually a fatal stab wound. The bizarre part is she was originally charged with second degree murder. After a second investigation the charges were withdrawn as it was clearly a case of self defence.

"Arkarcus said she broke off with Brent Mancheese, whom she had dated for a year, when he became abusive and returned to drug use. A month and a half later, he approached her and seemed remorseful and emotional. She said she agreed to go to a Scarborough apartment, where he had stayed to meet with her in person for closure and a full apology, but she said it was a trap."

"She said the attack began as soon as she entered the apartment and lasted for about half an hour. At the time, her hand was still in a brace, when she broke two fingers of her right hand, which she said prevented her from working as a visual and tattoo artist."

"Sachak told the court that there was a warrant to arrest Mancheese for that attack. Sachak said he also had a criminal record including a documented history of domestic violence against women and 18 convictions related to weapons and violence." Good riddance.

Another hiker dies in North Vancovuer

The North Shore News is reporting that "The overnight search for a missing hiker in North Vancouver came to a tragic end late Saturday morning, after rescuers found the man deceased. The man was hiking up Mount Fromme from Kennedy Falls with a friend on Friday, May 21 when he decided to turn around, according to North Shore Rescue."

OK so two guys hike up Fromme Mountain. One says, this is a little too steep for me. I'm turning back. The other says fair enough, I'm going to give it a go. The one who summited made it back, the one who turned back didn't. I'm familiar with the mountain but I'm not familiar with the trail.

If you take the gondola up Grouse mountain and do the snowshoe grind up Dam mountain, you can see Fromme mountain from Thunderbird ridge which is just before you summit Dam mountain. It's not nearly as high in elevation and is very popular in summer for mountain biking. This is another tragic end to another unfortunate accident. This is not a very treacherous time of year to be hiking. It's not obscenely cold at night like it is in the winter. I realize there must be some very steep parts but I'm not sure what happened.

Fatal shootings in Calgary and Coquitlam

The Tri city News is reporitng that there was a fatal shooting today in Coquitlam around 5:30 PM near the corner of Henderson Avenue and Hart Street - Maillardville. CTV is reporitng that there was a fatal shooting in Calgary today also around 5:30 p.m. at the 1800 block of 26 Avenue SW.

The compromised BC CFSEU told their Dr Spin that the victim in today's fatal shooting in Calgary was Gurkeert Kalkat, the brother of Jaskeert Kalkat - who was killed May 12 in Burnaby. That's not much time to notify the next of kin. Dr Spin claims todays shooting in Coquitlam is tied to that one in Calgary. Since they both happened simultaneously, they obviously weren't retaliation for each other they were just more HAs cleaning house like they did to the Dhurry Dhak group.

Yasin Khan who was shot in Nanaimo May 20th no doubt was part of the Kang group (BIBO) but he had nothing to do with the Red Scorpions the Hells Angels took over in the Surrey Six.

Confronting police corruption was an essential element of the New York model.

Hiker dies in Cypress backcountry

CTV is reporitng that "A young woman from Toronto who was lost on a B.C. mountain overnight has died, according to police. The 21-year-old, identified by friends as Nikki Donnelly, headed out on the Howe Sound Crest Trail in Cypress Provincial Park on Thursday. A search team found her Friday morning in a steep drainage area on the east side of the St. Mark's summit. Officials said she had posted a photo from the summit the previous day."

She was an experienced world traveler. This was a tragic accident. I recognize the video she posted from St Mark's summit. I am familiar with the trail. This is a wonderful time of year to take it. Snowshoeing in the melting snow is awesome.

The Howe Sounds Crest trail starts at the base of the Cypress downhill ski area. Instead of climbing Mount Strachan you cut across to the left and take a meandering trail up to St Mark's summit. It is well travelled so solo trips on that trail are safe. The problem is if you continue on that trail up Unnecessary mountain on the way yo the Lions too early in the season. The excessive snow pack hides the trail markers. It's also very steep.

This time of year is very deceptive. It looks fine until you pass St Mark's summit. In BC the trails are marked with orange markers on trees. If there's too much snow pack, those orange markers are covered. I tried the exact same thing one year. It was spring and I was surprised by the depth of the snowpack. The orange markers on the trees were covered with snow.

After St Mark's summit the trail goes down and then up Unnecessary mountain. It's very steep. When I tried it, I couldn't find the trail down to the base of Unnecessary mountain so I stopped and came back when the snow had melted to get familiar with the trail.

In steep terrain crampons are more effective than snowshoes. She probably went down St Marks summit and found the grade up Unnecessary mountain too steep with that much snow so turned back. She probably got stuck trying to climb back up St Mark's summit.

This was indeed a tragic accident. Internet trolls are worthless. She called her boyfriend who no doubt called search and rescue. It just stresses the need to be careful even when it starts to warm up. You can get hit by a car crossing the street. We can't hide from life forever.

Police release photos of Hells Angel targets

Dr Spin is reporting that the Compromised CFSEU has released 11 more photos of people the Hells Angels want dead. This is their warped idea of crime prevention. Aiding and abetting murder helping the Hells Angels obtain and maintain their violent monopoly on the BC drug trade. God Damn you all. Dwayne McDonald? Shame on you! E Division has fallen.

The Hells Angels are still at the root of BC Gang conflict

Looking at the list, all the hits are one sided

Good Samaritan intervenes during New York knife attack

Sean Conaboy, a freelance cameraman for the CBC in New York, intervened during a knife attack on a crowded subway platform. That is the New York model Curtis Sliwa championed. Bill de Blasio's failed policies has brought crime back to the Big Apple. Gangsters out supports Curtis Sliwa for mayor of New York. We need to confront crime not promote it.

Las Vegas and Alaska are open for business. Restore New York City to its infamous greatness.

Texas has just reported:

▪️0 Covid related deaths

▪️fewest Covid cases in over 13 months

▪️lowest 7-day Covid new cases rate

▪️lowest Covid hospitalisations in 11 months

And guess what? Texas ended all Covid restrictions 10 weeks ago.

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— James Melville (@JamesMelville) May 17, 2021

Second New Brunswicker dies from AstraZeneca vaccine

CTV is reporitng that "A second New Brunswicker has died from a blood clot disorder associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The person, who was in their 50s, received the vaccine on April 11 and went to hospital 17 days later. They were previously reported as hospitalized. This is the second death caused by Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) reported in New Brunswick." The cure is worse than the virus.

Hydroxychloroquine & Remdesivir are safe.

Halifax Shooting

CTV is reporting that "A Halifax man has life-threatening injuries after being shot downtown on Friday evening. Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of gunshots just before 8:30 p.m. at an intersection in the 1200 block of Barrington Street. Multiple officers responded to the scene and located the wounded male but there is no suspect description at this time."