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March 4, 2005
Marijuana Grow Ops
My heart was saddened yesterday when I heard about the four RCMP officers killed during a raid (although it was hardly a raid)in Alberta. The assailant apparently comitted suicide.
Knowing what I know about the RCMP - how do four fully trained RCMP officers succomb to the deadly fire of one lowly individual? According to the reports the officers were simply staking out the operations -
On March 2, 2005, members of the RCMP attended a rural residence outside of Mayerthorpe, in the County of St. Anne, to assist with a court order seizure of property, with the intent of keeping the peace. As a result of our members attendance evidence was obtained which resulted in a search warrant being sworn and secured for a marihuana grow operation.
Later on March 2, 2005, members of Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt Detachments, in cooperation with a Joint RCMP/Edmonton Police Service Green Team, executed search warrants at the rural residential property. The occupant of the residence was not located at that time.
At approximately 04:30 a.m. on March 3, 2005, two uniform members were left to secure the property until Edmonton RCMP Auto Theft Unit members attended the location to conduct a search of the property for stolen goods. Just prior to 9:00 a.m., two additional uniform members attended the residence. At 9:15 a.m., two members of the Edmonton RCMP Auto Theft Unit arrived at the residence, and upon exiting the vehicle, heard shots being fired inside a quonset hut on the property. This last statement is somewhat 'vague'. WHat a coincidence that at the precise time of 9:15 members arrived "heard shots being fired inside a quonset hut"
WHat the hell is a quonset hut? And why does that particular description of the obvious external structure necessitate the need to describe it as a 'quonset hut'. Four people died. The media glazes over the lives of those four courageous men. The media attempts to portray an image of 'caring'. The media should follow what is made of this trajic event. The effect it is having on canadians, and the national policy which should be devised to deal with problems of a similar nature.
Although I'm a grassrooted liberal, I'm somewhat perplexed about their wish-washy stance/strategy on the decriminalization of marijuana. Obviously grow ops are a problem. What is the liberal party doing about it? Public policy should be created to deal with this 'hot topic issue'.
Congrats Mr. Martin on your refusal to wear a freakin PIN.
To be continued...another day
Posted by Ralph A. Meiers at March 4, 2005 10:25 PM