The Humiliation of Caledonia
The latest from Caledonia has the police leaving residents to the tender mercies of criminals:
Amid concerns over lack of police action in Caledonia, the Ontario Provincial Police have turned over part of their policing responsibility on the outskirts of the town to Six Nations officers, the force confirmed yesterday.
OPP officers will no longer respond to calls from non-native home and property owners who live on the 6th Line, a county road running along the southwest border of a housing development occupied by native protesters — a move that has some residents feeling helpless and sick with worry.
"Residents are fully aware. We went door-to-door," OPP spokesman Const. Dennis Harwood told the Toronto Star yesterday.
This is just the latest twist involving the OPP that has many people — including a former OPP officer — questioning what the provincial force is doing. "They can't do that. People pay their taxes for policing by the OPP," said the former senior officer, who asked not to be identified.
People didn't just pay taxes. The County paid extra for a contract:
[Haldimand County Police Service] consist of several components. First is the actual delivery of policing which has been contracted out to the Ontario Provincial Police, second is Haldimand County Community Policing and thirdly is the Haldimand County Police Services Board. All detachments are required by provincial legislation to have a Police Services Board. The traditional policing functions are carried out under the auspices of a contract between the O.P.P and Haldimand County.
How much money was squandered on the OPP?
Protections to Persons & Property:
2005 YTD Actuals: $8,141,546
The people of Haldimand people spend $8 million for police protection, and when it really mattered, they got nothing. On the other hand, the protesters are virtually ignored by the police despite threats, robberies, and assaults, and they are rewarded with land bought at twice the amount the people of Haldimand County paid for the privilege of living under the rule of law:
Meanwhile, the developer who currently owns the land will get $12.3 million in an "interim agreement" with the province to cover the market value of the subdivision land "as is," with more money to come later, said Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay.
That land bought at $12 million (and probably much more) will be handed to the protesters sooner or later.
And it was paid for in part by the taxpayers of Haldimand County who have just wasted $8 million on nonexistent policing.
You know, fear fades with time. One day, when these events have receded into the past and daily life has settled into a new pattern, the people of Haldimand Country will wake up and they won't be afraid any more. But I bet they will feel humiliated by all this. And the thing about humiliation is that, unlike fear, the sting of it has a way of being felt as keenly as when it was fresh. You never quite shake humiliation -- it stays with you for the rest of your life.
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And the thing about humiliation is that, unlike fear, the sting of it has a way of being felt as keenly as when it was fresh. You never quite shake humiliation -- it stays with you for the rest of your life.
Just ask Canada's First Nations.
Posted by: Dr.Dawg at June 23, 2006 06:21 PM
What a load of bullshit Dawg. The Indians in this case LOST IN COURT. They are using ILLEGAL activity in order to enforce their wishes against the legal wishes of the court. Can your crap if you have no idea what you're talking about.
Idiot.
Posted by: Joe Schmoe at June 23, 2006 06:51 PM
Succilently put Joe.
Posted by: Guardsman at June 23, 2006 06:56 PM
Dalton was asked after the pride thingy about Caledonia. He answered "Dunno, didn't see it on the menu, but the rest of the food was good. Glad I didn't have to pay the $250 though. Caledonia...was that the dessert?"
Posted by: Skip at June 23, 2006 08:33 PM
Humiliation and shame. I suspect you are correct as far as you go Steve. I wouldn't doubt that there are also more than a few OPP members who have some deep feelings regarding Caledonia.
The OPP ceding jurisdiction to the Six Nations Police would seem to indicate that a pending land transfer is a done deal.
There is more than enough shame to go around here, but as Skip pointed out Dalton has been busy in the city dealing with issues of Pride.
Interesting juxtaposition, Dalton escapes the shame of his inaction by participating in Pride week festivities. Afterall what's really important about being Canadian is sexual permutations and combinations.
Syncro
Posted by: syncrodox at June 23, 2006 08:57 PM
Dullard McSuishy is thinking this will wash with the electorate?
Put a fork in the Dolt-on. He's done.
Army in. Now.
Posted by: Shaken at June 23, 2006 09:12 PM
There is little indication that John Tory would've handled this any differently, given everything he's said on this issue thus far. He's frightfully politically correct. Blaming McGuinty for this terrorist rebellion has the added effect of giving the people responsible for maintaining law and order a free pass when they (or, to be fair, the ones at the top making the decision) don't deserve it. The Caledonia situation really shouldn't be politically directed anyway, it should be a police matter. My sympathies are with the front line cops who I feel are being degraded and put at risk by decisions made by their superiors.
Some might say that OPP commissioner Gwen Boniface was an affirmative action hire, and that feminine values such as "communication" and moral relativism (everybody has a vaid point of view, right?) rather than phallocentric force have created this clusterf**k, and that as a Mohawk and as a member of the Association of First Nations Chiefs of Police she is in one hell of a conflict of interest...but nothing could be further from the truth.
Posted by: adp at June 24, 2006 05:34 AM
The puppeteers who control these "natives"made the shooting of the criminal protester,Dudley George,a big stink just for this reason. So that their next staged event wouldn't be dealt with in a lawful manner, with force if need be. The bottom line, as always,is money. We have it, they want it. Sad.
Posted by: Rick at June 24, 2006 09:35 AM
I read alot of the stuff you creeps have on this website. Is this a KKK website? Of all the artcles and comments i read, not one had nething good to say about natives.
Posted by: Six Nations Resident, and Pround as hell to be native at June 24, 2006 03:46 PM
Quote "I read alot of the stuff you creeps have on this website. Is this a KKK website? Of all the artcles and comments i read, not one had nething good to say about natives." by a Six Nations Resident Welfare bum.
Want some whine with yer cheese?? You people are like any other loser group. You take from hard working average people day after day using your bullshit culture shit,can't get over the fact you were defeated lost your lands to a conqueror who by the way has been more than generous to y'all.
If any of you Indians had any gumption, you'd get off yer asses like many Aboriginal people have and do something with your lives. No instead you act like little criminals or children ranting and raving and crying racism until you get your candy.
Proud as hell to be Native?? Bullshit!!! Yer just another Welfare bum.
Posted by: Rico at June 24, 2006 10:41 PM
CALEDONIA (AM900 CHML NEWS)
Ontario's Premier has been jilted by members of the Six Nations Confederacy, one day after he called on natives to end their occupation of Douglas Creek Estates.
Confederacy spokeperson Janie Jamieson has officially rejected Dalton McGuinty's call to leave the former residential development site.
Jamieson has also repeated her insistence that they won't really know the government is serious, until their title and jurisdiction is reinstated.
The Premier called on the confederacy to end its occupation yesterday, while revealing that the province has so far paid Henco Industries 12.3-million dollars for the land.
The Premier warns the continuing occupation is unhelpful and constitutes the remaining potential for danger in Caledonia.
In the meantime, Provincial Police have issued a warrant for a seventh person accused of assaulting two CH-TV cameramen at the site of the aboriginal
standoff.
They are looking for 22-year-old Timothy Jamieson of Oshweken.
He is wanted on charges of robbery, assault and obstructing police.
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Janie jamieson? Timothy Jamieson? A conflict of interest here?
I can't stand the fact that the government is even negotiating with anybody here. Every day we see a different "spokesperson" and they always seem to have the same last name as someone that has an arrest warrent out for them. The Clan Mothers, the hereditary Chiefs, the elected band council. Who is in charge?! Who takes responsibility? It's just anarchy. Just greed out for all it can get.
Posted by: James at June 26, 2006 07:46 AM
 
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