by Morley Evans
Chief of Police Troy Hagen
Regina Police Service
1717 Osler Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
Dear Chief Hagan,
I believe everyone benefits from an honest and civil society where people obey three basic rules: do not lie; do not kill, do not steal. These rules are universal. They are the basis of every human society. They are found in the Decalogue (the Ten Commandments) and in the Criminal Code of Canada.
To whit:
ROBBERY AND EXTORTION
343. Every one commits robbery who (a) steals, and for the purpose of extorting whatever is stolen or to prevent or overcome resistance to the stealing, uses violence or threats of violence to a person or property; (b) steals from any person and, at the time he steals or immediately before or immediately thereafter, wounds, beats, strikes or uses any personal violence to that person; (c) assaults any person with intent to steal from him; or (d) steals from any person while armed with an offensive weapon or imitation thereof. 344. (1) Every person who commits robbery is guilty of an indictable offence and liable (a) if a restricted firearm or prohibited firearm is used in the commission of the offence or if any firearm is used in the commission of the offence and the offence is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of (i) in the case of a first offence, five years, and (ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, seven years; (a.1) in any other case where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.
(d) steals from any person while armed with
an offensive weapon or imitation thereof.
Officers who hand out "speeding tickets" are worse than robbers who hold up convenience stores. Those robbers represent no one but themselves. They may be armed with an offensive weapon, or not. They are criminals. They know it. Their victims know it. Police officers who hand out "speeding tickets" are always armed with firearms (and often with Tasers), handcuffs, computers, two-way radios, squad cars, the police station (which is like an army detachment) and all of the resources of the police, the courts, the provincial government, and the purloined yet presumed approval of the public which is forced to pay for these "services." Officers may not know they have been assigned to commit multiple criminal acts, but, as they all know, ignorance of the law is no defence. Traffic cops are members of a criminal gang and everyone knows that too, even the cops who hate working traffic.
"Why don't you get an honest job?"
"This is an honest job."
"Armed robbery is not an honest job."
A while ago speed bumps were installed on University Park Drive from Arcola to Arens Road, presumably to ensure traffic would move slower where something faster would still be prudent. These bumps were removed and the street was resurfaced, facilitating a smoother trip. Signs reduce the "legal" speed from 30 mph to 25 mph on a section of University Park Drive to artificially create a speed trap where police officers were busy robbing motorists for hours the day I happened to drive past at a prudent speed. I was surprised but then realized I was going to be robbed. I was robbed of $127 for diving 35 mph — according to them. They could say I was driving 100 mph and there would be nothing I could do about it. They have their speed gun and the authority of the state behind them. The cops are the judge, jury and executioner. The kangaroo court "where you can plead not guilty if you choose" (and go to jail if you lose your temper) is just window dressing. See side 2 of the "Offence Notice".
OFFENCE NOTICE
I paid this ripoff online to avoid the aggravation of going to court where I would have to "plead guilty" to committing a crime. I had to do that online but I didn't have to go anywhere, saving me more possible trouble with Regina drivers, Regina traffic cops and Regina potholes. I was robbed twice, once of the $127 "fine" and once by being forced to say I am a criminal. This is an OUTRAGE and I Read the Riot Act in no uncertain terms to the uniformed criminals who robbed and threatened me. I do not respect them and I am not afraid of them either. So much for the goon who came to intimidate me. No doubt, I have also been marked as a dangerous driver and an uncooperative victim somewhere in your computer records. That could be held against me at some future time. THIS IS WORSE THAN HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
The Criminal Code of Canada also says this:
344. (1) Every person who commits robbery is guilty of an indictable offence and liable (a) if a restricted firearm or prohibited firearm is used in the commission of the offence or if any firearm is used in the commission of the offence and the offence is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of (i) in the case of a first offence, five years, and (ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, seven years; (a.1) in any other case where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.
While the police department runs speed traps, it does nothing about the morons who drive in this city. I have been suggesting driver education for years. "We already have driver education." So why don't they learn anything? A few years ago I wrote the following essay to enlighten the police department. Nothing was done, but someone did have the courtesy to phone, which I appreciated. You might want to read what I said then: Regina Drivers.
One good police officer I have known in Regina is Denis Chisholm. When I was a boy I played a saxophone in his Regina Police Boys Band. Mr. Chisholm was someone who believed the policeman is our friend — which every child was taught in elementary school. You might want to talk to him. He's still around.
Do we want to make Regina a better place, or not? Ask someone in Regina's underclass if something is wrong here.
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