high river flooding RCMP lawsuit

[suzuki_ryder]

As far as looters go, there were none. Thanks to the RCMP and Armed Forces that were present. You have to understand that any weapon that MAY have been stolen would have made it onto the street. If a felony was conducted in you neighborhood ( robbery/murder) would you hold the investigating agency responsible for not solving the crime? Any firearm registered or not in the wrong hands is a danger to any community! See it as you may.

Yes there was looting! They wore blue with a yellow stripe on their pants and all had a badge. Must have been a organized gang.


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[tex78]

Yes there was looting! They wore blue with a yellow stripe on their pants and all had a badge. Must have been a organized gang.


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Best post by far in a long time

 

[Clode]

the RCMP better start seizing vehicles just in case someone gets behind the wheel drunk.....this sounds like the logic used in High River

 

[aocbiz]

No gun is legal in the wrong hands.

????????
really?
Nobody disputes that.
that is just a dumb comment .......... Will that be the defence of the RCMP in court? Ohhh my?

i thought you were out of this debate because if you keep making comments like that??????
remember you are representing Canada's finest.....so think before you speak!

 

[S.W.A.T.]

I would feel much safer during a traffic stop if I knew the cops DIDN'T have guns.

 

[Clode]

I would feel much safer during a traffic stop if I knew the cops DIDN'T have guns.

guns for the military and law enforcement......no guns for the public......sounds kinda communist to me

 

[tex78]

guns for the military and law enforcement......no guns for the public......sounds kinda communist to me

Isn't that the new world thing to do???

 

[Joholio]

How would we defend ourselves from tyranny in government if we were unarmed?

 

[lloydguy]

If "gun's in the wrong hand's" is the real debate here,then who decides
who is allowed to have them and who is not?
If 1 less firearm on the street is the answer to public safety then NO ONE
SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE WITH A FIREARM OF ANY KIND.
FURTHERMORE.IF GUN"S ARE THE REAL CRIMINAL'S,THE RCMP SHOULD TAKE
THE FIRST STEP FORWARD AND TURN ALL OF THEIR'S IN.

I think I just solved the whole world's problem's boy's....................
NO GUN"S FOR ANYONE,black,white,yellow,army,fbi,rcmp,ect,ect.

 

[Clode]

all I can say is that I hope the home owner's will the lawsuit

 

[lilduke]

guns for the military and law enforcement......no guns for the public......sounds kinda communist to me

Yeah the government wants to have a monopoly on violence... They don't need us slaves being armed.

 

[Puba]

No gun is legal in the wrong hands.

Same applies to;
A car
A truck
A credit card
A snowmobile
A quad
A boat
A cheque book
A motor home
A semi

So should they all be confiscated?

 

[pistoncontracting]

As a member of the RCMP I find it very comforting when performing a traffic stop for unsafe driving/ dui/ etc. knowing that there is one less firearm on our streets/highways. It gives comfort for my family as well. I was not involved with the firearm confiscation but fully support any actions taken by those involved. Please feel free to continue this debate. We are not here to hinder but to help and have to look out for the best interest of the public and our fellow officers. I step down from this debate

I commend you on stepping up and admitting to being a mountie. I can't help but wonder with the join date, and your name, if your not just a troll.

Your comments seem to back that up.

If the the RC's had to force there way in, those firearms were behind a locked door. Why did they take them out of gun safes??

Why didn't the same happen in Calgary??

The RC's proved why they have steadily lost respect over the years.

Nothing is going to come of the lawsuit. The damage has already been done.

 

[woody_tobius_jr]

How did they get into gun safes?? Were they in there with torches and c4? That would just add insult to injury if they were in there cracking safes.


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[RCMP DAD]

I have yet to belong on this site 24 hours and already feel as if I am pulling middle fingers from my A- Hole. I joined to discuss snowmobiling and related activity. Given the openess of discussion I added my 2 cents. Most people want to be judge jury and executioners over this matter and I don't blame them. I am recently new to this province and am famaliarizing myself with all the events that took place during the flooding. Like any other crime that may occur in Canada...... Let the courts decide.

 

[medler]

Should be interesting how it plays out.

I can't see joe public being victorious though.

 

[Cdnfireman]

As a member of the RCMP I find it very comforting when performing a traffic stop for unsafe driving/ dui/ etc. knowing that there is one less firearm on our streets/highways. It gives comfort for my family as well. I was not involved with the firearm confiscation but fully support any actions taken by those involved. Please feel free to continue this debate. We are not here to hinder but to help and have to look out for the best interest of the public and our fellow officers. I step down from this debate

The most disturbing part of this response is the statement that you "fully support any actions taken by those involved".

If if you're indeed a police officer, you just stated that you find it acceptable for law enforcement to violate the laws of this country as you see fit. It's been determined that most of the seizures were unlawful. Not only was the act of seizing them illegal, further to that not reporting the seizures to a court/judge is a further breach of the law. You may feel that in your opinion you and your fellow officers may do as you please, ignore the laws and violate our constitution.

As as an ordinary citizens, I find this to be scary as hell. Using the pretence of a natural disaster, the RCMP took it upon themselves to use the " warrantless search provisions" of the emergency measures act to do what they did. That act allows for entry and search for victims of the disaster and to prevent the emergent situation from escalating ( ie: to access gas shut offs, shut down facilities that might add to the disaster etc). The act does not give emergency responders carte Blanche to ignore the rest of the laws of the country.

As law enforcement we expect and demand from you that you both RESPECT and not just enforce the laws as set out by our elected representatives. The descretion you enjoy when enforcing the law does not extend to BREAKING the law.

 

[Puba]

I have yet to belong on this site 24 hours and already feel as if I am pulling middle fingers from my A- Hole. I joined to discuss snowmobiling and related activity. Given the openess of discussion I added my 2 cents. Most people want to be judge jury and executioners over this matter and I don't blame them. I am recently new to this province and am famaliarizing myself with all the events that took place during the flooding. Like any other crime that may occur in Canada...... Let the courts decide.

So if you weren't there to witness the actual goings on then I'd suggest you take a broader view. I for one was there and saw the towns people locked out, ran sacked by the department that's supposed to keep them safe not destroy their homes by kicking in doors, windows, going through dresser drawers, picking locks on gun safes, making atrocious videos of how many doors they could kick in before they got tired or had to stop because their foot/leg hurt.

 

[Puba]

I have yet to belong on this site 24 hours and already feel as if I am pulling middle fingers from my A- Hole. I joined to discuss snowmobiling and related activity. Given the openess of discussion I added my 2 cents. Most people want to be judge jury and executioners over this matter and I don't blame them. I am recently new to this province and am famaliarizing myself with all the events that took place during the flooding. Like any other crime that may occur in Canada...... Let the courts decide.

And the courts won't do justice. Most criminals walk away with a slap on the wrist and that's about all the RC's will get also.

Don't get me wrong, I have respect for the law, but not in this case...

 

[gates559]

Should be interesting how it plays out.

I can't see joe public being victorious though.

Public will loose either way. tax payers will pay for all the damages.