Thieves Raiding Farms

[helmsdale]

Southern Alberta rancher Edouard (Eddie) Maurice, had a potential solution to the problem when asked by a parliamentary committee for suggestions following his being charged with multiple firearms offences and aggravated assault, and then being cleared of all charges, after police said he shot at two trespassers on his rural property near Okotoks.

Despite living only seven minutes from the local RCMP detachment, Maurice said it took officers two hours to reach his property.

“Officers came to my door with their assault rifles drawn to arrest me,” he said, adding Watson had also called police and officers were actually “responding to his 911 call.”

Now, months after the arrest and having the charges dropped, the Maurices are calling on the federal government to implement stronger personal defence and property defence laws.

“The fastest, cheapest way to change rural crime is not through policing or rehabilitation programs, but it is through allowing us to defend and protect ourselves and our property.”

Perhaps he's not too far off the mark...

[helmsdale]

The situation is getting out of control.

There is no fear of the police.
There is no fear of the justice system.
drugs are rampant.
you are not legally permitted to protect your property.
you are barely legally allowed to protect your life, or those of your loved ones, and then only with proportionate force.

People are doing what they can...

More and more yards are getting hardened.
Security cameras are affordable and more and more getting installed, but by and large are ineffective if any sort of face covering is used, and even if plates can be pulled, the vehicle is most likely stolen.
Many yards near the highway are turning off their yard lights.
More and more people are not holding any bulk fuel in their yards.
Some are not even keeping sliptanks in their trucks parked at the edge of the field. Let alone a truck with tools that would sure be handy if something was to break down.

Neighbors had their house locked and dead bolted. Simply kicked it in. Might as well have kept it unlocked and at least saved the door jam. Computers, tablets, jewlery, easily kijiji'd items lifted. To top it all off, the neighbors wifes undergarments were all pilfered through and strewn everywhere.

Father in Law has a quonset, pole shed, and old abandoned, but at least until recently still weather tight old house on a yard along the highway. Has stored all sorts of things in the outbuildings as well as the house. He's getting tired of changing locks and rebuilding door jams. He is pissed about some of the things that have walked away from there over the last 2-3 years. He's cleaned most of it out, and stores junk he really doesnt have a purpose for anymore and figures at the very least it saves him mileage to the second hand store, or the bother of dealing with kijiji. Sure as shit, you put them in there, and they walk away. A shame to have 3 outbuildings that you pretty much cant put anything into.

Used to take it as a blessing that we lived in the middle of butt-fu**-nowhere. Now it seems its a liability just the same as living within an hours drive of the major cities.

Anyone got a solution?

[helmsdale]

Not these guys's first rodeo... Basic google search gets you:

Jesse James Den Hollander: 36. Arrested in 2015 and charged with:
-attempted break and enter
-possession of a stolen vehicle
-flight from police
-dangerous driving
-breach of a recognizance
-possession of ammunition while prohibited from doing so.

-sentenced on October 18, 2016 to 17 months in jail, to be followed by two years probation.

All after trying to break into a gun range, and then after setting off the alarm leading police on a wild chase in a stolen kenworth...

At sentencing: "Crown prosecutor K.C. Komosky noted a psychiatric assessment concluded Denhollander poses a high risk to re-offend if he does not get substance abuse treatment.

Defence lawyer Ron Morin told court Denhollander was angry with his girlfriend that day and he got high on drugs and "stupidly" stole a tractor truck and tried to break into a gun range. However, he said the father of three has since taken several programs while in custody and now believes he has "turned the corner."

Jimmy Delane Morsette: age 30 Arrested on May 18, 2018 in Bonneyville and charged with:
-aggravated assault
-forcible confinement
-uttering threats
-in connection to a home invasion and assault that occurred in Rimbey, on April 13, 2018
-charges were stayed on Nov 6, 2018 on account of a lack of cooperation from the civilian who reported the crime

-who was jimmy tied up with? Samantha Leone Lewis, 32 of Ponoka. Possible connection to the third individual arrested who is:
Angela Lewis, 19 of Ponoka, AB
-basic google search can't find much on her.

There is a possibility that Angela ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. But for christ's sake, neither one of these men should have been out and about, and one of them was UNDER PROBATION!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Ab5

"The perpetrators (likely) had no violent intentions, no firearms, weren't intending to steal or damage property, and had no criminal records. If police couldn't (or wouldn't) prosecute that crime, then how can they justifiably try to prosecute every rural victim of crime in an area any time a theft in progress is ended by vigilante justice, if none of the victims are willing to testify against each other?

All that would be required is to have as many locals as possible on scene armed with their appropriate calibre firearms, all waiting when the police arrive."


Why not take it a step further and have all the farmers at the scene with the guns all fire at once at the perpetrators. None of them would ever feel guilty of killing some young drunk teenager who made their first mistake in life because nobody would know who's bullet actually killed the perpetrator(s).

As for all farmers in the prairies thinking your's and Parsley's idea is good one, let's take a poll here on Agriville and see how many are willing to agree with your statements.

We both could be surprised in the results!

Of course, you selectively quoted my post, To take the comments completely out of the original context. Unless of course, you believe that a Armed career criminal deserves the same justice as a mischievous teenager.

Please reread my entire post , I will do the same and see if I have misconveyed my intended message.

[foragefarmer]

Ab5

"The perpetrators (likely) had no violent intentions, no firearms, weren't intending to steal or damage property, and had no criminal records. If police couldn't (or wouldn't) prosecute that crime, then how can they justifiably try to prosecute every rural victim of crime in an area any time a theft in progress is ended by vigilante justice, if none of the victims are willing to testify against each other?

All that would be required is to have as many locals as possible on scene armed with their appropriate calibre firearms, all waiting when the police arrive."


Why not take it a step further and have all the farmers at the scene with the guns all fire at once at the perpetrators. None of them would ever feel guilty of killing some young drunk teenager who made their first mistake in life because nobody would know who's bullet actually killed the perpetrator(s).

As for all farmers in the prairies thinking your's and Parsley's idea is good one, let's take a poll here on Agriville and see how many are willing to agree with your statements.

We both could be surprised in the results!

[jimmy]

They were caught and in a couple days a month or a year they will be at it again.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

It would be difficult to charge 42K farmers in Saskatchewan. 100K strong in Canada. I despise being told I am obligated to be a victim. Pars.

You actually might be on to something with strength in numbers and solidarity. The precedent is already set by Wiebo Ludwig and his cult when they shot the trespassing teenage girl. None of the cult members would admit who had done the shooting, so in the end, the crime went unpunished. The perpetrators (likely) had no violent intentions, no firearms, weren't intending to steal or damage property, and had no criminal records. If police couldn't (or wouldn't) prosecute that crime, then how can they justifiably try to prosecute every rural victim of crime in an area any time a theft in progress is ended by vigilante justice, if none of the victims are willing to testify against each other?

All that would be required is to have as many locals as possible on scene armed with their appropriate calibre firearms, all waiting when the police arrive.

Of course, unlike a religious cult where every member is completely brainwashed and under strict control, there are dissenting SJW members of any community who likely would sympathize with the criminals.

Not condoning such actions, but pointing out that the precedent does exist.

[furrowtickler]

From what I read there was no harm done, the criminals were caught and the farmers did a service to society by helping put criminals into the hands of law enforcement. Firing a few shots in the air obviously caught their attention and kept them at bay until proper law enforcement arrived . Must more responsible than actually shooting someone.
End result , no one hurt , criminals caught and neighbourhood safe again for now .

[foragefarmer]

Parsley



People here have been sternly warned to not engage or pursue in anyway whatsoever or they themselves will be charged.
Some have never seen the police.
None have ever seen their property back.


"It would be difficult to charge 42K farmers in Saskatchewan. 100K strong in Canada. I despise being told I am obligated to be a victim. Pars."


I bet Gerald Stanley and his family wouldn't agree with your hiding behind a computer screen comment!

[tmyrfield]

It would be difficult to charge 42K farmers in Saskatchewan. 100K strong in Canada. I despise being told I am obligated to be a victim. Pars.

The real threat is the police and justice system laying charges. Then the persons defending themselves against criminals now have to defend themselves against a government with an unlimited budget. So go ahead and defend yourselves but we will bankrupt you in court. meanwhile taxpayers end up paying for the criminals defense because, hey, they are the poor and downtrodden.

White privilege indeed.