tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post2607701503122839415..comments2024-03-29T01:16:56.744-07:00Comments on Chain The Dogma: Aboriginal Teen May Be Charged with Assaulting RCMP Officer With Her FacePerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-78908521597002210002018-12-26T15:33:22.524-08:002018-12-26T15:33:22.524-08:00$600M class-action lawsuit claims police mistreatm...<b>$600M class-action lawsuit claims police mistreatment in N.W.T., Yukon and Nunavut</b><br /><br />Lead plaintiff alleges he was assaulted by RCMP when he was 15 years old in Tuktoyaktuk<br /><br />CBC News · Dec 19, 2018<br /><br />A teen in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., has launched a $600-million, class-action lawsuit against the attorney general representing the RCMP in Nunavut, the Northwest Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-63767388154272828302016-12-22T11:06:39.160-08:002016-12-22T11:06:39.160-08:00Terrace Mountie gets suspended sentence for assaul...<b>Terrace Mountie gets suspended sentence for assaulting teen</b><br /><br />Video showed veteran Mountie striking handcuffed teen in face<br /><br />CBC News December 21, 2016 <br /><br />A veteran B.C. Mountie convicted of assaulting an Indigenous teenager in Terrace, B.C., has been handed a suspended sentence with 12 months probation.<br /><br />RCMP Const. Bruce Lofroth was charged after Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-84157265044875287832016-10-22T09:42:55.939-07:002016-10-22T09:42:55.939-07:00Court hears BC Mountie twice convicted of punching...<b>Court hears BC Mountie twice convicted of punching Indigenous suspects</b><br /><br />Veteran RCMP constable likely won't serve jail time for punching handcuffed teen in Terrace<br /><br />By Betsy Trumpener, George Baker, CBC News October 21, 2016 <br /><br />A veteran RCMP officer convicted of punching a handcuffed Indigenous teenager was previously convicted of assaulting an IndigenousPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-61017094499788409302016-05-14T10:46:08.449-07:002016-05-14T10:46:08.449-07:00Police altercation with First Nations girl in Keno...<b>Police altercation with First Nations girl in Kenora caught on video weeks before her death</b><br /><br />Coroner's office is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding Kokopenace's death<br /><br />By Jody Porter, CBC News May 13, 2016<br /><br />The parents of a 14-year-old from Grassy Narrows First Nation are releasing a video of an altercation between Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-21674051634704935762016-02-20T16:01:13.806-08:002016-02-20T16:01:13.806-08:00Most appearing before Buller Bennett on that day w...Most appearing before Buller Bennett on that day were intergenerational survivors of residential schools. Their stories rarely deviated from a grim narrative: harrowing childhood, substance abuse, incarceration—almost always for crimes fuelled by or to feed their addictions.<br /><br />“Rather than apply another Band-Aid,” Buller-Bennett explained to the court, the point is to “help deal with Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-66180388826396802142016-02-20T16:00:10.130-08:002016-02-20T16:00:10.130-08:00James was told she would never reach Grade 4, but ...James was told she would never reach Grade 4, but managed to earn her high school equivalency certificate behind bars. She was fully shackled and carrying a body chain at her graduation. No one was permitted to attend. These were among privileges James had to earn, to work her way out of segregation and management protocol, says Pate. At times, she was barred from keeping photos of her family, Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-59517311213897836082016-02-20T15:58:33.551-08:002016-02-20T15:58:33.551-08:00Both were incarcerated as teens. They struggled wi...Both were incarcerated as teens. They struggled with mental illness and self-harm, were frequently moved, and spent long stretches in segregation in a system that didn’t know how to deal with them. But James had a resilient streak. She believed she was stronger: “I’m not Ashley Smith,” she said at a Kitchener court appearance in 2011, when a judge noted the likeness. “I have a lot more strength. Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-13635843499891033822016-02-20T15:57:09.598-08:002016-02-20T15:57:09.598-08:00As a young man he was almost mute. These days, he’...As a young man he was almost mute. These days, he’ll spend hours on the phone, opening up about the darkest chapters of his life, or the tiny fox he watches out in the prison yard. He’s come to see that in the warped environment of youth, the men around him earned respect through anger and hostility. In response, he always tried to be “twice as tough.”<br /><br />None of this, Hrycan says, will Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-46041298777259464852016-02-20T15:55:37.849-08:002016-02-20T15:55:37.849-08:00As a young man, Peekeekoot racked up a list of off...As a young man, Peekeekoot racked up a list of offences, many for fighting or spitting at guards in jail; on all but one occasion, lawyers pleaded him out. He was, undeniably, violent. His most serious conviction was for stomping a man in a brawl when he was 22, causing the victim brain damage.<br /><br />In court, Peekeekoot didn’t help himself. During his dangerous-offender hearing, he fired Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-22348699560388125142016-02-20T15:53:30.804-08:002016-02-20T15:53:30.804-08:00The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (SKCA) has been c...The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (SKCA) has been called out by legal scholars, including the University of Toronto’s Kent Roach, who in 2010 wrote that the SKCA has made clear “in a number of cases,” that Gladue will “make little, if any, difference in the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders in serious cases.” In 2012, the Supreme Court was forced to reiterate its stance in R. v. Ipeelee, calling Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-29178449735317448272016-02-20T15:52:16.601-08:002016-02-20T15:52:16.601-08:00His lawyer, Billy Marks, appealed the judge’s deci...His lawyer, Billy Marks, appealed the judge’s decision. His foster parents were so convinced of Champagne’s innocence they agreed to foot the $500 monthly cost of an ankle monitoring system to strengthen his case. But the judge refused to budge.<br /><br />Behind bars, Champagne was vilified and targeted. After admitting to wanting to end his life, he was placed in segregation. He spent 23 hours Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-33767573132805640862016-02-20T15:50:50.825-08:002016-02-20T15:50:50.825-08:00Chapter 2 – Bail denied
On a recent day, some 70 p...Chapter 2 – Bail denied<br />On a recent day, some 70 per cent of defendants who parade past a judge via video link from the Winnipeg Remand Centre are Indigenous, many dressed in jail-issue, baggy, grey sweatsuits. It is a grim cattle call: The Indigenous 18-year-old female accused of stealing meat from a Superstore, the 19-year-old man from Shamattawa, Man., given 25 days for missing a parole Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-8771685793435932742016-02-20T15:49:45.808-08:002016-02-20T15:49:45.808-08:00Criminals, meanwhile, have learned to exploit bias...Criminals, meanwhile, have learned to exploit biases. In Saskatchewan, non-Indigenous men and women are recruited to carry drugs and weapons for Indigenous gangs, says Robert Henry, a Saskatoon academic whose Ph.D. research focused on Indigenous street gangs. “They use their whiteness to move around police stop checks.”<br /><br />With frustration rising, some Indigenous citizens have begun Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-12557113885592644412016-02-20T15:48:39.758-08:002016-02-20T15:48:39.758-08:00In real life, Ash-Moccasin initially refused to gi...In real life, Ash-Moccasin initially refused to give his name. An officer threw him against a wall, he says. One attempted to cuff him without reading him his rights. He says he was shoved, headfirst, into the backseat. He was briefly detained until his record check came back clean. Before being released, officers told Ash-Moccasin, who was wearing a distinctive green camouflage jacket, that theyPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-88063519305091402352016-02-20T15:47:30.030-08:002016-02-20T15:47:30.030-08:00Canada’s prisons are the new residential schools,
...<b>Canada’s prisons are the new residential schools,</b><br /><br />A months-long investigation reveals that at every step, Canada’s justice system is set against Indigenous people<br /><br />by Nancy Macdonald, Maclean's February 18, 2016<br /><br />Canada’s crime rate just hit a 45-year low. It’s been dropping for years—down by half since peaking in 1991. Bizarrely, the country recently Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-29459551186275495662016-01-04T15:14:20.795-08:002016-01-04T15:14:20.795-08:00RCMP officer sued by brain-injured man for jail ce...<b>RCMP officer sued by brain-injured man for jail cell takedown faces new allegations</b><br /><br />2 other aboriginal men subject to similar violent treatment, court documents say<br /><br />By Eric Rankin, Yvette Brend, CBC News Posted: Dec 16, 2015<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/brian-heideman-steroid-takedown-robert-rright-1.3367850<br /><br />An RCMP officer who Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-72726266535170140622016-01-04T15:13:17.778-08:002016-01-04T15:13:17.778-08:00AFN Special Chiefs Assembly
AFN National Chief Pe...AFN Special Chiefs Assembly<br /><br />AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde said it was the first time Paulson had attended the assembly of chiefs and gave him credit not just for showing up but also for staying to address some of the concerns expressed by First Nations leaders such as Kelly.<br /><br />"The mere fact that he was there is a positive, positive statement — that he wants to Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-8933194919729135172016-01-04T15:12:52.115-08:002016-01-04T15:12:52.115-08:00Bob Paulson says he doesn't want racists insid...<b>Bob Paulson says he doesn't want racists inside RCMP ranks</b><br /><br />Tackling racism key to inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, First Nations say<br /><br />By Susana Mas, CBC News December 09, 2015<br /><br />RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson conceded before a group of First Nations leaders on Wednesday that there are racists inside his police force, a surprising Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-80860043108872294382015-07-30T10:55:01.093-07:002015-07-30T10:55:01.093-07:00RCMP pays out undisclosed amount for horrifying tr...<b>RCMP pays out undisclosed amount for horrifying treatment of First Nations woman in Saskatchewan</b><br /><br />by Larissa Burnouf, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network News July 28, 2015 <br /><br />YORKTON, SASK — A First Nations woman has won an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount of money against the Yorkton RCMP for mistreatment following her arrest more than three years Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-26610449706350141902015-04-16T10:51:13.532-07:002015-04-16T10:51:13.532-07:00First Nations student deaths treated woefully inad...<b>First Nations student deaths treated woefully inadequately, lawyer says</b><br /><br />Coroner to decide whether Thunder Bay police investigation will be examined at inquest<br /><br />By Jody Porter, CBC News April 15, 2015<br /><br />An inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students in Thunder Bay must examine the actions of the city's police service, says a lawyer Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-56276741481148309912015-01-13T10:16:38.564-08:002015-01-13T10:16:38.564-08:00Teen girl says Mountie punched her twice during Al...<b>Teen girl says Mountie punched her twice during Alert Bay arrest, but RCMP disputes her account</b><br /><br />by Nick Eagland, The Province <br /><br />Police are disputing allegations made by a teenager who claims she was a victim of brutality while resisting arrest in Alert Bay.<br /><br />The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, told The Province shePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-16440469457863845452015-01-08T20:04:08.280-08:002015-01-08T20:04:08.280-08:00Michael Brown and Eric Garner deaths echo aborigin...<b>Michael Brown and Eric Garner deaths echo aboriginal experience in Canada</b><br /><br />Doug White says racism experienced by aboriginal people highlighted by protests in U.S.<br /><br />By CBC News, On The Island January 08, 2015<br /><br />A First Nations lawyer said the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in the United States — and subsequent protests — highlight the ongoing racial Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-35079648261528714462014-12-22T10:48:42.208-08:002014-12-22T10:48:42.208-08:00And I started to tell them how they handled the si...And I started to tell them how they handled the situation was wrong and that my rights were never read and therefore, I wasn’t even supposed to be in the back of the cruiser. And I went on telling them how my rights were violated. And officer two said, you know you are being recorded. And I said, good, and I’m not leaving until you tell your partner what you did to me. And he lied to the second Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-77338590124628831342014-12-22T10:48:31.545-08:002014-12-22T10:48:31.545-08:00Walking while Indigenous
I was walking home from ...Walking while Indigenous<br /><br />I was walking home from supper when I decided to cut through Casino Regina and the Cornwall Centre mall because the sidewalks were really icy. As I was walking toward the Casino parkade door, I noticed a police officer driving toward me. I waved him on and kept walking. Another police car came by and this time the officer slowed down and drove beside me as I Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-67106642874841196692014-12-22T10:46:38.458-08:002014-12-22T10:46:38.458-08:00I was racially profiled roughed up & detained ...<b>I was racially profiled roughed up & detained by police for being Indigenous</b><br /><br />BY SIMON ASH-MOCCASIN • BRIAR PATCH MAGAZINE <br /><br />DECEMBER 17, 2014 <br /><br /><i>Simon Ash-Moccasin is a proud Nehiyawak (Plains Cree) from Saulteaux First Nation and an actor, playwright, storyteller, activist, and father.</i><br /><br />Tansi, here’s the lowdown on something that happenedPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com