tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1914096468086563491..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Killing of Colten Boushie and the Bigots in SaskatchewanSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35563480645588299792018-03-07T18:55:36.867-05:002018-03-07T18:55:36.867-05:00It is a sad day when anyone is killed by another w...It is a sad day when anyone is killed by another whether accidental or intentional. There were criminal charges laid by police, a due process of a court system and a jury. Justice was done despite the anger within first nations and mistrust. If there was a reasonable ground for an appeal based on an error or a mistake with the judge in the charge of the jury then they would have appealed the verdict. Congratulations for the farmer in the ordeal he faced and now is a free man in accordance to the law. There are "no winners" in this story and we cannot morally convict to appease certain token groups to suppress their losses. The rule of law, evidence and a just process must be followed similar to the Tina Fontaine case. We cannot engage in lynch mobs or vigilante groups or convict someone to get a scapegoat or closure. First nations people need to come to terms with these outcome and to quit finger point blame on historical past injustices and more. Our sympathy goes out to any parent, community or others with such a loss and it is time to heal and move forward. The law must be applied equally to all and convictions must be based on factual evidence and we all need to accept the outcome including our PM and their ministers. Kerwin Maudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977041188700105012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91950102624052696342018-02-27T21:47:14.379-05:002018-02-27T21:47:14.379-05:00 funny thing for upon the beaches of scicily or It... funny thing for upon the beaches of scicily or Italy then Normandy I never met one native indian.albertan alongside myself moved our dead to make room.Thats where I confirmed my rights to write this note at 96yrs age.Boushie caused his own troubles.I stand for my Canada,not some jcl from Quebec .bleating something must be done? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3998678787125452052018-02-14T23:31:33.736-05:002018-02-14T23:31:33.736-05:00You need to smoke some more. Because anyone can be...You need to smoke some more. Because anyone can be called racist at any time, including you my friend. So be careful what you wish for. Because if its thought policing thats Communist theory. Open season on everyone. And the most degenerate run the show. Anyone can be dragged off in the middle of the night never to be seen again because someone informed the authorities that someone said this or said that. Especially if the poor bastard that snitches or lies gets a bonus. <br /> You sound like you prefer Canada to implode and erased of most of its immigrants. You don't need to be white to be racist. I work with new immigrants. One from Vietnam and another from the Philippines. You should hear them talk about groups back home. And how they treat each other. <br />The residential school hell never should have happened if we had an educated bureaucracy in place that monitored these schools. Why was nothing done 60 or 70 years ago? <br /> There is no evidence that Stanley is racist. Unless you are implying all white people are racist by nature. That is even worse racism than what you seem to be so pious about. Please spare us the fear mongering because if you want Zimbabwe or South Africa for Canada then you must see a profit in it for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26056017473226671112018-02-14T21:17:45.531-05:002018-02-14T21:17:45.531-05:00Fascinating that people like you are totally ignor...Fascinating that people like you are totally ignoring the fact that there is vicious racism on BOTH sides and always has been. First Nations people are never happy unless they get more than others in Canada, they are exactly like the French demanding much that the rest of us will never get. yet some of them always think they are underprivileged.<br /><br />In the COlten Boushie story, both sides had guns also Dicaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173991573486912609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88969040695466735892018-02-14T18:53:41.973-05:002018-02-14T18:53:41.973-05:00This is about a crime that was in process and the ...This is about a crime that was in process and the Bouchie family seem to think that this farmer should have simply allowed this group of drunken thugs to do what every they please. I do not give a damn what color they are, any group has no right to trespass on the property of others with weapons and attempt to steal. They were in the process of threatening a farmer, his family and property. <br /><br />If the family had any insight into this case at all, they should understand that it was PROVEN by forensic research that the cartridge in the gun was defective from the manufacturer. It fired by itself, the farmer did not pull the trigger. Sadly, they want justice for their drunken child who was in the process of committing a crime and they refuse to even look at his involvement in the way things played out.<br /><br />The witnesses all had several stories each as to what actually happened and what they were doing at the farm. They had absolutely no respect for others or property either. Yet the First Nations people think that this kind of criminal behavior is acceptable and they should all get special treatment under the law. There has been numerous times in the courts when First Nations people get extremely preferential treatment. <br /><br />The McKay case is only one of them. She slaughtered an entire family including 2 children under 5 in a DUI. She only spent a few weeks in prison and was release to a healing lodge. Exactly where is the justice for the entire family she killed with her years of alcohol addiction.Dicaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173991573486912609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87285288162149040132018-02-14T18:49:50.594-05:002018-02-14T18:49:50.594-05:00What pure ignorance. It does not matter what colo...What pure ignorance. It does not matter what color the drunken thugs are. They were in the process of committing a crime. The forced the farmer to defend his family and property. The farmer did NOT start it, the thugs did. <br /><br />You should also see that the racism in this care is on BOTH sides and equally vicious. The First Nations groups are not calling for the murder of the farmers.Dicaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173991573486912609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45042666284017071442018-02-14T18:44:50.058-05:002018-02-14T18:44:50.058-05:00I suggest you get some of the FACTS straight befor...I suggest you get some of the FACTS straight before you start spewing nonsense. There was no vigalantism at all. Is this group of drunken thugs had respected other prople and their property, left when they were told to several times, NONE of this would have happened.Dicaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173991573486912609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65968308786739781322018-02-14T18:42:15.994-05:002018-02-14T18:42:15.994-05:00This is about a crime that was in process and the ...This is about a crime that was in process and the Bouchie family seem to think that this farmer should have simply allowed this group of drunken thugs to do what every they please. I do not give a damn what color they are, any group has no right to trespass on the property of others with weapons and attempt to steal. They were in the process of threatening a farmer, his family and property. The witnesses all had several stories each as to what actually happened and what they were doing at the farm. They had absolutely no respect for others or property either. Yet the First Nations people think that this kind of criminal behavior is acceptable and they should all get special treatment under the law. There has been numerous times in the courts when First Nations people get extremely preferential treatment. The McKay case is only one of them. She slaughtered an entire family including 2 children under 5 in a DUI. She only spent a few weeks in prison and was release to a healing lodge. Exactly where is the justice for the entire family she killed with her years of alcohol addiction.Dicaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173991573486912609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72407345674364746402018-02-14T02:26:05.159-05:002018-02-14T02:26:05.159-05:00Racism is a false god. An intrinsic component of r...Racism is a false god. An intrinsic component of racism is hatred. Hatred to murder. The Canadian government with the assistance of Christian clerics imprisoned young children in residential schools where they lived lives filled with toxic stress because little boys and girls were raped constantly. They were beaten. They learned lateral violence. When they emerged with were damaged. This is the legacy white people including myself have to live with. Racists are mindless. They lack feelings of love towards humanity. They are only intent on spreading their hatred. They deserve all the ridicule that will cause them to implode. In the end, Canada's NATIONAL TREASURE, the People of the First Nations will rise up and be the Spiritual vanguard. In the future, racism will be a chargeable offense deemed as crimes against humanity which will carry a long jail sentence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15108998366474232072018-02-13T16:50:09.321-05:002018-02-13T16:50:09.321-05:00That's of course, ASSuming that all they wante...That's of course, ASSuming that all they wanted was "help".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7058542959855382772018-02-13T10:51:31.037-05:002018-02-13T10:51:31.037-05:00So bloody vigalante style "justice" murd...So bloody vigalante style "justice" murder is what this kid should have received if he committed a crime? I do not know all the details of what preceded the gun being drawn, but would the poor kid not even have the right to due legal process if he even had committed a crime in your mind?<br /><br />You seem to have jumped straight past the court systems,even if racism is embedded in some of them, and claim Coulton Boushie should be killed not only for the crimes people alledge he committed that fateful day, but simply for LOOKING and speaking a particular way on Facebook. <br /><br />Consider the actual gravity of what you are saying... <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43438854811258736192018-02-13T09:29:59.759-05:002018-02-13T09:29:59.759-05:00hi anon@5:16 PM...Thank you for this comment. I do...hi anon@5:16 PM...Thank you for this comment. I don't doubt that there are many good people in Saskatchewan. But somehow there is a great gulf that has to be bridged. In a better world the kids in the car would have been able to pull into the Stanley's farm and ask for helping getting their tire fixed. And Gerald Stanley could have reached for a tire jack instead of a gun. But bigotry is bad and so is booze, and tragedies happen that will scar the lives of two families forever. We all need to work for reconciliation and recognize the pain and anger of our First Nations. And if we work hard enough one day we will have a better country...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2961090127168265162018-02-12T17:16:16.874-05:002018-02-12T17:16:16.874-05:00Saskatchewan folks are so frustrated that these so...Saskatchewan folks are so frustrated that these sort of tragedies keep happening. I think that is really the sentiment. And people say things they don't really mean being defensive. There are a few real bitter hateful people. But in general rural folks don't know what to do. They want to see everyone's kids have a decent life. We have been living together for 125 years on this harsh prairie trying our best. The past keeps haunting us all. It distorts our perceptions of today. Everyone is so quick to scream and yell and make comments. <br /> I would bet if the kids had just come into the yard and asked for help with their tire Mr. Stanley would have helped. Thats what farm people do. They want to trust people and give a helping hand. Just makes me cry. But the poison of booze turns into a tragedy for everyone. Its prevalent all over rural Canada no matter who you are. And its caused such pain and grief. My family has had to deal with it and I know many kids in the small town i went to school had alcoholic families. I've seen suicides and family violence and spousal abuse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23418842637386060482018-02-12T17:06:12.107-05:002018-02-12T17:06:12.107-05:00There are racists everywhere, but when it comes to...There are racists everywhere, but when it comes to anti-native bigotry Saskatchewan is Canada's Alabama. The province's old white farmers are still living in the 1950s, and consider natives to be no better than animals. The truth hurts, but until we accept it nothing will ever change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52474649942652403082018-02-12T16:21:18.228-05:002018-02-12T16:21:18.228-05:00No one seems to know where the .22 came from.
Non...No one seems to know where the .22 came from.<br /><br />None of them had PALs of course.<br /><br />They were plinking, an activity best done sober.<br /><br />They used a loaded .22 rifle as a prybar.....frankly Stanley should have saved himself a lot of trouble and let nature take its course with this group of rocket scientists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-344334948310111982018-02-12T15:45:23.954-05:002018-02-12T15:45:23.954-05:00If you're relying on firearms as your means of...If you're relying on firearms as your means of "self-defense" rather than safety planning and de-escalation of a threat, then you deserve all the stigmatization you get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65493841571815532482018-02-12T15:36:54.803-05:002018-02-12T15:36:54.803-05:00As a fellow Torontonian, I rise and sleep on land ...As a fellow Torontonian, I rise and sleep on land stolen from the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, to which due recompense was only paid in 2010. If you don't feel a bit of guilt armed with that knowledge, you're not human.<br /><br />As for your "what would you do" scenario, I can't answer what I'd do. But whatever it is, it wouldn't involve guns. Because those only escalate a situation you want to de-escalate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-30910530783807791352018-02-12T14:46:31.257-05:002018-02-12T14:46:31.257-05:00This is not the first time they have proven unable...This is not the first time they have proven unable to properly deal with a person who was a) of colour and b) suffering some kind of mental issues. Alain Magloire was a man of Haitian descent, the "upstanding citizen" type until he suffered a psychotic episode and was shot. Also not long ago, an asylum seeker of Iranian origin, also freaking out, was also shot by the police. <br /><br />Though I'd also be upset by a troubled calèche horse being mistreated. There are no such limits on compassion. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58481317550983456562018-02-12T13:15:37.374-05:002018-02-12T13:15:37.374-05:00Who owned the gun that Coulten and his friends had...Who owned the gun that Coulten and his friends had with them in the van? Why were they carrying a gun at all? The news states they were waving it around going bang bang? Did they have firearms permits? Isn't it illegal to carry an weapon in your vehicle in Saskatchewan if you aren't the registered owner? Just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82062688793360341922018-02-11T23:46:13.371-05:002018-02-11T23:46:13.371-05:00Hi anon@9:12...I could tell you what my police and...Hi anon@9:12...I could tell you what my police and paramedic friends have to say about having to turn up at the scene of a violent disturbance without knowing if there are any guns in the house. But I won't bother because the the Colten Boushie story has nothing to do with the gun registry...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7455249173168153852018-02-11T21:12:00.055-05:002018-02-11T21:12:00.055-05:00And why should the state need to know what one has...And why should the state need to know what one has in one’s house. Driving on public roads, that’s different.<br /><br />But don’t worry, the new Quebec registry is going to meet the same fate as the federal one....after all just look at who supports it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80707832837299992552018-02-11T20:13:56.534-05:002018-02-11T20:13:56.534-05:00Yes, I did, and it is stupid. Québécois go hunting...Yes, I did, and it is stupid. Québécois go hunting just as much as their cousins in Vermont. Registering your guns means that the police know if there are guns in a household, which can be very important if it is a matter of family violence. Don't you register your car? lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87249651911190625352018-02-11T18:48:21.362-05:002018-02-11T18:48:21.362-05:00Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire have very liberal...Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire have very liberal firearm laws, in Vermont one does not even need a permit for open carry. But you knew all that right? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47318278909392318102018-02-11T18:17:59.556-05:002018-02-11T18:17:59.556-05:00Its not just limited to Saskatchewan. Recently wat...Its not just limited to Saskatchewan. Recently watched a news clip of few of Montreal's finest execute a troubled black person. He had a screw driver and was aimlessly walking towards them refusing to obey commands. They shot him once .. possibly justified at the extreme although they could have easily retreated and bought some time to defuse the issue. The shot brought him to his knees, several seconds later a cop approaches and executes him with two more shots sending the victim into convulsions. That is not good enough as one of the finest mercilessly wacks the victims head with a billy stick as his partner cuffs the withering soon to be corpse. So far it does not appear as if any charges were laid so the family has resorted to a law suit. The public outcry would have been deafening if a troubled caleche horse was treated in this manner.<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5555756632499560522018-02-11T18:17:05.831-05:002018-02-11T18:17:05.831-05:00What if not "white urban guilt" attempts...What if not "white urban guilt" attempts to explain away drunken, armed criminals, who in a court of law, recanted previous testimony; and cast them as harmless victims who were merely lost and subsequently discriminated against?<br /><br />I'm not saying I agree with the outcome of the trial, but I do loathe the continual stigamtization of self-defense, compounded by virtue signalling from a trustfund baby with an (in)famous last name, who is now attempting to undermine the judicial branch with a tweet.<br /><br />I guess it's easy to hold an opinion when you're so far removed from reality and dependant on the system. Fact is, in rural parts of Saskatchewan, RCMP reponse time is 45 minutes to an hour, in most cases. The fact that you would deny people the ability to defend themselves is beyond reprehensible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com