Comments on: An ongoing disgrace http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/11/29/an-ongoing-disgrace/ Jack's Newswatch - You can fool some of the bears all of the time, and all of the bears some of the time, but you can not fool all of the bears all of the time — Jack's Newswatch Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:02:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mac http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/11/29/an-ongoing-disgrace/#comment-8044 Mac Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:12:59 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=7796#comment-8044 <p>The vast majority of OPP officers are fine and diligent peace officers who don't deserve this bash-fest. They're stuck in a four-way tug-of-war between the government, the natives, the courts and the locals. I can't say I'm impressed with the OPP's leadership but I expect they know what kind of support they would get from the McGuinty government...</p> <p>What this comes down to is, as stated in the article, the government is risk-adverse (code for cowardly) and unwilling to do anything, even if that brings the administration of justice into disrepute. Instead, they tried to buy their way out but that didn't work.</p> <p>The courts don't have an ability to enforce their dictates. Issuing injunctions is like printing money. It produces paper which rapidly becomes worthless if there's nothing to back it up.</p> <p>The locals want to get on with their lives but they're being held hostage... plus they know they don't have the same kind of protection from prosecution that the natives seem to enjoy.</p> <p>The natives have nothing to lose but everything to gain...</p> The vast majority of OPP officers are fine and diligent peace officers who don’t deserve this bash-fest. They’re stuck in a four-way tug-of-war between the government, the natives, the courts and the locals. I can’t say I’m impressed with the OPP’s leadership but I expect they know what kind of support they would get from the McGuinty government…

What this comes down to is, as stated in the article, the government is risk-adverse (code for cowardly) and unwilling to do anything, even if that brings the administration of justice into disrepute. Instead, they tried to buy their way out but that didn’t work.

The courts don’t have an ability to enforce their dictates. Issuing injunctions is like printing money. It produces paper which rapidly becomes worthless if there’s nothing to back it up.

The locals want to get on with their lives but they’re being held hostage… plus they know they don’t have the same kind of protection from prosecution that the natives seem to enjoy.

The natives have nothing to lose but everything to gain…

]]> By: Undecided Voter http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/11/29/an-ongoing-disgrace/#comment-8043 Undecided Voter Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:19:04 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=7796#comment-8043 Our amalgamated Municipality  made the biggest mistake ever when it abandon its own police force in favor of the OPP.  As I said before, their really highway rangers and do not like to patrol municipal streets, malls etc. <a href="http://www.caledoniawakeupcall.com/" rel="nofollow">www.caledoniawakeupcall.com/</a> Our amalgamated Municipality  made the biggest mistake ever when it abandon its own police force in favor of the OPP.  As I said before, their really highway rangers and do not like to patrol municipal streets, malls etc.

http://www.caledoniawakeupcall.com/

]]> By: Philanthropist http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/11/29/an-ongoing-disgrace/#comment-8042 Philanthropist Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:01:41 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=7796#comment-8042 The OPP should be disbanded. Cities and towns must realize that the OPP is just a political tool of Queen's Park and will not act to protect their interests should they be threatened by force. Local police forces closer to the people are a better idea. The OPP should be disbanded. Cities and towns must realize that the OPP is just a political tool of Queen’s Park and will not act to protect their interests should they be threatened by force. Local police forces closer to the people are a better idea.

]]> By: Cunctator http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/11/29/an-ongoing-disgrace/#comment-8041 Cunctator Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:35:01 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=7796#comment-8041 And who was the head of the OPP when all this was happening? And who was the head of the OPP when all this was happening?

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