Remains found at Kamloops residential school 'not an isolated incident,' Indigenous experts and leaders warn

[Brad Sallows]

I wonder that anyone can believe that cultural insults can only go in one direction.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Swearing allegiance to rights and treaties refers to two different things:

1) Aboriginal rights, which is the archaic notion that heredity - the accident of birth - should grant people different treatment before the law.

I was following a debate somewhere about the Wet'suwet'en pipeline saga. It looked like a number of the people and elected chiefs supported the pipeline. The hereditary chiefs were against it. Someone was saying the supreme court of Canada recognized the authority of the hereditary chiefs over elected chiefs (or words to that effect). If accurate that's one of the downsides of the traditional practices of aboriginals.

 

[Brad Sallows]

It looked like a number of the people and elected chiefs supported the pipeline. The hereditary chiefs were against it.

Yes. I don't mind a few trappings of power attached to hereditary positions (eg. our remnants of monarchy), but the federal government has a duty to protect people from that kind of happy horseshit and insist on elected government. Who chose hereditary leaders? When did they make that choice? Does anyone get to make it again, at regular intervals, in case people change their minds?

 

[OldSolduer]

Winnipeg is investigating.

Realize that in any of these big protests, there are a lot of cameras and binoculars about. Best practice, if people aren’t already getting hurt, is to avoid inflaming the situation through arrests right now when they can instead follow later. It’s not worth sending a crowd control arrest team into an angry mob over a statue- I guarantee you’ll see way more tax dollars spent on a couple injured police than on cleaning and repairing a statue. Much safer to identify people now and effect arrests later, if It’s purely a matter of property damage or minor stupidity.

Thank you. That's good info to know.

 

[OldSolduer]

I wonder that anyone can believe that cultural insults can only go in one direction.

You should listen to a group of (incarcerated) indigenous people speak about black people. You think the good old boys from the deep south are bad...

 

[lenaitch]

I was following a debate somewhere about the Wet'suwet'en pipeline saga. It looked like a number of the people and elected chiefs supported the pipeline. The hereditary chiefs were against it. Someone was saying the supreme court of Canada recognized the authority of the hereditary chiefs over elected chiefs (or words to that effect). If accurate that's one of the downsides of the traditional practices of aboriginals.

It would seem internecine politics is endemic in all systems:

Female hereditary chiefs challenge Wet’suwet’en MOU

Female hereditary chiefs launch human rights complaints over their exclusion

biv.com

*****

The way the weather is in BC right now, setting any kind of fire - for any reason - seems to suggest any number of criminal charges in addition to arson.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Just to add to the complexity, Blueberry was where my colleague and I where accused of being the spawn of Satan because we were doing regulatory consulting for Site C.

Court drops bombshell on B.C. natural gas industry

BC infringed treaty, must stop approving industrial development in natural gas heartland

biv.com

 

[Eaglelord17]

Winnipeg is investigating.

Realize that in any of these big protests, there are a lot of cameras and binoculars about. Best practice, if people aren’t already getting hurt, is to avoid inflaming the situation through arrests right now when they can instead follow later. It’s not worth sending a crowd control arrest team into an angry mob over a statue- I guarantee you’ll see way more tax dollars spent on a couple injured police than on cleaning and repairing a statue. Much safer to identify people now and effect arrests later, if It’s purely a matter of property damage or minor stupidity.

Sometimes Law and Order requires a strong hand and a immediate stopping of these actions. If this was Russia the cops would have marched in there and started hitting everyone who was in the way with batons and I guarantee you they would have stopped their illegal actions pretty quickly. Not saying that should be our immediate go to, but if someone is breaking the law and they are seen getting away with it, it causes others to become emboldened to do it elsewhere. The reason so many statues are being torn down is because there is no seen consequences to not tearing them down. Sometimes it isn't about the money, rather the principal.

 

[RangerRay]

While my brain understands why the police would watch events unfold then follow up afterwards (less violence is a plus) I must admit I felt physically ill watching them topple the statues then just walk away.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Just to add to the complexity, Blueberry was where my colleague and I where accused of being the spawn of Satan because we were doing regulatory consulting for Site C.

Court drops bombshell on B.C. natural gas industry

BC infringed treaty, must stop approving industrial development in natural gas heartland

biv.com

But did anyone up there accuse you of being a ‘colonial facilitator’?

I thought not

 

[brihard]

What degree of bodily harm is

Sometimes Law and Order requires a strong hand and a immediate stopping of these actions. If this was Russia the cops would have marched in there and started hitting everyone who was in the way with batons and I guarantee you they would have stopped their illegal actions pretty quickly. Not saying that should be our immediate go to, but if someone is breaking the law and they are seen getting away with it, it causes others to become emboldened to do it elsewhere. The reason so many statues are being torn down is because there is no seen consequences to not tearing them down. Sometimes it isn't about the money, rather the principal.

Frankly I feel pride and relief that our policing profession doesn’t behave the way seen in places like Russia. would the Russians go in and crack skulls to save a statue? Sure. Is that in line with our values? Doubtful.

What degree of bodily harm is a statue worth? I’m on a public order unit. How far would you have us go in the moment to stop people pulling a statue down and effect immediate arrest? How much injury are you willing to risk to me or the men and women to my right and left over it? Just how heavy-handed would you have us be? Personally I see a huge different between something like pulling down a statue that’s easily remade, versus a riot that’s destroying businesses and institutions, setting fires, etc.

Right now we have a societal tension that’s causing a lot of pressure. Do we want to make a pressure cooker out of it, or instead let that pressure bleed off? Given the underlying issues in all of this, I’m not sure sending a bunch of (mostly white) police in to suppress dissent, protests, and relatively minor vandalism by force necessarily serves the larger strategic objectives of our government. But that’s just me.

 

[daftandbarmy]

What degree of bodily harm is

Frankly I feel pride and relief that our policing profession doesn’t behave the way seen in places like Russia. would the Russians go in and crack skulls to save a statue? Sure. Is that in line with our values? Doubtful.

What degree of bodily harm is a statue worth? I’m on a public order unit. How far would you have us go in the moment to stop people pulling a statue down and effect immediate arrest? How much injury are you willing to risk to me or the men and women to my right and left over it? Just how heavy-handed would you have us be? Personally I see a huge different between something like pulling down a statue that’s easily remade, versus a riot that’s destroying businesses and institutions, setting fires, etc.

Right now we have a societal tension that’s causing a lot of pressure. Do we want to make a pressure cooker out of it, or instead let that pressure bleed off? Given the underlying issues in all of this, I’m not sure sending a bunch of (mostly white) police in to suppress dissent, protests, and relatively minor vandalism by force necessarily serves the larger strategic objectives of our government. But that’s just me.

Amen.

The best part about people dragging down a statue is that you get to arrest dirt bags for vandalism. Then replace/ fix the statue.

FWIW, I was never happy with the Capt. Cook statue in Victoria. It's made of fibreglass FFS!

Maybe they'll reaplace it with a proper, indestructible bronze monolith. With an anti-tampering switch connected to a couple of Claymore mines

 

[Colin Parkinson]

With a voice recorder saying "Eff you scumbag, my ghost will revenge me!"

 

[The Bread Guy]

With credit where due to Red Dawn ...

With a voice recorder saying "Eff you scumbag, my ghost will revenge me!"

 

[Eaglelord17]

What degree of bodily harm is

Frankly I feel pride and relief that our policing profession doesn’t behave the way seen in places like Russia. would the Russians go in and crack skulls to save a statue? Sure. Is that in line with our values? Doubtful.

What degree of bodily harm is a statue worth? I’m on a public order unit. How far would you have us go in the moment to stop people pulling a statue down and effect immediate arrest? How much injury are you willing to risk to me or the men and women to my right and left over it? Just how heavy-handed would you have us be? Personally I see a huge different between something like pulling down a statue that’s easily remade, versus a riot that’s destroying businesses and institutions, setting fires, etc.

Right now we have a societal tension that’s causing a lot of pressure. Do we want to make a pressure cooker out of it, or instead let that pressure bleed off? Given the underlying issues in all of this, I’m not sure sending a bunch of (mostly white) police in to suppress dissent, protests, and relatively minor vandalism by force necessarily serves the larger strategic objectives of our government. But that’s just me.

I ask that the police enforce the laws, especially if they see them being broken in front of their faces. People are starting to believe the law doesn't apply to them just because their personal social issue is popular at the moment. They are literally being taught that as long as they are 'peaceful' they can act as they please. As a society we need to make sure they understand they break the law, there is immediate consequences. We have rule of law for a reason, go to your local officials if you want something changed, but we need to set a hardline that breaking the law to effect your personal social goals will not be accepted.

As to how much force the police need to use, that is all dependent on how the criminals react. If they are peaceful and accept being arrested freely then there is no issue. If they decide to resist and fight back, then as much force as is required to subdue them needs to be used.

Risk of injury is part of the job you signed up for, enforcing the laws are literally the core component of your profession. The Governments strategic objectives mean nothing to me, the law is being broken, uphold it.

 

[Halifax Tar]

What degree of bodily harm is

Frankly I feel pride and relief that our policing profession doesn’t behave the way seen in places like Russia. would the Russians go in and crack skulls to save a statue? Sure. Is that in line with our values? Doubtful.

What degree of bodily harm is a statue worth? I’m on a public order unit. How far would you have us go in the moment to stop people pulling a statue down and effect immediate arrest? How much injury are you willing to risk to me or the men and women to my right and left over it? Just how heavy-handed would you have us be? Personally I see a huge different between something like pulling down a statue that’s easily remade, versus a riot that’s destroying businesses and institutions, setting fires, etc.

Right now we have a societal tension that’s causing a lot of pressure. Do we want to make a pressure cooker out of it, or instead let that pressure bleed off? Given the underlying issues in all of this, I’m not sure sending a bunch of (mostly white) police in to suppress dissent, protests, and relatively minor vandalism by force necessarily serves the larger strategic objectives of our government. But that’s just me.

I guess the question is when do the police start swinging sticks and restoring order ? Honest question, you're the SME; I count stuff for a living.

To me the totem pole burning is the proverbial canary in the coal mine, if the government cant/wont protect order others will.

 

[OldSolduer]

I have a question for y'all:

During the Colton Bouchie murder trial the term "settler law" was brought up. To me this indicates that some view us Caucasians as "settlers" when we were in fact born here. The term "colonizers" has also come up.

Don't even get me started on the "We are all immigrants" train of thought.

Am I being a bit too sensitive? Food for thought.

 

[Quirky]

No it’s bullshit that someone is more Canadian because of the colour of their skin. This is the new Canada though where only whites are racists.

 

[mariomike]

Risk of injury is part of the job you signed up for, enforcing the laws are literally the core component of your profession.

I guess sometimes citizens take protection of statues into their own hands. Police try to prevent both sides from killing each other.

These statues coming down, one way or the other, remind me of the 12-foot bronze Texas Ranger "One riot, one Ranger" statue.

It has been removed and put into indefinite storage.

Even the 8-foot bronze Kate Smith "God Bless America" statue is not immune. It too has been removed and placed in storage.

Should some statues be removed? If so, which ones?

How can those left standing be protected?

At what cost to taxpayers?

I guarantee you’ll see way more tax dollars spent on a couple injured police than on cleaning and repairing a statue.

If statues can't be protected, what to do with them? Pay for indefinite storage?

 

[daftandbarmy]

I have a question for y'all:

During the Colton Bouchie murder trial the term "settler law" was brought up. To me this indicates that some view us Caucasians as "settlers" when we were in fact born here. The term "colonizers" has also come up.

Don't even get me started on the "We are all immigrants" train of thought.

Am I being a bit too sensitive? Food for thought.

Although a widely used term in the media, and amongst certain elements of academia and activism, this is not a thing in mainstream business or government beyond the usual 'flavour of the month' lip service.

Everyone knows this is an important subject but in terms of changing the way the world fundamentally works these days, it really isn't.

What it is good for, apparently, is getting attention