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LGF posted this link to a Denver Colorado web cam.

I’m guessing it showed images of the riots that happened earlier.

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This is a video that I posted on Youtube today. It scares me. A bit. I’m worried.

If indeed this is related to MS13, then we have a heavy hitting gang taking over the drug market of Montreal.

This is not good news, no matter how you spin it. And it’s not caused by poverty or racism. This is drug money changing hands.

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…at their boss.  They want a General to lead the troops, to give them direction.  So far, they feel that there’s nothing more than Public Relations and Community Service.

Yves Francoeur, the union’s representative, wants Yvan Delorme to take a new direction.  He doesn’t want him fired.

Montreal cops expect a little more trust on the part of their boss.  They’ve “looked silly”, according to them, during the Montreal Canadian’s riot, and again last week when there was a riot in Montreal Nord.

They were ready, willing and able (not to mention well equiped and in sufficient numbers) to bring in a bunch of those rioters.

…but no order came.  So they waited, and waited…

Then I saw mayor Tremblay give us some weak kneed support for the police officers after Villaneuva killed himself.   Ok, he was shot by a cop, but unless you give me proof that the cops acted in an unlawful fashion,  I say Villanueva worked hard at getting himself shot by cops when he roughed up the cop who was arresting his brother.

I read Francoeur’s comments in the Journal de Montréal, and CJAD sums it up here.

Yves Francoeur répète que M. Delorme aurait dû défendre le travail des policiers impliqués dans la mort du jeune Fredy Villanueva. Une simple déclaration de soutien et de confiance lui aurait suffi.

Une motion de blâme envers le directeur du SPVM a d’ailleurs été adoptée mardi par le syndicat des policiers, déplorant qu’il ait visité la famille Villanueva éplorée au complexe funéraire où le défunt était exposé. La Fraternité estime qu’il a ainsi «donné l’impression d’avoir plus de compassion pour la famille que de considération pour les policiers».

…they also didn’t appreciate that Delorme visits the bereaved family of the thug angel, but said nothing in the media to say that his police force was honorable and trustworthy.

Which they ARE!

I’ll say it again:  Cops rule the streets of Montreal.  Not gangs.  Not thugs.  Cops do.

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There is no single solution. But there is one thing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government should seriously consider. In order to send the strongest possible message that Canada has absolutely no sympathy for those would defy the law to a degree that it ends up with a police or RCMP officer losing his or her life in the course of their daily duties, Canada should bring back the death penalty for cop killers.

It’s too glib to say that police officers know the risks associated with their jobs. The average Canadian has no idea what those risks really entail - we don’t have to go to a stranger’s home on a call wondering if they’ve got an unregistered, unlicensed gun inside that can cause havoc; we don’t have to engage in high-speed chases while bullets fly; we don’t have to go to work every day thinking it might be our last.

Cops put their lives on the line for Canadians.

That’s from the Edmonton Sun, published in 2006. It mentioned RCMP officers putting their lives on the line, and specifically the threats posed from guys like Curtis Alfred (killed one officer) and James Roszko (killed four officers).

Why am I digging this up now?

Because posters calling for killing cops were posted in Montreal last week, calling for more riots and mayhem.

Montreal police are investigating after a set of posters went up in Little Burgundy over the weekend.

The posters, which have since been taken down, call for ‘cops and their accomplices to begin dying en masse’, and referred to the Montreal North riot on August 9th as a ‘rehearsal’.

A group called the James Roszko foundation claimed responsibility for the posters. That was a reference to James Roszko, who ambused and killed four RCMP officers in Alberta in 2005.

^{(emphasis added by me)} 

Now I don’t want to hear that it’s too cruel to the criminals.

I do know that putting a criminal to death is expensive. Procedures and court costs bring up a huge bill, it’s never cheap to kill a criminal.

I also know that the death penalty does not prevent violent crimes. I wish criminals, once arrested and convicted of such a crime, would never EVER be up for parole ever again. I also wish that offenders never get the chance to become REPEAT offenders.

Killing a police officer denounces the low level of respect that person has for the society we live in. Police officers are here to defend this society and to enforce the rule of law. Mexico has a corrupt society because it’s police forces are corrupt. It all starts there. I wouldn’t want to live in Mexico unless I was living a life of crime.

Cop killers and rapist, in my humble opinion, should end up on the list when convicted.

Killing these individuals would save the lives of a few unarmed citizens, I’m certain of that. I’d vote for that, I’d feel good about that.

If it’s “us” and “them”, then let “us” win. We rule. Not the thugs. Not the gangs. Us. We win.

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The Ontario government is now seizing cars owned or driven by repeat drunk drivers under the province’s amended civil forfeiture law, the first program of its kind in Canada.

“This new law is a message to drunk drivers: Stop your irresponsible behaviour or you could lose your wheels,” Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley said in a release Monday.

Bentley was in South Porcupine, near Timmins, where he gave one of three seized vehicles to the Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving and Action Sudbury so they can raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving.

Hoe.

Lee.

Shit.

Why was this not part of the criminal code from the very start? If anyone fails the breathaliser test, can his ass! Don’t let him drive away, don’t give him access to that damn car either! He’ll be out before the end of the week! How many times have we heard of people losing their license and being still picked up drunk on the friggin road! Take it away from them!

Crime equals punishment if you’re discovered. Let’s try, at least TRY to never REdiscover a drunk guy behind the wheel.

And if kicking repeat offenders in the nuts by the arresting officer could be added into that law, I’d vote for it.

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…and I wonder:  Would I want to fire my gun in this situation?  Would I consider it?

We should unshackle our law enforcement in Canada.  If there’s a riot, I expect our police officers to survive.  I want our fire and ambulance to be equiped to survive.

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I’ve been reading the newspaper, listening to the radio and hearing people talk this week, and this commentary from the Toronto Star seems to be the perfect summation of Villanueva’s death and the aftermath…

The updated tally: five shootings; two robberies; one hostage taking. Police are bracing for more.

The epicentre of the violence, Montreal-Nord, is one of the most densely populated areas on the island of Montreal. The rectangular borough is also home to some of the city’s poorest housing tracts.

Last weekend, riots broke out in the neighbourhood after police shot and killed 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva after a brief altercation in a park.

Even before that traumatic event, it was a part of town where relations between many citizens and those who police them had broken down more or less completely.

Yeah, anyone who calls Montreal North “restive” is full of it.

Indeed, Montreal authorities are wrestling with similar problems as police forces in Toronto, New York and other major U.S. cities: Outbreaks of gun violence; wariness on the part of the community; a seeming inability to connect with youths drawn to the mythical gang life.

Police here have responded with a much-hyped “balanced approach” that offers prevention and rehabilitation for the fringe and petty criminals – including successful sports programs – and in-your-face repression for the heavier element.

Rudy Giuliani was called a nazi because of his use of New York City’s police force.  But it worked.  It had to be done and he did it successfully.

And yet, there is a strong argument to be made for hewing to the no-nonsense approach.

Over the last year there have been repeated “swarmings” of police officers by large groups of youths and other acts of provocation. This week, an officer was shot in the leg during the riots.

Beyond policing, there are deep-rooted socio-economic factors in Montreal-Nord – poverty, high drop-out rates, racial resentments – that exacerbate matters.

THANK YOU!  This is the second time in a week where I’ve heard of the cop being shot in Montreal.  Nobody talks about it, and it’s the Toronto Star, of all places, who deserves the honors (oh the shame…lol).

By yesterday, there were reports some officers have begun taking their guns home with them (which usually requires written permission) because of death threats. Officers were also reported to be cracking down on jaywalkers and issuing tickets for disturbing the peace.

And after nearly a week of relative silence, some of Lapointe’s colleagues decided to come to his defence.

“I would have done exactly what he did,” an unidentified officer from the Montreal-Nord police station told the Journal de Montreal. “We all think the same way here,”

So do I.  I’m an unarmed citizen, and if I attack a police officer, I expect to be shot if I pose a big enough threat.  They’re police officers.  They have to be tough.  They have to be the big, strong, unwavering hands of the law.  The gangs have access to better weapons and they’re fearless.  A gangster expects to die young.  This is what police officers have to deal with on a regular basis.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again:  I think there’s a cop killer in Montreal, and he’s got lots of friends.  But we’re not talking about it.

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There’s a story tonight about Israeli forces wanting to try something other than rubber bullets on protesters outside their borders.

Until now, forces used rubber bullets, tear gas and shock grenades in order to disperse crowds who burned tires and threw stones at soldiers.

The police searched for a solution in order to deal with riots and simultaneously reduce the number of injuries. Thus, it was decided to “enlist” the “Skunk” for dispersing riots. (…)

ROFL!!! Now go home and get purified! Tomato juice might work. It works against actual skunk smell… Good luck.

Israellycool gives us the details.

Found it on LGF.

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