Prejudice: a: 1) a preconceived or opinion : 2) an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b: an instance of such judgement or opinion c: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics – Merriam-Webster online dictionary ************ I’ve been [...]
I was waiting at a traffic light while on the way to get the burned out headlight on my police vehicle replaced when a driver going in the other direction obviously did not see me – the light turned green, he chirped his tires and sped off from the line. I did a u-turn but [...]
This story ran in one of our papers today, and, being a police blogger, I’ve been asked repeatedly if this officer was me. No, it was not. I suspect this officer is from a jurisdiction other than Vancouver, and to him or her – thank you for supporting our city, our emergency services brothers and [...]
The events of last night sadden me. The intense dynamics at street level, the Canuck’s effort being overshadowed by the hooliganism, the very poor image the world temporarily has of our beautiful city – the entire night was inexcusable. The uniformed men and women in the front lines were doing the best they could in [...]
Criminal minds cover the entire range of intelligence; there are smart crooks and there are not-so-smart crooks. Even the least seasoned bad guy should know it’s not a good idea to drive around town while he and his buddy are fully masked up and looking like a couple of robbers. ************ And they actually asked what [...]
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