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Archives: (Comments Posted Before Feb. 22 2007)
January 17th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
In regards to teh question aobut a bouncer ejecting someone. The bouncer said”you’re gone” and grabbed me before he finished his sentence and grabbed my shirt and pulled me and I was complying. I then tried to pull away to leave and began going to the exit when he put me in the chokehold. Is that still potnetial assault by the bouncer?
January 17th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I am 75 and like to walk my Beagle on the Galloping Goose. Early this week a man and woman with two Pit Bulls passed me and the Pit Bulls tried to have my Beagle for breakfast. Fortunately the bulls were leashed, but the owner had a very difficult time in containing the male and he came very close to chomping Charlie (my Beagle). Frankly, it scared the hell out of me. I suspect there is not much can be done unless me or Charlie are injured, but thought I would ask anyway.
January 16th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
To the policer offficer,
I hope you can help me with this. A young girl came to my door and told me that she is doing a survey in this area. She siad it’s only 3 questions to answer. The questions are about how do I grade the pollution outdoor, is there anyone living in the hse has asthma and where do i like to have non polluted air indoor or outdoors? At first I thought it’s one of our neighbourhood students who is doing a survey for the homework. She young and I want to be positive for these young kids. She looks like anywhere from 15-18yrs. But when she finished the questions, she asked for my first name and phn number then gave me a green card and left. I felt a little worry after so I write to you and hope the company she works for(which does not feel like a school survey) is scaming people?? Thanks for your time.
Sidney resident
January 16th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Hello,
I am posting this in hopes of getting a bit of advice on this matter.
I am a friend of two International students. They are renting two rooms in an basement suite.
However, their landlady regularly comes downstairs with no warning to use a storage closet. She said it is also possible that her friends might come downstairs with her. There are a few other unusual rules. She often comes downstairs to check that the thermostat is at her very specific levels, and says that everything must be tidied away at night. She also told the two girls renting this area that she wouldn’t take her plants upstairs (which she comes down often to water.)
When I first heard this, I urged them to take up these matters with her. They have since, however, the landlady seems to believe that the downstairs kitchen and living room are still considered part of her home despite the fact that she doesn’t use them and has her own living area and kitchen upstairs.
Other concerns are that she wants to charge extra if a friend stays overnight on the couch.
I feel that this is a major breech of their rights as tenants. How should this be addressed?
Thank you
January 16th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Could you please tell me how to submit a written statement via the Saanich Police website? Thank you.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
My employer has just re-written the employee handbook to indicate that employees are prohibited from parking on public roadways around the office. A staff parking area is provided, but is sometimes full.
Transgressors are promised dismissal or discipline.
Is this a legal actionable stance?
January 12th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
i recently got a notice and order for tinted windows if i take the tint of myself do i have to get it inspected?
also it is registered in Alberta not bc so why would i have to get an inspection decal?
January 11th, 2010 at 11:58 am
For my Police Administration course, I must state Saanich Police Department’s mission statement, vision statement, and core values. I cannot find the core values, could you please let me know what they are? Thanks.
January 11th, 2010 at 9:52 am
how may i file a complaint against a saanich police constable?
January 11th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Hi Sgt. Fast,
This is my comment/opinion as expressed in a letter to the SG.
Re: Regional Crime Unit vs Domestic Violence Unit
The Victoria Police is one of the worst departments in the country, as stats and reports indicate, receiving a failing grade in almost every category. Chief Graham’s priority list changes frequently, which could be a sign of not having his finger on the pulse of his jurisdiction.
An example of this is Graham’s intention to pull his department from the Regional Crime Unit, in favour of the implementation and development of dedicated Domestic Violence Unit (DVU). The generic term ‘DVU’ refers to a multitude of different policing policies in different forces, some combined with Family Protection Units (preventing child abuse) for example, working with varying amounts of management support, staffing and resources.
DVUs and the work of domestic violence officers in other jurisdictions here in North America and the UK, appear to have all been established on a rather ad hoc basis, and most have made little strives to positively impact this problem. Whereas Regional Crime Units focus on crimes that impart contribute to incidents of domestic violence, specifically economic deprivation. It is this focus that Police can affect. Graham’s abandoning of the Regional Crime Unit speaks to his lack of understanding for domestic violence contributors and causes, and what the CRD needs, as this move impacts other police services within the CRD.
After the Peter Lee inquiry resulted in recommendations, the move to create a DVU, on the surface, appears to be a step in the right direction, however with that, there also appears to have been little regard for evaluation of the potential effectiveness of
a DVU would have on this community, particularly in relation to impact upon the prevalence and incidence of the problem.
While the recognition of a need for DVU is important, as the police are now striving to take domestic violence seriously, there appears to have been little attention to the mechanisms by which DVUs or individual domestic violence officers are intended to prevent violent domestic crime. I see this move by Vic PD as symbolic and not the overall approach that is needed.
There are many different causes of domestic violence and many already established agencies providing resources, with University educated professionals with decades of experience. Alcohol consumption and mental illness have frequently been associated with domestic violence and requires much training and clinic experience, which is not the attributes needed for community policing. Any decision first needs to be made about whether domestic violence can be more effectively prevented via specialized units or as part of a general shift towards crime prevention in policing.
The most logical first step, before resources are shifted, redirected or displaced, would be the development of strategies to prevent repeat instances of violence in cases where it is already known the crime is occurring, as was the case of Peter Lee. It was the ’system’ that failed Lee, allowing him to fall through the cracks.
Perhaps the Solicitor General’s office should take the lead, to develop higher-impact prevention policies to maximize prevention of repeated domestic violence – a shift from indirect (largely the current policy) to direct crime prevention. Given that policing
is a scarce resource this may be more efficient. Then look at where the expertise is, providing them with the resources they need - usually funding. To bring cops up to this standard will be costly and a waste of taxpayers’ money. It makes more sense to work with the expertise that exists and redefine the police’s participation, and ensuring the courts are part of the solution.