Publisher's Commentary

THE CRIPPLING POLICE TACKLING VIOLENT CRIME ACT

by Morley Lymburner

Since the Conservative government has now decreed police do not need to track rifles and shotguns, how are officers to proceed? It is one thing to curry the favour of law abiding gun owners but if they become victims what are the police going to do?

The thoughtless killing of the long gun registry has gone a long way toward hindering police and little or no thought has been given to patching up the long list of orphaned legislation and legal loop-holes that now exist in the Criminal Code.

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Blue Line Magazine April 2009

Arrest standard doesn’t require prima facie case for conviction

by Mike Novakowski

Swabbing for powder residue after a shooting and lawful arrest is reasonable as an incident to arrest, Alberta’s top court has ruled.

Apologetic policing can cost lives

by Morley Lymburner

One of my neighbours recently got a speeding ticket for going five kilometres over the limit in a 40 km zone. I asked how fast he was really going and he smiled. “Well, I was actually doing 63 km/h but the officer was so nice that she lowered it for me.”

Bringing urban skills to rural policing

by Carla Garrett