Share Follow ClooneytheDog on Twitter

" nils carborundum illigitimus "

" don't let the bastards grind you down "


Bad Cops, Blind Courts, Weak Government:







Police, courts and government function only with the consent of the people, and the people are getting fed up.* The legal system from top to bottom is squandering the good will of the people as if there were no limit. Drunk driving offenders and even repeat drunk driving offenders in police departments, cover-ups, lies* and bogus internal investigations* into what amounts to murders committed by police, weak-kneed judges and inappropriate sentences, and a federal government that has simply opted out. A federal government that won't create an office with effective teeth to wade in and fix things. If we- you and I- don't correct the legal system soon, we may find it will be too late. " Every man for himself."



Is that going to be the future Status of the Status Quo?



Boycott the RCMP:



If you live on RCMP turf, call your nearest non- RCMP municipal police force if you need help from decent police or if you have information decent police should have. Let them relay it to the RCMP if they insist. This may help increase accountability for the RCMP thugs.

You could also contact investigate@cbc.ca and perhaps get public attention.

Delta Police, BC Phone: 604.946.4411Fax: 604.946.3729 Hours: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week Twassen Branch of the Delta Police 1108-56 StreetDelta, BC V4L 2A3Phone: 604.948.0199Fax: 604.943.9857Hours: Mon - Thur, 9 a.m - 5 p.m



As RCMP struggles to boost minorities, highest-ranking woman quietly retires

As RCMP struggles to boost minorities, highest-ranking woman quietly retires

RCMP must disclose intimate relationships, draft policy states

RCMP must disclose intimate relationships, draft policy states




RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson .Photograph by: Blair Gable , ReutersSupervisors and subordinates in the RCMP who engage in consensual, intimate relationships will be required to “immediately” report in writing details of their relationships under a draft administrative policy obtained by Postmedia News.



Such relationships raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest, preferential treatment and sexual harassment, the draft policy states, and could be damaging to morale, productivity and public confidence in the force.



In an interview Friday, Commissioner Bob Paulson said the policy is not intended to regulate people’s lives or prohibit relationships from forming — “I’m all for relationships,” he said — but to ensure that the workplace remains respectful and professional.



“The trouble with relationships where there’s a relative power imbalance in the workplace should be pretty evident to everybody,” he said.



The draft comes at a time when Paulson has been trying to clamp down on officer misconduct and is grappling with allegations of pervasive sexual harassment and discrimination within the force.



The draft “interpersonal workplace relationships” policy defines reportable relationships as “ongoing or singular consensual, intimate, romantic or sexual relationships” between those in positions of authority and their subordinates or those who fall under their sphere of control.



The policy would also apply to those working together in undercover operations and employees working on the same tactical troops, emergency response teams or dive teams.



Employees involved in such relationships would be required to report the “existence, nature and extent” of their relationships to a manager immediately in writing.



Once notified of such relationships, managers would work with human resource officers to discuss whether intervention is needed. Options could include removing or transferring one of the employees, reassigning duties, or “any other measures to mitigate concerns of conflict of interest, preferential treatment, or a reasonable apprehension of bias within the workplace.”



Failure to report an interpersonal workplace relationship could result in disciplinary action, including dismissal, the draft policy states.



Jennifer Berdahl, a professor of organizational behaviour at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, said Friday that such disclosure policies are common in the working world. Some companies are stricter than others.



Berdahl said the RCMP appears to be moving in the right direction. Such transparency, she said, not only helps to mitigate conflicts of interest but could also help uncover coercive relationships and manage souring relationships before they get really nasty.



“When people try to hide these things, it backfires,” she said. “People pick up on it, rumours start spreading. You don’t want that going around the RCMP.



“Better to have it on the record,” she said. “It can be awkward, but it’s going to come out anyway.”



Staff Sgt. Mike Casault, who sits on the national executive of the RCMP’s staff relations program, said Friday members of the internal affairs committee are still reviewing the draft to ensure the policy doesn’t infringe on members’ privacy and charter rights.



Paulson said he hopes to have a policy in place in the fall.



© Copyright (c) Postmedia News



Too much, too late.