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Friday, 19 August 2011
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(28) Police Messed Up with Robert Pickton
This rant is part of a radio broadcast of Hilarious Outrage, which airs weekly on RadioSatan666.com. Hail The Prince of Darkness!
I tear a new asshole out of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for royally messing up the investigation of Robert Pickton. An internal review released a 400 page report, detailing how mistakes and negligence with the VPD and RCMP delayed the arrest and conviction of Robert Pickton.
Cops not believed as killing continued: report
I tear a new asshole out of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for royally messing up the investigation of Robert Pickton. An internal review released a 400 page report, detailing how mistakes and negligence with the VPD and RCMP delayed the arrest and conviction of Robert Pickton.
Cops not believed as killing continued: report
(27) Gruesome Pickton details revealed
PORT HARDY - There are growing calls for a public inquiry into the Robert Pickton serial murders, as new details emerge.
Most of the publication bans have been lifted, and we are hearing now the evidence that the jury at his murder trial did not.
The release of these new and shocking details is prompting strong reactions from the families of the women Pickton murdered.
Yesterday charges against Pickton related to the murders 20 other women were stayed, and information about the crimes and the police investigation are coming to light.
The new details include the story of a bloody knife fight between Pickton and an alleged would-be victim on his farm.
The struggle sent both Pickton and a prostitute to the same hospital back in 1997.
Doctors removed the handcuff on her wrist, using a key found in Pickton's pocket.
At the time charges against Pickton were dropped.
Other gruesome details reveal DNA of the murdered women was found in processed meat on his farm.
Marnie Frey was murdered by Pickton.
In Port Hardy today, her parents and daughter say they're the public is finally hearing the details.
They're still calling for a public inquiry into how police who were aware of Pickton in the mid '90's -- but couldn't arrest him until 2002.
Most of the publication bans have been lifted, and we are hearing now the evidence that the jury at his murder trial did not.
The release of these new and shocking details is prompting strong reactions from the families of the women Pickton murdered.
Yesterday charges against Pickton related to the murders 20 other women were stayed, and information about the crimes and the police investigation are coming to light.
The new details include the story of a bloody knife fight between Pickton and an alleged would-be victim on his farm.
The struggle sent both Pickton and a prostitute to the same hospital back in 1997.
Doctors removed the handcuff on her wrist, using a key found in Pickton's pocket.
At the time charges against Pickton were dropped.
Other gruesome details reveal DNA of the murdered women was found in processed meat on his farm.
Marnie Frey was murdered by Pickton.
In Port Hardy today, her parents and daughter say they're the public is finally hearing the details.
They're still calling for a public inquiry into how police who were aware of Pickton in the mid '90's -- but couldn't arrest him until 2002.
(26) Sex Workers: To Protect or Punish?
If you live in Canada I urge you to write your elected officials and urge them to fight against this.
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In the wake of a serial prostitute killer, Canada cracks down on the trade, putting women at greater risk.
Countries of the world, take note -- this is an example of poor legislative timing: Canada has passed measures that arguably put sex workers in greater danger, just as anger mounts over the mishandling of the investigation into a serial prostitute killer. Adding to the current tension, a verdict is expected this month in a complaint challenging sections of the criminal code on the grounds that it violates prostitutes' constitutional right to "liberty and security."
The legality of prostitution is always controversial, even in a country like Canada where it is technically legal, and where everyone is purported to be so darn nice. (I say "technically legal," because the criminal code places restrictions on the sale of sex that effectively make it illegal in most practical scenarios.) However, given the recent focus on the case of Robert Pickton, a pig farmer who preyed on prostitutes in Vancouver, the debate has perhaps never been so intensely emotionally fraught. Add to that the fact that, according to a recent report out of the Vancouver Police Department, Pickton was allowed to continue his killing spree for years in part because -- to the surprise of exactly zero sex workers -- police discredited crucial tips from local prostitutes. Now they're reallygoing to appreciate that law enforcement crackdown.
As The Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias puts it, the federal regulations broadly aimed at fighting organized crime were "enacted in the dead of summer without Parliamentary debate" and "give government the powers to wiretap, deny bail, and move in on people without the usual safeguards such as warrants." The upshot is that "a trio of prostitutes partying together with their 'dates' are tantamount to The Sopranos, and deserve the same treatment as gun runners or drug gangs," she writes. "Instead of a maximum two-year term, sex workers could now face 'at least five years' in prison, have all their assets seized and their children taken away." In the face of such penalties, advocates say sex workers will turn to the streets, which aren't as safe and take away their ability to fully screen clients.
As for the complaint currently sitting before the Ontario Supreme Court, the aim is to repeal the laws that effectively make prostitution illegal: the ban on public solicitation, living off the proceeds of sex for pay and running a "bawdy house" (broadly defined as "a place that is kept or occupied, or resorted to by one or more persons, for the purpose of prostitution or the practice of acts of indecency"). The plaintiffs' argument isn't just in defense of their right to make money by having sex, but also their right to do so without having to put their lives at risk. As Kate Harding summarized last November:
The fear of losing their assets and homes for illegally living on money earned by providing a legal service is one part of it, but the more important part is that changing the laws could save lives. Unable to work openly, in groups or to hire security, sex workers believe they are more at risk of robbery, assault, rape and murder under the current criminal code than they would be if prostitution were fully decriminalized.
It's easy to express outrage over the Pickton murders, and the fact that police exhibited a bias against local prostitutes that hurt the investigation and allowed a serial killer to continue his spree -- but the real question, the only one that really matters now, is what's going to be done to best protect sex workers and prevent this from happening again.
(25) Pickton jury warned
B.C. Supreme Court Justice James Williams told the jury at the Robert William Pickton murder trial Wednesday that allegations have been made that one member of the panel talked about the case outside the court.
Williams reminded jurors of their responsibilities, including that they not talk about the case with anyone and that each one keep an open mind.
"I want to take a moment and remind you of something that I told you at the very outset," Williams told the jury, "and I think if I am not mistaken, I have provided you with written instructions. I am going to make reference to three paragraphs of the instructions I gave you at the very beginning."
Williams did not release details of the incident, nor did he name the juror. Instead, he told the jury he had already conducted an inquiry into the allegations and is satisfied that the trial can continue with all 12 jurors.
CBC News learned on Tuesday that the court met on Thanksgiving Monday, a holiday, for what seemed to be a secret session.
No media outlets were informed of the hearing, and the jury was not present. The substance of the hearing was not reportable.
On Tuesday, the trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., was adjourned because a juror was ill.
There are reports the Monday session lasted several hours, with Crown and defence lawyers present, along with Pickton.
Pickton is facing a total of 26 charges of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He is currently on trial for six of the deaths and will be tried on the remaining 20 later.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Williams reminded jurors of their responsibilities, including that they not talk about the case with anyone and that each one keep an open mind.
"I want to take a moment and remind you of something that I told you at the very outset," Williams told the jury, "and I think if I am not mistaken, I have provided you with written instructions. I am going to make reference to three paragraphs of the instructions I gave you at the very beginning."
Williams did not release details of the incident, nor did he name the juror. Instead, he told the jury he had already conducted an inquiry into the allegations and is satisfied that the trial can continue with all 12 jurors.
CBC News learned on Tuesday that the court met on Thanksgiving Monday, a holiday, for what seemed to be a secret session.
No media outlets were informed of the hearing, and the jury was not present. The substance of the hearing was not reportable.
On Tuesday, the trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., was adjourned because a juror was ill.
There are reports the Monday session lasted several hours, with Crown and defence lawyers present, along with Pickton.
Pickton is facing a total of 26 charges of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He is currently on trial for six of the deaths and will be tried on the remaining 20 later.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
(24) A Tribute to the Missing & Murdered Women of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, BC
A tribute to the missing women of western Canada and murder victims of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, British Columbia with sketches done by Project EDAN to show a softer side of some of the missing women. Some of these young women are still listed as missing. "Somewhere" from "West Side Story" sung by Barbra Streisand and "Nella Fantasia" from "Eden" sung by Gardar Thor Cortes.
The meaning of the words in English translation of the song, "Nella Fantasia" which I thought were appropriate for the tribute to the missing women are below:
In my fantasy
In my fantasy I see a fair world,
Where everyone lives in peace and honesty.
I dream of a place to live that is always free,
Like a cloud that floats,
Full of humanity in the depths of the soul.
In my fantasy I see a bright world
Where each night there is less darkness.
I dream of spirits that are always free,
Like the cloud that floats.
In my fantasy exists a warm wind,
That breathes into the city, like a friend.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like the cloud that floats,
Full of humanity in the depths of the soul
Memorial for Murdered & Missing Women , Vancouver 2010
4000 marched for Vancouvers Downtown Eastsides Murdered & Missing Women on Sun Feb 14 ( Valentines Day ) 2020 , Many of the women were murdered by Pig Farmer, Serial Killer: Robert Pickton of Coquitlam ,eyed by a massive presence of international media in town for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games , Marchers included relatives of some of
the murdered/missing women , beated drums & chanted ,and laid flowers & prayed at various locals where their loved ones either lived or where their lives were stolen from the ones that loved them.
His trial is Jan 22 2007.
26 known victims, mostly sex-trade workers and drug addicts.
They were mothers,sisters,aunts,friends. They were people he took advantage of and killed for pleasure.
The meaning of the words in English translation of the song, "Nella Fantasia" which I thought were appropriate for the tribute to the missing women are below:
In my fantasy
In my fantasy I see a fair world,
Where everyone lives in peace and honesty.
I dream of a place to live that is always free,
Like a cloud that floats,
Full of humanity in the depths of the soul.
In my fantasy I see a bright world
Where each night there is less darkness.
I dream of spirits that are always free,
Like the cloud that floats.
In my fantasy exists a warm wind,
That breathes into the city, like a friend.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like the cloud that floats,
Full of humanity in the depths of the soul
Memorial for Murdered & Missing Women , Vancouver 2010
4000 marched for Vancouvers Downtown Eastsides Murdered & Missing Women on Sun Feb 14 ( Valentines Day ) 2020 , Many of the women were murdered by Pig Farmer, Serial Killer: Robert Pickton of Coquitlam ,eyed by a massive presence of international media in town for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games , Marchers included relatives of some of
the murdered/missing women , beated drums & chanted ,and laid flowers & prayed at various locals where their loved ones either lived or where their lives were stolen from the ones that loved them.
His trial is Jan 22 2007.
26 known victims, mostly sex-trade workers and drug addicts.
They were mothers,sisters,aunts,friends. They were people he took advantage of and killed for pleasure.
(23) CBC National documentary on Canada's missing women
Profile of Canada's murdered and missing women.
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