I am starting this topic as an informational service and a protest event to expose the corruption, lies, and injustice that goes on behind the scenes at all levels of the system. As I announced yesterday, I will be writing a report, backed with written proofs from those involved of the system, starting with the Horton township council, the Renfrew OPP, the Pembroke crown attorney at the time, the lawyer the OLA hired and fired, the Case Manager of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission, and the Chief Superintendent, Bureau Commander of the OPP Professional Standards division.
Note that the names of the participants and perpetrators will not be changed or censored to protect the guilty. Following this expose, I will follow suit with the MOE in a different application to expose the corrupt and irresponsible way they try to derail and dump anyone seeking justice against them.
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Introduction
Does the system govern according to the best interests of the citizen, or does it govern according to the best interests of the damned dollar, and itself?
If anyone has any doubts, this actual occurence of Horton Township + Renfrew OPP + MOE + Pembroke crown attorney + a local Arnprior lawyer + Chief Superintendent of OPP Proferssional Standards Bureau + Ontario Civilian Police Commission VS Larry, Cindy and Beulah Reid, Jack Maclaren, Edward Kennedy, the OLA, and justice, freedom and democracy is in my opinion, valid proof that we do not live in a democracy where freedom exists equally for all people.
It is a testimonial to the grit of Larry Reid and family to their grit and perseverance, and the principles of the OLA in defending them, that I would dedicate this depiction of what actually happened there, and my own take on why it did.
The OLA has stood proud with the Reid family and others in opposing the corruption, fascism, and bullying of the system and represents a group of people united with the same love of democracy, justice and freedom upon which this nation was built.
It is important that corruption be exposed and those who are guilty be exposed, so with this as an intro, I will in parts, as time permits, accurately portray what happened and leave the readership to form their own opinions on the why, and wherefore of the situation.
Edward
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 11/ 10 8:16 am
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by Fabulous Fred » 07/ 11/ 10 9:18 am
Excellent! I look forward to some unvarnished truth.
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it."
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 11/ 10 10:01 am
In the spring of 2008, the OLA decided to have a media event, to expose the hypocrisy of the MOE, Horton township, and their blatant disregard to the Charter rights of a landowner family, the Reid family, to use and enjoy their property.
The Renfrew Landowners Association with the support of other local OLA members across Ontario under the leadership of our current fearless leader, president "Black Jack Maclaren" ( I just gotta ham it up a bit) decided the details, and at midnight Sunday the god ole boys of the Renfrew contingent sealed the Horton Township offices up tight with tractors, implements, and large square bales with the exception of critical support emergency services.
In the morning, supporters arrived, and took up position with our signs and banners displayed.
Later that morning, I knew we were in trouble when Detective Sylvain Archimbault arrived wearing sunglasses on a rainy day and a trenchcoat. (shades of Inspector Clousseau) He was accompanied by Constable Macintyre and after ordering us to remove the haybales we were standing in front of which blocked access to the actual offices of the complex, he warned us to comply or he would arrest Kennedy, Maclaren, and the Reids. Jack called our lawyer, Judith Wilcox on his cell, and she answered, and was immediately passed over to Sylvain Archimbeault. He talked a very short while and angrily passed the cell back to Jack, saying he did not want to talk to her anymore.
Apparently he did not like talking to her, she must have rang his bell, but shortly afterwords he and Constable Macintyre became quite angry at our lack of cooperation and exhibitted conduct I did not think was appropriate.
Jack was still talking to Judith and she had given him orders to bring in the tractors and remove the large bales. After some delay, we did so, and both policemen were witnessed by the dozen or so of us in that area telling us that things were fine now, there would be no arrests and they were happy, and diod not care about the rest of the complex being blockaded.
I was told that down the road over the hill, out of sight, were police vehicles and officers at the ready to arrest a few of us, but when they were told another major media source was soon to be on the scene from Ottawa, they cancelled that action.
After several media contacts had arrived and filmed/interviewed some of us, things quieted down and later in the day after Larry Reid had fed us from his BBQ, and some time of fellowship among kindred fighters for justice, democracy and freedom, we left. That night the whole complex was freed from the tie up with all equipment removed.
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Within the next two days, I received a call from a landowner that Jack and the Reids had been charged with mischief and to look out as they were coming after me. Apparently, something had changed in the 24 hours between the promise of no arrests and ther arrest of three of the targetted four. I was told the terms of the arrests and charges mandated that none of the four of us could communicate with the others.
In that same week, they had been looking for me, but I had been four miles away doing tree work for a client. On the Friday of that same week, before we left, I posted a sacastic notice on my door "TO THE ROPP(RENFREW ONTARIO POOP PROTECTORS)" that gave my cell number, and to bring their SWAT team to where I was and to be ready to use lethal force as I was armed with a dull butter knife.
I received a call that mornign from Detective Snider of the Cartleton area looking for me. I guided him to the local school to meet my son who would bring him to the miscreantic landowner Kennedy. I guess they had targetted me because I was and am the president of the local organization to the south of the Renfrew organization and because of my passionate involvement in the event.
Detective Snider gave me a form to sign, stating I had to agree to the terms of release or I would be taken back to Pembroke to be jailed until a justice would be called to deal with me. I refused to sign the part that I agreed to have no contact with the others but wrote a disclaimer that I would not be bound to abide by that in the event of an emergency situation.
We had a good conversation, and he left, but the others had been arrested/charged by Sylvain Archimbeault, the detective who had now lied as to his promise made on the Monday.
This was the first time aside from a brief detainment of Randy Hillier in Cornwall that we had OLA members arrested.
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More to come, and it gets real interesting.
The Renfrew Landowners Association with the support of other local OLA members across Ontario under the leadership of our current fearless leader, president "Black Jack Maclaren" ( I just gotta ham it up a bit) decided the details, and at midnight Sunday the god ole boys of the Renfrew contingent sealed the Horton Township offices up tight with tractors, implements, and large square bales with the exception of critical support emergency services.
In the morning, supporters arrived, and took up position with our signs and banners displayed.
Later that morning, I knew we were in trouble when Detective Sylvain Archimbault arrived wearing sunglasses on a rainy day and a trenchcoat. (shades of Inspector Clousseau) He was accompanied by Constable Macintyre and after ordering us to remove the haybales we were standing in front of which blocked access to the actual offices of the complex, he warned us to comply or he would arrest Kennedy, Maclaren, and the Reids. Jack called our lawyer, Judith Wilcox on his cell, and she answered, and was immediately passed over to Sylvain Archimbeault. He talked a very short while and angrily passed the cell back to Jack, saying he did not want to talk to her anymore.
Apparently he did not like talking to her, she must have rang his bell, but shortly afterwords he and Constable Macintyre became quite angry at our lack of cooperation and exhibitted conduct I did not think was appropriate.
Jack was still talking to Judith and she had given him orders to bring in the tractors and remove the large bales. After some delay, we did so, and both policemen were witnessed by the dozen or so of us in that area telling us that things were fine now, there would be no arrests and they were happy, and diod not care about the rest of the complex being blockaded.
I was told that down the road over the hill, out of sight, were police vehicles and officers at the ready to arrest a few of us, but when they were told another major media source was soon to be on the scene from Ottawa, they cancelled that action.
After several media contacts had arrived and filmed/interviewed some of us, things quieted down and later in the day after Larry Reid had fed us from his BBQ, and some time of fellowship among kindred fighters for justice, democracy and freedom, we left. That night the whole complex was freed from the tie up with all equipment removed.
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Within the next two days, I received a call from a landowner that Jack and the Reids had been charged with mischief and to look out as they were coming after me. Apparently, something had changed in the 24 hours between the promise of no arrests and ther arrest of three of the targetted four. I was told the terms of the arrests and charges mandated that none of the four of us could communicate with the others.
In that same week, they had been looking for me, but I had been four miles away doing tree work for a client. On the Friday of that same week, before we left, I posted a sacastic notice on my door "TO THE ROPP(RENFREW ONTARIO POOP PROTECTORS)" that gave my cell number, and to bring their SWAT team to where I was and to be ready to use lethal force as I was armed with a dull butter knife.
I received a call that mornign from Detective Snider of the Cartleton area looking for me. I guided him to the local school to meet my son who would bring him to the miscreantic landowner Kennedy. I guess they had targetted me because I was and am the president of the local organization to the south of the Renfrew organization and because of my passionate involvement in the event.
Detective Snider gave me a form to sign, stating I had to agree to the terms of release or I would be taken back to Pembroke to be jailed until a justice would be called to deal with me. I refused to sign the part that I agreed to have no contact with the others but wrote a disclaimer that I would not be bound to abide by that in the event of an emergency situation.
We had a good conversation, and he left, but the others had been arrested/charged by Sylvain Archimbeault, the detective who had now lied as to his promise made on the Monday.
This was the first time aside from a brief detainment of Randy Hillier in Cornwall that we had OLA members arrested.
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More to come, and it gets real interesting.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 12/ 10 4:57 am
PART TWO HORTON FIASCO
With charges laid in June of 2008, by Renfrew Ontario Poop Protectors against Jack MacLaren, Larry and Cindy Reid, and Edward Kennedy, after the OPP had reneged/lied on the deal, we were left wondering what had happened in a few short hours to have caused this to occur.
I immediately sent emails to the detachment commander, Dave MacDonald seeking a meeting where I would question this dishoensy on their part. Some of these emails were copied to our lawyer Judith Wilcox and all to President Jack.
Throughout the next year I continued my emailing campaign to the detachment commander, with nary a response. In the interim between the arrests and the trial of early May, we were compelled to on several occasions, present ourselves to the court, once for fingerprinting August of 2008, and other occasions for report purposes.
Throughout that period, the crown had presented us with offers, and our hiring of a local lawyer in Arnprior soon yielded a deal offered again, that if we would plead guilty, we would be treated leniently and after a year the record would be wiped clean. Rough as I am, I will not repeat my words when I was encouraged to accept this, and shortly thereafter we fired the lawyer and retained Judith Wilcox at the urging of Randy and a criminal lawyer she knew from Cornwall.
A few minutes before the actual trial in early May of 2009, the crown offered us another deal, for one of us to plead guilty and the others would walk. My words on that occasion are also not printable and we entered the trial with two days of the crown case presentation to sit through.
One interesting item to me was the judge, Justice Jane Wilson who I was absolutely smitten with due to her sharp and intelligent character, and keen mind. She had earlier in the events, dismissed the request for the trial to be held in Pembroke due to security precautions he felt the OLA presented.
All through the trial she never missed a thing, and after the crown had completed their case, one of our lawyer's rose, and presented a motion of non suit, which was accepted by jUdge Jane, with acquittals for all of us except Cindy, who had a few days previous to the actual protest, dumped a load of manure in the township parking lot in protest. Judge Jane gave her an absolute discharge on that count.
At the victory feast held in Renfrew in the long room of a dining establishment, Randy Hillier called and congratulated us all in the victory for justice, freedom and democracy and the few dozen of us toasted Jack's entreaty to the same, saying a great victory had been won.
The restaurant had been filled with other people, who at those words, though unconnected to us, loudly cheered and clapped.
The sense of comraderie and fellowship was tight and thick during the whole event, as landowners are a rare breed of people who refuse to be cowed by the system and who will fight when we are right. This is what I prefer to the luke warm timidity of disorganized religion, and this organization stands tall for justice, freedom and democracy.
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PART THREE
An interesting item surfaced at the interview, as published in the Renfrew Mercury after the trial. Detective Archimbeault at the time of his visit to President Jack`s residence June 25 to arrestécharge Jack was asked the point of laying the charges. Àrchimbeault stated ``Staff Sergeant Dave MAcDonald had indicated Renfrew officers would have zero tolerance for OLA members`. That was a mistake. A few weeks later the OLA held another protest media event at the Horton Township offices attacking township officials, the Renfrew Ontario Poop Protectors, and the other assorted riff raff of the system who had been identified as the enemies of justice, freedom and democracy.
Since the conditions of release had included no contact be made by the accused to the other accused members, great light was made of this. A hay wagon had been parked in the township lot with a ribbon of caution tape down the center dividing the platform in half so the speeches we gave would find us not crossing the forbidden line after the fact, as we had been prohibitted from going on the property. I wore a sign saying Ì cannot talk to Larry, Cindy or Jack`and they wore signs stating they could not talk to the rest of us. It was an ìn your face protest for the benefit of the ROPP commander in response to his stupid and attempted intimidating comment thta they would have zero tolerance for OLA members.
What exactly were we opposing. The Horton township had been given a permit to erect two ten thousand gallon human wate holding tanks a mere 250 feet from Larry Reids well and dairy operation, when in fact, the MOE had in my opinion violated their distance rules that were more stringent in distance minimals from water sources for LESS TOXIC ANIMAL WASTE.
The leakage and spill factor spelled a potential loss of income and in fact, a shut down to his means of livelihood, and the more serious potential of another Walkerton situation for the family. They claimed it was a pilot project but if so, why in bloody hell was it situated directly across the road from a private residence in violation of MOE regs as I saw it, if not at least a stupid and life threatening action in exposing the Reid family to potential death if a spill occurred.
Meanwhile, I had given up on the informal complaint, it was sure that MacDonald did not want to discuss the issue, and had not answered any of my emails indicating my formal complaint after the arrests. I gave up further efforts and since the trial had ended in acquittals, leaving mud on the face of the ROPP, I then decided that it was the time to file a formal complant to the Ontario Civilian Police Commission to seek justice.
I could not have been more mistaken in thinking the system would address the false arrests, the discreditable conduct of the ROPP, the abuse of system, and the dozens of other gaffes committed by the ROPP.
It now gets real interesting as we will enter the world of the inner workings of the system where the guilty are protected, and roadblocks to justice are seen at every turn.
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With charges laid in June of 2008, by Renfrew Ontario Poop Protectors against Jack MacLaren, Larry and Cindy Reid, and Edward Kennedy, after the OPP had reneged/lied on the deal, we were left wondering what had happened in a few short hours to have caused this to occur.
I immediately sent emails to the detachment commander, Dave MacDonald seeking a meeting where I would question this dishoensy on their part. Some of these emails were copied to our lawyer Judith Wilcox and all to President Jack.
Throughout the next year I continued my emailing campaign to the detachment commander, with nary a response. In the interim between the arrests and the trial of early May, we were compelled to on several occasions, present ourselves to the court, once for fingerprinting August of 2008, and other occasions for report purposes.
Throughout that period, the crown had presented us with offers, and our hiring of a local lawyer in Arnprior soon yielded a deal offered again, that if we would plead guilty, we would be treated leniently and after a year the record would be wiped clean. Rough as I am, I will not repeat my words when I was encouraged to accept this, and shortly thereafter we fired the lawyer and retained Judith Wilcox at the urging of Randy and a criminal lawyer she knew from Cornwall.
A few minutes before the actual trial in early May of 2009, the crown offered us another deal, for one of us to plead guilty and the others would walk. My words on that occasion are also not printable and we entered the trial with two days of the crown case presentation to sit through.
One interesting item to me was the judge, Justice Jane Wilson who I was absolutely smitten with due to her sharp and intelligent character, and keen mind. She had earlier in the events, dismissed the request for the trial to be held in Pembroke due to security precautions he felt the OLA presented.
All through the trial she never missed a thing, and after the crown had completed their case, one of our lawyer's rose, and presented a motion of non suit, which was accepted by jUdge Jane, with acquittals for all of us except Cindy, who had a few days previous to the actual protest, dumped a load of manure in the township parking lot in protest. Judge Jane gave her an absolute discharge on that count.
At the victory feast held in Renfrew in the long room of a dining establishment, Randy Hillier called and congratulated us all in the victory for justice, freedom and democracy and the few dozen of us toasted Jack's entreaty to the same, saying a great victory had been won.
The restaurant had been filled with other people, who at those words, though unconnected to us, loudly cheered and clapped.
The sense of comraderie and fellowship was tight and thick during the whole event, as landowners are a rare breed of people who refuse to be cowed by the system and who will fight when we are right. This is what I prefer to the luke warm timidity of disorganized religion, and this organization stands tall for justice, freedom and democracy.
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PART THREE
An interesting item surfaced at the interview, as published in the Renfrew Mercury after the trial. Detective Archimbeault at the time of his visit to President Jack`s residence June 25 to arrestécharge Jack was asked the point of laying the charges. Àrchimbeault stated ``Staff Sergeant Dave MAcDonald had indicated Renfrew officers would have zero tolerance for OLA members`. That was a mistake. A few weeks later the OLA held another protest media event at the Horton Township offices attacking township officials, the Renfrew Ontario Poop Protectors, and the other assorted riff raff of the system who had been identified as the enemies of justice, freedom and democracy.
Since the conditions of release had included no contact be made by the accused to the other accused members, great light was made of this. A hay wagon had been parked in the township lot with a ribbon of caution tape down the center dividing the platform in half so the speeches we gave would find us not crossing the forbidden line after the fact, as we had been prohibitted from going on the property. I wore a sign saying Ì cannot talk to Larry, Cindy or Jack`and they wore signs stating they could not talk to the rest of us. It was an ìn your face protest for the benefit of the ROPP commander in response to his stupid and attempted intimidating comment thta they would have zero tolerance for OLA members.
What exactly were we opposing. The Horton township had been given a permit to erect two ten thousand gallon human wate holding tanks a mere 250 feet from Larry Reids well and dairy operation, when in fact, the MOE had in my opinion violated their distance rules that were more stringent in distance minimals from water sources for LESS TOXIC ANIMAL WASTE.
The leakage and spill factor spelled a potential loss of income and in fact, a shut down to his means of livelihood, and the more serious potential of another Walkerton situation for the family. They claimed it was a pilot project but if so, why in bloody hell was it situated directly across the road from a private residence in violation of MOE regs as I saw it, if not at least a stupid and life threatening action in exposing the Reid family to potential death if a spill occurred.
Meanwhile, I had given up on the informal complaint, it was sure that MacDonald did not want to discuss the issue, and had not answered any of my emails indicating my formal complaint after the arrests. I gave up further efforts and since the trial had ended in acquittals, leaving mud on the face of the ROPP, I then decided that it was the time to file a formal complant to the Ontario Civilian Police Commission to seek justice.
I could not have been more mistaken in thinking the system would address the false arrests, the discreditable conduct of the ROPP, the abuse of system, and the dozens of other gaffes committed by the ROPP.
It now gets real interesting as we will enter the world of the inner workings of the system where the guilty are protected, and roadblocks to justice are seen at every turn.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 12/ 10 5:37 pm
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Staff Sergeant Dave MAcDonald had indicated Renfrew officers would have zero tolerance for OLA members`.
Now at this point, it seems strange that the Renfrew OPP would have a senior officer making a deal in good faith on a Monday and the next day demonstrating his lack of honesty and integrity by lying and having the people he made the deal with arrested and charged. Is the OPP in the habit of lying? Is this not discreditable conduct? If you cannot trust the police, who can you trust?
Why would the detachment commander make an obvious statement that demonstrated bigotry and intolerance, among other things, a violation of the "Promise of the OPP". IS detachment commander MacDonald a liar? Was he responsible for forcing Archimbeault to reverse his word, make a liar of himself, and demonstrate dishonorable conduct? Is a policeman not bound by his word as the Queen's representative?
In our hiring a local lawyer, he brought us a deal to plead guilty and after a year we would be clear. Of course we rejected that nonsense as unlike the Renfrew Poop Protectors, landowners do NOT LIE! Why would we plead guilty to charges we were innocent of? What was with the crown attorney from Pembroke who reportedly wanted the venue changed from Renfrew to Pembroke due to security reasons? Was he prejudiced against the OLA as it appears MacDonald was?
Was there a conspiracy here to get the OLA? Many people in the higher echelons of the system I know personally openly stated they understood why the ROPP would target the OLA President and the Reids, but why was Edward targetted as the leader of the boundary brother organization to the south?
My reaction to being targetted? Just as Jack stated the OLA was proud to stand with the Reids for justice, democracy and freedom, so am I. what is more, the damned fools do not know what they have unleashed, as you will see, or realized the ends I will go to achieve justice, or at the very least, root out and expose corruption and injustice in the system.
This whole event is a long ways from settled yet, I fought opver a decade against the WSIB to gain justice for a woman and I sure as hell have just started relative to this. As the story proceeds, you will see further indications of what I perceive as collaboration, conspiracy, discreditable conduct, abuse of system, and a calculated effort to attack the OLA, courtesy of the MOE, Horton Township, ROPP, the Pembroke crown attorney, OCPC, Bureau Commander OPP Professional Standards, and others as yet unnamed.
As a side comment, before my arrest, I was in the Perth Pizza Hut enjoying a meal when my cell rang, it was Detective Archimbeault. I had been made aware of the arrests of the others, and immediatley headed for the washroom and some privacy where I could and did blast the fellow for being a liar and a bully. His response was that he was not the bad guy, indicating to me if he could be believed, that he had been ordered to charge us, and take the heat for lying.
So who was the problem here, who was responsible? I will let you consider the evidence, but I have made up my mind, and that compelled me to my next action plan of attack. This would tell me how far up the ladder the rot had spread and would either make me drop the whole issue or set my toes in and push.
Damn the corrupt system, and ahead for freedom, justice and democracy.
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Staff Sergeant Dave MAcDonald had indicated Renfrew officers would have zero tolerance for OLA members`.
Now at this point, it seems strange that the Renfrew OPP would have a senior officer making a deal in good faith on a Monday and the next day demonstrating his lack of honesty and integrity by lying and having the people he made the deal with arrested and charged. Is the OPP in the habit of lying? Is this not discreditable conduct? If you cannot trust the police, who can you trust?
Why would the detachment commander make an obvious statement that demonstrated bigotry and intolerance, among other things, a violation of the "Promise of the OPP". IS detachment commander MacDonald a liar? Was he responsible for forcing Archimbeault to reverse his word, make a liar of himself, and demonstrate dishonorable conduct? Is a policeman not bound by his word as the Queen's representative?
In our hiring a local lawyer, he brought us a deal to plead guilty and after a year we would be clear. Of course we rejected that nonsense as unlike the Renfrew Poop Protectors, landowners do NOT LIE! Why would we plead guilty to charges we were innocent of? What was with the crown attorney from Pembroke who reportedly wanted the venue changed from Renfrew to Pembroke due to security reasons? Was he prejudiced against the OLA as it appears MacDonald was?
Was there a conspiracy here to get the OLA? Many people in the higher echelons of the system I know personally openly stated they understood why the ROPP would target the OLA President and the Reids, but why was Edward targetted as the leader of the boundary brother organization to the south?
My reaction to being targetted? Just as Jack stated the OLA was proud to stand with the Reids for justice, democracy and freedom, so am I. what is more, the damned fools do not know what they have unleashed, as you will see, or realized the ends I will go to achieve justice, or at the very least, root out and expose corruption and injustice in the system.
This whole event is a long ways from settled yet, I fought opver a decade against the WSIB to gain justice for a woman and I sure as hell have just started relative to this. As the story proceeds, you will see further indications of what I perceive as collaboration, conspiracy, discreditable conduct, abuse of system, and a calculated effort to attack the OLA, courtesy of the MOE, Horton Township, ROPP, the Pembroke crown attorney, OCPC, Bureau Commander OPP Professional Standards, and others as yet unnamed.
As a side comment, before my arrest, I was in the Perth Pizza Hut enjoying a meal when my cell rang, it was Detective Archimbeault. I had been made aware of the arrests of the others, and immediatley headed for the washroom and some privacy where I could and did blast the fellow for being a liar and a bully. His response was that he was not the bad guy, indicating to me if he could be believed, that he had been ordered to charge us, and take the heat for lying.
So who was the problem here, who was responsible? I will let you consider the evidence, but I have made up my mind, and that compelled me to my next action plan of attack. This would tell me how far up the ladder the rot had spread and would either make me drop the whole issue or set my toes in and push.
Damn the corrupt system, and ahead for freedom, justice and democracy.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 15/ 10 4:07 am
HORTON FIASCO CONTINUED
Having sent numerous emails to the Renfrew OPP detachment commander, some copied to our lawyer and OLA President Jack MacLaren, with no result, and having been acquitted, the way was now clear for me to file a complaint with the Ontario Civilian Police Commission.
My complaint focused on close to two dozen violations of printed police directives in literature such as "The Promise of the OPP".
There is in force a deadline of six months to file a complaint, a regulation I had ignored while in process seeking communication with the ROPP detachment commander, and which he had refused to do. My logic had been proper, and I had decided to await the trial outcome as it would have been stupid to have filed a complaint and then been found guilty by the court.
Some may argue that guilty or not, it owuld have made no difference as to the misconduct and discreditable actions of police who lied, and who many of us saw as obstructing justice, abusing the system, acting with prejudice and deferentiality, and otherwise being complete assholes.
I feeel the ROPP has a serious problem, starting with Dave MacDonald. Imagine had he said "There wil be zero tolerance for Jews...or Blacks...etc" Would those statements have been tolerated by the OCPC? Doubt it, but then again, there would have been a zillion "inhuman rights" complaints filed and the politically correct powers that be would have thrown him under the bus immediately.
Questions that were on the lips of many of us were did these words not indicate prejudice, a pet peeve, a personal subjecitve opinion of MacDonald, and of course the crown attorney from Pembroke who had to have been on board to oversee the making of liars by whoever decided Detective Archimbeault had to renege on his promise and charge four of us with mischief.
Was there conspiracy here? Did a subjective bias permeate the Pembroke crown attorney's office as well as the psyche of the ROPP detachment commander?
I wonder if these people thought that they would show to the world that they could attack, and use the system to punish the OLA? Was this an attempt at grandstanding? Was it a demonstration of prejudice and bigotry? Those are questions that I leave in the minds of the readership, but make no mistake about it, the ROPP were and are a disgrace to their uniforms and the rift and damage done was all to the ROPP.
Justice Jane was not part and parcel of this nonsense, injustice, and bigotry. Her decision certainly exonerated us, and in the making was a strong statement because acquittals cannot be appealed by the crown, no matter how bigotted and pjejudiced they be.
So where are things at now?
Before I answer that, I will copy here my actual case and correspondences so as to indicate the severity and seriousness of the allegations I made, and the contrasting treatment of them by the OCPC and the "Unprofessional Bureaus Standards of the OPP, courtesy of Ken C. Smith.
Having sent numerous emails to the Renfrew OPP detachment commander, some copied to our lawyer and OLA President Jack MacLaren, with no result, and having been acquitted, the way was now clear for me to file a complaint with the Ontario Civilian Police Commission.
My complaint focused on close to two dozen violations of printed police directives in literature such as "The Promise of the OPP".
There is in force a deadline of six months to file a complaint, a regulation I had ignored while in process seeking communication with the ROPP detachment commander, and which he had refused to do. My logic had been proper, and I had decided to await the trial outcome as it would have been stupid to have filed a complaint and then been found guilty by the court.
Some may argue that guilty or not, it owuld have made no difference as to the misconduct and discreditable actions of police who lied, and who many of us saw as obstructing justice, abusing the system, acting with prejudice and deferentiality, and otherwise being complete assholes.
I feeel the ROPP has a serious problem, starting with Dave MacDonald. Imagine had he said "There wil be zero tolerance for Jews...or Blacks...etc" Would those statements have been tolerated by the OCPC? Doubt it, but then again, there would have been a zillion "inhuman rights" complaints filed and the politically correct powers that be would have thrown him under the bus immediately.
Questions that were on the lips of many of us were did these words not indicate prejudice, a pet peeve, a personal subjecitve opinion of MacDonald, and of course the crown attorney from Pembroke who had to have been on board to oversee the making of liars by whoever decided Detective Archimbeault had to renege on his promise and charge four of us with mischief.
Was there conspiracy here? Did a subjective bias permeate the Pembroke crown attorney's office as well as the psyche of the ROPP detachment commander?
I wonder if these people thought that they would show to the world that they could attack, and use the system to punish the OLA? Was this an attempt at grandstanding? Was it a demonstration of prejudice and bigotry? Those are questions that I leave in the minds of the readership, but make no mistake about it, the ROPP were and are a disgrace to their uniforms and the rift and damage done was all to the ROPP.
Justice Jane was not part and parcel of this nonsense, injustice, and bigotry. Her decision certainly exonerated us, and in the making was a strong statement because acquittals cannot be appealed by the crown, no matter how bigotted and pjejudiced they be.
So where are things at now?
Before I answer that, I will copy here my actual case and correspondences so as to indicate the severity and seriousness of the allegations I made, and the contrasting treatment of them by the OCPC and the "Unprofessional Bureaus Standards of the OPP, courtesy of Ken C. Smith.
Please let me know if I said something that offended you. I may want to offend you again sometime.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 15/ 10 4:20 am
Here is my actual complaint paper filed with OCPC, it appears I might as well have pissed on a bristleboard and sent it.
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11/09/09
FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST RENFREW OPP AND NAMED OFFICERS
Whereas “The Promise of the O.P.P.” which comprises part and parcel of the values and ethics of the provincial police force, and the “Preamble to the Oath of Office”, as well as the actual “Oath of Office”, have in my opinion been denied, compromised and violated by the Renfrew Ontario Provincial Police, namely the detachment commander MacDonald, officer Sylvain Archimbeault, officer Pinkerton, and others I will leave nameless, I seek examination of my allegations, the proofs, and evidential realities that make these claims of effect serious both in their application and scope.
I also notify the respondents of my intention to reserve my right to enter a civil action against the Renfrew Ontario Provincial Police and named/unnamed at this time officers compromising it’s staff list, on the allegation and charge of false arrest.------------------------------
History and Background
With a family background of law enforcement, it is a sad day that I undertook to issue this complaint. I had already submitted to Detachment Commander Mac Donald copied to Judith Wilcox and Commissioner Fantino last year, an informal complaint that has not been answered by the detachment commander. Had that been facilitated, this would not have been necessary, so I lay the blame all at his feet for refusing to participate in a mediation process that would have seen this whole dispute retired permanently. This whole fiasco has the appearance of abuse of authority, presupposed on dishonesty, lies, duplicity, subterfuge, discrimination, lack of respect et all by specific members of the ROPP. Even after this end, there is still the matter of the civil courts as damages and charges have been/are considered against the ROPP specifically targeting several members of that force.
Along with three other landowners, I was arrested several days after an event at Horton township offices spring of 2008 and charged with mischief by the ROPP after the fact. I allege detective Archimbeault lied to me and several others, after telling us if we cooperated and removed the barricades to the township, offices, there would be no arrests. I would assert I believe that the detachment commander or some other person in the upper echelons of the force/system made a de facto liar of Mr. Archimbeault, after he gave his reassurances and made the deal with us, as the Queen’s representative at the site of the protest.
I further allege that by this action, the individual who I have reason to believe was/is the detachment commander if in fact he was the one who made the decision to make a liar of one of the men under his command, demonstrated dishonesty, subjectivety, partiality, discrimination, and malice towards the OLA and the members of such. While this complaint is against Sylvain Archimbeault, I would ask that it include anyone in a superior capacity who caused Mr. Archimbeault to go back on his word and violate “The promise of the OPP”, “Direction For Newly Commissioned Officers, and the “Oath of Office”.
The violations I allege comparative to and written in whole or part in the named documents, follow.
-1“O.P.P Mission Policing through our People, our work, and our Relationships” violated, as “relationships of ANY lasting value cannot be established/maintained by dishonesty and duplicitous conduct.
-”2-. Our People: Attract, develop, support and retain a professional work force” violated as a unprofessional workforce does not engage in duplicity and dishonesty.
-”3- Our Work: Provide for …a secure Ontario through high performance policing” violated by the reality such cannot exist with dishonesty and duplicity in the ranks, aided, abetted and encouraged by the leadership.
-4 -“The Promise of the OPP - as an organization the OPP commits to working continually to earn the confidence of the citizens” How can anyone be confident with a force which has within it’s ranks dishonesty and duplicity?
-5 -“…by striving to build a culture of trust and open and honest dialogue with the communities it serves and among the people it employs” How can this happen when partiality, dishonesty and duplicity occur perpetrated against the citizenry as it has?
-6- “…I therefore commit to always putting the interests of the public … before any personal and private interest” So what personal/private interest was served by lying and duplicity?
-7 -“Accountability, respectful relationships, fairness….” How can these be synonymous and existential with duplicity, dishonesty and lying?
- 8 -“Accountability - I will project a positive professional image: attitude, appearance and demeanor” Lying, duplicity and dishonesty make this impossible.
- 9- “…always try to be a good role model” Impossible with duplicity, dishonesty and lying in the mix.
- 10 -“Be accountable for my own actions” This begs the question, did the detachment commander take responsibility for making an officer break his word? Doubt it.
- 11- “Take a stand on values, principles…” What about taking a stand on keeping one’s word?
- 12-“ENSURE THERE IS CONSISTENCY BETWEEN WHAT I SAY AND DO” Need I comment on this?
- 13 -“Be honest…trustworthy AND KEEP MY WORD,…” What happened was a DIRECT VIOLATION of this promise.
- 14- “Protect the rights of all people in an equal and consistent manner” Dare I say the rights of OLA members were subjugated to the rights of Horton township?
- 15- “Fairness, Courage and Caring I will maintain an open mind, try to be impartial and non judgmental” Was this accommodated with the OLA members?
-16 -“Treat all others with equality…” Were the OLA people treated this way?
- 17 “Diversity - I will seek to understand different perspectives…” Did the ROPP?
- 18- I will appropriately accommodate others’ basic rights…” Was the right to be treated honestly accommodated that day, how could it be when duplicity and lying were in the mix?
- 19- “Direction For Newly Commissioned Officers - Foster and sustain an organizational culture of open and honest dialogue. Equality and trust” What happened was a clear violation of same.
-20- Oath of Office- I solemnly affirm…discharge my other duties …impartially and according to law”. This did not happen.
I therefore in good faith charge Detachment Commander Dave MacDonald with discreditable conduct in violating his oath to be impartial, as indicated by his alleged public statement “There will be a zero tolerance for landowners”. This is a subjective, partial, bigoted, discriminatory and unacceptable statement demonstrating primary prejudice against an identifiable group/organization.
I charge Sylvain Archimbeault with discreditable conduct by lying and duplicity in breaking his agreement with landowners that there will be no arrests and subsequent charges if the office was cleared. It was and he responded in the next few days by arresting/charging four landowners.
It was self evident by the acquittals that the judge ruled, based on the move by the defence for motion of non suit, that the Crown had no right to even lay these spurious charges as they had no case to begin with. I therefore charge that the detachment commander, and unnamed ROPP members, are guilty of abusing their authority and the law to harass, and persecute those charged. It was apparent to many all through the process from start to five minutes before the trial that the Crown’s offering of “deals” to salvage their embarrassment at laying charges that were of no effect was a tacit admission that the charges were laid presupposed on nothing but an attitude to harass and persecute. The judge indeed echoed that sentiment by her verdict of acquittal which was and is a strong statement as acquittals cannot be appealed by the Crown.
Since the actions of the ROPP in this situation have discredited the standing of the OPP everywhere, making the public loose faith in this police agency, and also having the same effect on me, I would submit that any subsequent investigation on this matter be expedited by a police force other than the
OPP.
I would encourage the board to consider these allegations, with an eye to directing the ROPP operate in a manner more in tune with the principles the OLA defends and holds dear, namely justice, freedom and democracy. The embrace of objectivity would also be a welcome change within the ROPP.
Edward Kennedy R R 1 Harrowsmith K0H1V0 613 372 1095
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11/09/09
FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST RENFREW OPP AND NAMED OFFICERS
Whereas “The Promise of the O.P.P.” which comprises part and parcel of the values and ethics of the provincial police force, and the “Preamble to the Oath of Office”, as well as the actual “Oath of Office”, have in my opinion been denied, compromised and violated by the Renfrew Ontario Provincial Police, namely the detachment commander MacDonald, officer Sylvain Archimbeault, officer Pinkerton, and others I will leave nameless, I seek examination of my allegations, the proofs, and evidential realities that make these claims of effect serious both in their application and scope.
I also notify the respondents of my intention to reserve my right to enter a civil action against the Renfrew Ontario Provincial Police and named/unnamed at this time officers compromising it’s staff list, on the allegation and charge of false arrest.------------------------------
History and Background
With a family background of law enforcement, it is a sad day that I undertook to issue this complaint. I had already submitted to Detachment Commander Mac Donald copied to Judith Wilcox and Commissioner Fantino last year, an informal complaint that has not been answered by the detachment commander. Had that been facilitated, this would not have been necessary, so I lay the blame all at his feet for refusing to participate in a mediation process that would have seen this whole dispute retired permanently. This whole fiasco has the appearance of abuse of authority, presupposed on dishonesty, lies, duplicity, subterfuge, discrimination, lack of respect et all by specific members of the ROPP. Even after this end, there is still the matter of the civil courts as damages and charges have been/are considered against the ROPP specifically targeting several members of that force.
Along with three other landowners, I was arrested several days after an event at Horton township offices spring of 2008 and charged with mischief by the ROPP after the fact. I allege detective Archimbeault lied to me and several others, after telling us if we cooperated and removed the barricades to the township, offices, there would be no arrests. I would assert I believe that the detachment commander or some other person in the upper echelons of the force/system made a de facto liar of Mr. Archimbeault, after he gave his reassurances and made the deal with us, as the Queen’s representative at the site of the protest.
I further allege that by this action, the individual who I have reason to believe was/is the detachment commander if in fact he was the one who made the decision to make a liar of one of the men under his command, demonstrated dishonesty, subjectivety, partiality, discrimination, and malice towards the OLA and the members of such. While this complaint is against Sylvain Archimbeault, I would ask that it include anyone in a superior capacity who caused Mr. Archimbeault to go back on his word and violate “The promise of the OPP”, “Direction For Newly Commissioned Officers, and the “Oath of Office”.
The violations I allege comparative to and written in whole or part in the named documents, follow.
-1“O.P.P Mission Policing through our People, our work, and our Relationships” violated, as “relationships of ANY lasting value cannot be established/maintained by dishonesty and duplicitous conduct.
-”2-. Our People: Attract, develop, support and retain a professional work force” violated as a unprofessional workforce does not engage in duplicity and dishonesty.
-”3- Our Work: Provide for …a secure Ontario through high performance policing” violated by the reality such cannot exist with dishonesty and duplicity in the ranks, aided, abetted and encouraged by the leadership.
-4 -“The Promise of the OPP - as an organization the OPP commits to working continually to earn the confidence of the citizens” How can anyone be confident with a force which has within it’s ranks dishonesty and duplicity?
-5 -“…by striving to build a culture of trust and open and honest dialogue with the communities it serves and among the people it employs” How can this happen when partiality, dishonesty and duplicity occur perpetrated against the citizenry as it has?
-6- “…I therefore commit to always putting the interests of the public … before any personal and private interest” So what personal/private interest was served by lying and duplicity?
-7 -“Accountability, respectful relationships, fairness….” How can these be synonymous and existential with duplicity, dishonesty and lying?
- 8 -“Accountability - I will project a positive professional image: attitude, appearance and demeanor” Lying, duplicity and dishonesty make this impossible.
- 9- “…always try to be a good role model” Impossible with duplicity, dishonesty and lying in the mix.
- 10 -“Be accountable for my own actions” This begs the question, did the detachment commander take responsibility for making an officer break his word? Doubt it.
- 11- “Take a stand on values, principles…” What about taking a stand on keeping one’s word?
- 12-“ENSURE THERE IS CONSISTENCY BETWEEN WHAT I SAY AND DO” Need I comment on this?
- 13 -“Be honest…trustworthy AND KEEP MY WORD,…” What happened was a DIRECT VIOLATION of this promise.
- 14- “Protect the rights of all people in an equal and consistent manner” Dare I say the rights of OLA members were subjugated to the rights of Horton township?
- 15- “Fairness, Courage and Caring I will maintain an open mind, try to be impartial and non judgmental” Was this accommodated with the OLA members?
-16 -“Treat all others with equality…” Were the OLA people treated this way?
- 17 “Diversity - I will seek to understand different perspectives…” Did the ROPP?
- 18- I will appropriately accommodate others’ basic rights…” Was the right to be treated honestly accommodated that day, how could it be when duplicity and lying were in the mix?
- 19- “Direction For Newly Commissioned Officers - Foster and sustain an organizational culture of open and honest dialogue. Equality and trust” What happened was a clear violation of same.
-20- Oath of Office- I solemnly affirm…discharge my other duties …impartially and according to law”. This did not happen.
I therefore in good faith charge Detachment Commander Dave MacDonald with discreditable conduct in violating his oath to be impartial, as indicated by his alleged public statement “There will be a zero tolerance for landowners”. This is a subjective, partial, bigoted, discriminatory and unacceptable statement demonstrating primary prejudice against an identifiable group/organization.
I charge Sylvain Archimbeault with discreditable conduct by lying and duplicity in breaking his agreement with landowners that there will be no arrests and subsequent charges if the office was cleared. It was and he responded in the next few days by arresting/charging four landowners.
It was self evident by the acquittals that the judge ruled, based on the move by the defence for motion of non suit, that the Crown had no right to even lay these spurious charges as they had no case to begin with. I therefore charge that the detachment commander, and unnamed ROPP members, are guilty of abusing their authority and the law to harass, and persecute those charged. It was apparent to many all through the process from start to five minutes before the trial that the Crown’s offering of “deals” to salvage their embarrassment at laying charges that were of no effect was a tacit admission that the charges were laid presupposed on nothing but an attitude to harass and persecute. The judge indeed echoed that sentiment by her verdict of acquittal which was and is a strong statement as acquittals cannot be appealed by the Crown.
Since the actions of the ROPP in this situation have discredited the standing of the OPP everywhere, making the public loose faith in this police agency, and also having the same effect on me, I would submit that any subsequent investigation on this matter be expedited by a police force other than the
OPP.
I would encourage the board to consider these allegations, with an eye to directing the ROPP operate in a manner more in tune with the principles the OLA defends and holds dear, namely justice, freedom and democracy. The embrace of objectivity would also be a welcome change within the ROPP.
Edward Kennedy R R 1 Harrowsmith K0H1V0 613 372 1095
Please let me know if I said something that offended you. I may want to offend you again sometime.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 15/ 10 4:47 pm
RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT
On September 17/09 the complaint sent to OCPC returned a short letter notifying me that the complaint I sent had been forwarded to the OPP Professional Standards Bureau as this is procedure to allow the "Chief of Police", that is, a top official there to deal with it.
In spite of the clear logic in my following a process, Ken Smith, the Chief Superintendent and Bureau Commander of the OPP Professional Standards Bureau informed me that since my complaint was made more than six months after the fact, the complaint was dismissed.
I am not buying it. The ROPP detachment commander refused right up to the trial to return my actions in good faith to respond to my informal complaint. It was a no brainer to see what the trial brought forth and the seriousness of the charges against NOT a lower ranked officer, BUT TOP SENIOR OFFICIALS was more than reason enough to pursue this matter.
I had been informed by OLA friendly enforcement personnel that they doubted the system would entertain these charges as they would make excuses since these were top tier police under scrutiny/criticism.
It appears their skepticism was well founded.
However, I appealed that decision and what happened next is very interesting indeed.
On September 17/09 the complaint sent to OCPC returned a short letter notifying me that the complaint I sent had been forwarded to the OPP Professional Standards Bureau as this is procedure to allow the "Chief of Police", that is, a top official there to deal with it.
In spite of the clear logic in my following a process, Ken Smith, the Chief Superintendent and Bureau Commander of the OPP Professional Standards Bureau informed me that since my complaint was made more than six months after the fact, the complaint was dismissed.
I am not buying it. The ROPP detachment commander refused right up to the trial to return my actions in good faith to respond to my informal complaint. It was a no brainer to see what the trial brought forth and the seriousness of the charges against NOT a lower ranked officer, BUT TOP SENIOR OFFICIALS was more than reason enough to pursue this matter.
I had been informed by OLA friendly enforcement personnel that they doubted the system would entertain these charges as they would make excuses since these were top tier police under scrutiny/criticism.
It appears their skepticism was well founded.
However, I appealed that decision and what happened next is very interesting indeed.
Please let me know if I said something that offended you. I may want to offend you again sometime.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 16/ 10 7:44 am
LAR wrote::popcorn:
...wait until I get into the exposure of the MOE, the manager of the Kingston office, the Eastern director, who I have termed the "Domineering matrix of the MOE, and finally, the field worker who I believe was and is incompetent. I will post all correspondence to and from including my responses.
I will expose their "modus operandi" and the three hour meeting I had with a system insider who told me how the upper levels of the MOE and other provincial fascist organizations operate.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 17/ 10 5:51 am
APPEAL OF POLICE DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT COMPLAINT
DISMISSAL
In the interim, I had sent a letter to the Bureau Commander of the OPP Professional Standards Bureau, Ken C. Smith, reminding him of my position, as reproduced below in actuality.
I had been warned the system was crooked and in spite of the fact my complaint was valid with documented allegations and charges of dozens of actions contrary to police publications/directives, it appeared the case in all it's strength was headed to the bone yard.
My letter to Mr. Smith says it all. Read it and then tell me I did not have a strong position.
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28/10/09
File Reference 2531009-0371
Dear Sir:
I was not surprised to receive correspondence of 13/10/09 from Ken Smith, OPP Bureau Commander informing me that since the complaint was made more than six months after the incident, the file will be closed and the matter will not be dealt with. Such a statement illustrates a “grasping at straws mentality” and demonstrates that he did not look at the whole picture here.
His words and posture seem to ignore that Commissioner Fantino, a few short days after the incident, and detachment commander Macdonald did in fact receive an informal complaint also copied to the landowner lawyer, Judith Wilcox. It is on record. I waited a whole year and even sent several reminders to the ROPP commander but all to no avail in attempts to resolve this man to man. He refused to respond. Do my actions not qualify as acting in good faith, and for seeking a resolution to the injustices visited on landowners?
Even had I taken no such action, it was a no brainer to wait until the actual court date to see if the charges were to be dropped, and if not, whether the judge found us guilty as charged or innocent. As you well know, the charges were not dropped, and deals were offered for us to plead guilty. (before the court date we were offered a deal and another sweeter one five minutes before court was to start) It is my opinion that some of the agencies across the province including the ROPP (Renfrew Ontario Poop Protectors), use the system to discriminate against, harass and persecute innocent people standing against injustice and demagoguery. Since Madame Justice acquitted us, accepting the motion of non suit, it was her expert judgment based on the facts that the Crown indeed had no case against us. The acquittals were a strong statement as you know since they cannot be appealed by a vindictive Crown.
This then set the stage for my complaint, and all factors I have presupposed it on, including the timing, were/are logical and tenable.
There remains yet a deficiency in his correspondence, that is, I also mentioned Detective Pinkerton who I would like investigated for obstruction of justice in his dealings over the incident where a landowner was struck by a vehicle driven by a township official.
Further, there also needs to be light on what happened over a few hours that caused Detective Archimbeault to backtrack, lie and go back on his word given to the landowners that there would be no arrests if the barricades were removed, which we accomplished.
To dismiss this incident with the listed twenty alleged violations of the “Promise of the OPP”, the “Direction for Newly Commissioned Officers”, and the “Oath of Office” would be a travesty and injustice of the worst sort. To allow what I allege to be dishonesty, lying, tampering with the law, obstruction of justice, etc to be swept under the rug would be criminal and an even larger blight on the ROPP. Mr. Smith owes it to the image and credibility of the OPP province wide to move ahead with this investigation, clean house, and set things in order.
This issue will not go away, serious allegations have been made and must be dealt with. I cannot let this go down and if the system in place to deal with such things is reluctant to address it, I will have to go public with the whole story.
I therefore am submitting and appealing to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services and seeking their directive for this to proceed, and Mr. Smith’s perceived attempt to see justice thwarted , denied by them.
It is unconscionable that a Chief Superintendent and Bureau Commander would “pooh pooh” such serious and provable allegations as he attempts to do. It is a disgrace that the ROPP were allowed to use the system to harass and persecute innocent landowners for a year and impose ridiculous conditions on them. The truth now backed by the court indicates that the charges were malicious and the trial judge, by her actions, and the law proved what the ROPP already knew at the time, that is, there was no violence and that there was no wilful damage or intent to either. THEREFORE THERE WERE NO GROUNDS FOR THE CHARGE OF MISCHIEF TO BE LAID ORIGINALLY. One wonders then if the Crown knew this, and the ROPP also were aware, why in fact did someone order Detective Archimbeault who as the man on the scene, knew that mischief charges were also unwarranted, to lie after promising that if the barricades to the township office were removed, there would be no arrests/charges? I allege that the whole case, the charges and treatment of the landowners was an exercise in harassment, persecution and attempted intimidation, a rank abuse of authority and the system and must be investigated. To think that what has happened, with the full knowledge of the ROPP, when charges were proven to be spurious, and yet were laid, is an embittering experience. Using the system to abuse, bully, intimidate, and impose persecution on landowners cannot be tolerated.
Indeed this whole thing stinks, and be assured of one thing in this life, the injustices will be dealt with one way or the other. It is best the OCCPS deals with it their way, the other way will be embarrassing and destructive to the OPP not only in the Renfrew detachment but also province wide. It is a situation the OPP does not need at this time especially.
It is time to stand up and accept responsibility like men and not time for posturing and excuse making by the OPP brass and the system.
I therefore appeal to the OCCPS to peruse my reasons for waiting this length of time to advance this matter and trust they will agree these allegations are too serious to be ignored, regardless of the time element. I trust that they will see the “modus operandi” utilized was necessary to establish whether or not this complaint was viable. The justice has given the green light for this investigation to occur by her ruling of non suit which is a legally undeniably the charges should not have been laid. Detachment commander MacDonald appears to have been subjective towards landowners by his reported statement, “There will be zero tolerance for landowners”, and this is an issue which must be investigated.
I expected nothing other then an ignoring of the facts and a subjective opinion by the OPP brass in this matter, yet the delay was not only logical, it was also tenable, for had we been convicted, then there would have been no complaint to be filed as I would have had to accept the justice’s ruling.
I trust the board will see this in the light of propriety, tenability, and honesty. I trust the board will see that there are over 20 separate violations of OPP hardcopy as to conduct that are listed in my initial complaint. I trust the board will see that not only the landowners are incensed at what we see as abuse, misuse, and manipulation of the system, but also the public who are aware of this situation.
I present things are done one of three ways in this country, either the right way, the wrong way, or the Canadian way. I urge the board to do things the right way, and move this investigation forward.
Remaining, yours in truth,
Edward Kennedy
DISMISSAL
In the interim, I had sent a letter to the Bureau Commander of the OPP Professional Standards Bureau, Ken C. Smith, reminding him of my position, as reproduced below in actuality.
I had been warned the system was crooked and in spite of the fact my complaint was valid with documented allegations and charges of dozens of actions contrary to police publications/directives, it appeared the case in all it's strength was headed to the bone yard.
My letter to Mr. Smith says it all. Read it and then tell me I did not have a strong position.
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28/10/09
File Reference 2531009-0371
Dear Sir:
I was not surprised to receive correspondence of 13/10/09 from Ken Smith, OPP Bureau Commander informing me that since the complaint was made more than six months after the incident, the file will be closed and the matter will not be dealt with. Such a statement illustrates a “grasping at straws mentality” and demonstrates that he did not look at the whole picture here.
His words and posture seem to ignore that Commissioner Fantino, a few short days after the incident, and detachment commander Macdonald did in fact receive an informal complaint also copied to the landowner lawyer, Judith Wilcox. It is on record. I waited a whole year and even sent several reminders to the ROPP commander but all to no avail in attempts to resolve this man to man. He refused to respond. Do my actions not qualify as acting in good faith, and for seeking a resolution to the injustices visited on landowners?
Even had I taken no such action, it was a no brainer to wait until the actual court date to see if the charges were to be dropped, and if not, whether the judge found us guilty as charged or innocent. As you well know, the charges were not dropped, and deals were offered for us to plead guilty. (before the court date we were offered a deal and another sweeter one five minutes before court was to start) It is my opinion that some of the agencies across the province including the ROPP (Renfrew Ontario Poop Protectors), use the system to discriminate against, harass and persecute innocent people standing against injustice and demagoguery. Since Madame Justice acquitted us, accepting the motion of non suit, it was her expert judgment based on the facts that the Crown indeed had no case against us. The acquittals were a strong statement as you know since they cannot be appealed by a vindictive Crown.
This then set the stage for my complaint, and all factors I have presupposed it on, including the timing, were/are logical and tenable.
There remains yet a deficiency in his correspondence, that is, I also mentioned Detective Pinkerton who I would like investigated for obstruction of justice in his dealings over the incident where a landowner was struck by a vehicle driven by a township official.
Further, there also needs to be light on what happened over a few hours that caused Detective Archimbeault to backtrack, lie and go back on his word given to the landowners that there would be no arrests if the barricades were removed, which we accomplished.
To dismiss this incident with the listed twenty alleged violations of the “Promise of the OPP”, the “Direction for Newly Commissioned Officers”, and the “Oath of Office” would be a travesty and injustice of the worst sort. To allow what I allege to be dishonesty, lying, tampering with the law, obstruction of justice, etc to be swept under the rug would be criminal and an even larger blight on the ROPP. Mr. Smith owes it to the image and credibility of the OPP province wide to move ahead with this investigation, clean house, and set things in order.
This issue will not go away, serious allegations have been made and must be dealt with. I cannot let this go down and if the system in place to deal with such things is reluctant to address it, I will have to go public with the whole story.
I therefore am submitting and appealing to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services and seeking their directive for this to proceed, and Mr. Smith’s perceived attempt to see justice thwarted , denied by them.
It is unconscionable that a Chief Superintendent and Bureau Commander would “pooh pooh” such serious and provable allegations as he attempts to do. It is a disgrace that the ROPP were allowed to use the system to harass and persecute innocent landowners for a year and impose ridiculous conditions on them. The truth now backed by the court indicates that the charges were malicious and the trial judge, by her actions, and the law proved what the ROPP already knew at the time, that is, there was no violence and that there was no wilful damage or intent to either. THEREFORE THERE WERE NO GROUNDS FOR THE CHARGE OF MISCHIEF TO BE LAID ORIGINALLY. One wonders then if the Crown knew this, and the ROPP also were aware, why in fact did someone order Detective Archimbeault who as the man on the scene, knew that mischief charges were also unwarranted, to lie after promising that if the barricades to the township office were removed, there would be no arrests/charges? I allege that the whole case, the charges and treatment of the landowners was an exercise in harassment, persecution and attempted intimidation, a rank abuse of authority and the system and must be investigated. To think that what has happened, with the full knowledge of the ROPP, when charges were proven to be spurious, and yet were laid, is an embittering experience. Using the system to abuse, bully, intimidate, and impose persecution on landowners cannot be tolerated.
Indeed this whole thing stinks, and be assured of one thing in this life, the injustices will be dealt with one way or the other. It is best the OCCPS deals with it their way, the other way will be embarrassing and destructive to the OPP not only in the Renfrew detachment but also province wide. It is a situation the OPP does not need at this time especially.
It is time to stand up and accept responsibility like men and not time for posturing and excuse making by the OPP brass and the system.
I therefore appeal to the OCCPS to peruse my reasons for waiting this length of time to advance this matter and trust they will agree these allegations are too serious to be ignored, regardless of the time element. I trust that they will see the “modus operandi” utilized was necessary to establish whether or not this complaint was viable. The justice has given the green light for this investigation to occur by her ruling of non suit which is a legally undeniably the charges should not have been laid. Detachment commander MacDonald appears to have been subjective towards landowners by his reported statement, “There will be zero tolerance for landowners”, and this is an issue which must be investigated.
I expected nothing other then an ignoring of the facts and a subjective opinion by the OPP brass in this matter, yet the delay was not only logical, it was also tenable, for had we been convicted, then there would have been no complaint to be filed as I would have had to accept the justice’s ruling.
I trust the board will see this in the light of propriety, tenability, and honesty. I trust the board will see that there are over 20 separate violations of OPP hardcopy as to conduct that are listed in my initial complaint. I trust the board will see that not only the landowners are incensed at what we see as abuse, misuse, and manipulation of the system, but also the public who are aware of this situation.
I present things are done one of three ways in this country, either the right way, the wrong way, or the Canadian way. I urge the board to do things the right way, and move this investigation forward.
Remaining, yours in truth,
Edward Kennedy
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 17/ 10 5:57 am
I jst read my letter again and cannot fathom how my complaint in the seriousness and criminal violation of hard copy OPP conduct directives could have been dismissed.
Rot does start from the top down and the OPP have made many enemies of the grass roots people, by their misconduct, discrieditable conduct and outright criminal actions. Two laws in the land, one for the system and one for the people.
Rot does start from the top down and the OPP have made many enemies of the grass roots people, by their misconduct, discrieditable conduct and outright criminal actions. Two laws in the land, one for the system and one for the people.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 17/ 10 5:59 am
...and this act of exposure is but the second stage of seeking justice, the big turds at the top of the OPP will certainly pay close attention to my next action, unless of course they want to reactivate the complaint.
ALL ROADS IN MY EXISTENCE LEAD TO JUSTICE AND THIS IS NO DIFFERENT.
Better think about that boys!!!
Exposure, embarrassment and justice is the order of sequential events.
ALL ROADS IN MY EXISTENCE LEAD TO JUSTICE AND THIS IS NO DIFFERENT.
Better think about that boys!!!
Exposure, embarrassment and justice is the order of sequential events.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 18/ 10 10:47 am
FINAL EPISODE IN THE APPEAL
After my appeal,it was several months before I heard from them, no doubt they were struggling with the proper and just move to entertain the appeal and move into the investiagtion, or risking what would happen if they chose injustice and attempted censoring of the excesses of the Renfrew OPP.
The response from C. Zabielski, case manager, June 10 of this year was in my opinion strident and veiled with hostility towards me, informing me that the position of the OPP BUreau Standards Chief, Ken Smith, was proper in denying the appeal as my formal complaint was made more than six months after the fact.
To do so, he had to deny my efforts from a few days after the arrest in making an informal complaint, my repeated attempts to this end to have the detachment commander communicate with me over my concerns, the contact and correspondence copies sent to Mr. Fantino, the court acquittals, and most of all, the dozens of serious charges against UPPER ECHELON OPP personnell.
THis whole thing reads to me of corruption, irresponsibility, censorship, and dishonesty.
Zabielski confirms what I see as complicity in this injustice when she says, "a complaint MUST be made within six months after the facts on which it is based occurred...this decision is final and binding...our file is now closed"
Indeed, the file on injustice is NEVER closed, and the first crack to appear to this statement of hers is to note the quoted statement of the OPP chief,
"...The Police Services Act provides that the COmmissioner of the ontario Provincial Police MAY decide not to deal with any compalint made by a MEMBER of the publicif the complaint is made more than six months after the incident occurred".
Some info for these two who appear to be in bed with each other, I am not a mere member of the public, I am a targetted member of the OLA that the ROPP issued a bigotted and preferential commnt about. Further, the complaint WAS filed with the detachment commander of the ROPP and copied to Fantino, our lawyer Judith Wilcox, and the OLA. This qualiifes as a complaint as IT WAS FILED WITH FANTINO, ROPP DETACHMENT COMMANDER MACDONALD, AND PERSISTENTLY PUSHED WITH CONTINUITY THE WHOLE PERIOD BETWEEN THE EVENT AND THE COURT CASE WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THE ROPP WERE NOT ADDRESSING THE INJUSTICES!!!
So the statements are lies in my opinion and perhaps yours as well. A more interesting point is the apparent inconsistency of Zabielski's and Smith's statements about the timing.
Zabielski says, "...a complaint MUST be made within six months.." while Smith says, "The Police Services Act provides that the Commissioner of the OPP MAY DECIDE NOT TO DEAL...
Well it seems there is a world of difference here over what the PSA says and what Zabielski, of the OCPC says, and I would be inclined to accuse her of lying, one my complaints coincidentally against the ROPP.
Well, both are wrong, as I made MANY complaints to the first level, Detachment Commander David MacDonald so the official complaint was made. I followed the process to the letter, and was given in return dishonesty, irresponsibility and injustice for my efforts.
I have news for the ROPP, the OCPC, and Commissioner Smith.
This is NOT going away, and will be pursued to whatever level it takes for justice to be part and parcel of the situation.
As an aside, the OLA has a "Worst Cop of the Year Award" that we honor the law enforcement agencies with in recognition of their disservice.
The first year it was Detective Sylvain Archimbeault, and this coming year, high on the short list is Commissioner Ken Smith.
Take it from me people, this issue, regardless, is far from over. I will inform you all of the next move to seek justice, and it is going high up the ladder, I have no more time to deal with demagogues, and pseudo employees of agencies which by their inconsistent words, actions, and conduct, indicate to me that they are a waste of time, effort and taxpayer dollars.
Edward Kennedy
...AND THE NEXT DISSERTION WILL DEAL WITH THE MOE IN THE HORTON TOWNSHIP FIASCO AND THE KINGSTON OPFFICE MANAGER, A FIELD ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE EASTERN AREA MOE AND THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT - AGAIN, NAMES WILL NOT BE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY.
After my appeal,it was several months before I heard from them, no doubt they were struggling with the proper and just move to entertain the appeal and move into the investiagtion, or risking what would happen if they chose injustice and attempted censoring of the excesses of the Renfrew OPP.
The response from C. Zabielski, case manager, June 10 of this year was in my opinion strident and veiled with hostility towards me, informing me that the position of the OPP BUreau Standards Chief, Ken Smith, was proper in denying the appeal as my formal complaint was made more than six months after the fact.
To do so, he had to deny my efforts from a few days after the arrest in making an informal complaint, my repeated attempts to this end to have the detachment commander communicate with me over my concerns, the contact and correspondence copies sent to Mr. Fantino, the court acquittals, and most of all, the dozens of serious charges against UPPER ECHELON OPP personnell.
THis whole thing reads to me of corruption, irresponsibility, censorship, and dishonesty.
Zabielski confirms what I see as complicity in this injustice when she says, "a complaint MUST be made within six months after the facts on which it is based occurred...this decision is final and binding...our file is now closed"
Indeed, the file on injustice is NEVER closed, and the first crack to appear to this statement of hers is to note the quoted statement of the OPP chief,
"...The Police Services Act provides that the COmmissioner of the ontario Provincial Police MAY decide not to deal with any compalint made by a MEMBER of the publicif the complaint is made more than six months after the incident occurred".
Some info for these two who appear to be in bed with each other, I am not a mere member of the public, I am a targetted member of the OLA that the ROPP issued a bigotted and preferential commnt about. Further, the complaint WAS filed with the detachment commander of the ROPP and copied to Fantino, our lawyer Judith Wilcox, and the OLA. This qualiifes as a complaint as IT WAS FILED WITH FANTINO, ROPP DETACHMENT COMMANDER MACDONALD, AND PERSISTENTLY PUSHED WITH CONTINUITY THE WHOLE PERIOD BETWEEN THE EVENT AND THE COURT CASE WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THE ROPP WERE NOT ADDRESSING THE INJUSTICES!!!
So the statements are lies in my opinion and perhaps yours as well. A more interesting point is the apparent inconsistency of Zabielski's and Smith's statements about the timing.
Zabielski says, "...a complaint MUST be made within six months.." while Smith says, "The Police Services Act provides that the Commissioner of the OPP MAY DECIDE NOT TO DEAL...
Well it seems there is a world of difference here over what the PSA says and what Zabielski, of the OCPC says, and I would be inclined to accuse her of lying, one my complaints coincidentally against the ROPP.
Well, both are wrong, as I made MANY complaints to the first level, Detachment Commander David MacDonald so the official complaint was made. I followed the process to the letter, and was given in return dishonesty, irresponsibility and injustice for my efforts.
I have news for the ROPP, the OCPC, and Commissioner Smith.
This is NOT going away, and will be pursued to whatever level it takes for justice to be part and parcel of the situation.
As an aside, the OLA has a "Worst Cop of the Year Award" that we honor the law enforcement agencies with in recognition of their disservice.
The first year it was Detective Sylvain Archimbeault, and this coming year, high on the short list is Commissioner Ken Smith.
Take it from me people, this issue, regardless, is far from over. I will inform you all of the next move to seek justice, and it is going high up the ladder, I have no more time to deal with demagogues, and pseudo employees of agencies which by their inconsistent words, actions, and conduct, indicate to me that they are a waste of time, effort and taxpayer dollars.
Edward Kennedy
...AND THE NEXT DISSERTION WILL DEAL WITH THE MOE IN THE HORTON TOWNSHIP FIASCO AND THE KINGSTON OPFFICE MANAGER, A FIELD ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE EASTERN AREA MOE AND THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT - AGAIN, NAMES WILL NOT BE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY.
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by Edward Kennedy » 07/ 18/ 10 4:42 pm
QUESTIONS
Why would the MOE issue Horton Township a permit to store twenty thousands gallons of human waste so close to a watter source, and in the mix not jsut any water source, but the sole well and water supply for a large dairy operation and a family? Why would they ignore/violate their own regs in such a case that exist and apply a much farther minimum distance for less toxic animal waste that was the same that contaminated the Walkerton water supply and killed people?
I was told that a member of council of Horton Township owns a business that was doing work on this project, if so, is that not a serious conflict of interest?
Why did the Renfrew OPP act as they did and the Pembroke crown attorney entertain what I and other OLA members see as abuse of system, malicious behavior, and discreditable conduct?
Why did the detachment commander refuse to communicate with me over the informal complaint I filed?
Why did the OPP Commissioner refuse to entertain the formal complaint taking into account the PSA allows leeway in the case of late complaints, especially when the charges were serious and involved upper level staff, including a detachment commander?
Why did the OCPC fall in line with the whole fiasco, as well, turning it's back on justice, freedom and democracy?
There are many more questions but as I have indicated, the next level action will be commenced by yours truly making this a political situation.
The ROPP have made more enemies of the grass roots public who now look on them with disdaina nd contempt, and even hatred. The OCPC has branded itself as complicit, incompetent, but more significantly, unjust, irresponsible and corrupt.
The Professional Standards Bureau would have been better off to crawl into a liquid manure holding tank, and declared itself sweet smelling, it would have had more chance of being accepted as such than with what they have done in this scenario.
However, the situation is far from over, I have but just begun to fight. Take note members of the corrupt system.
Why would the MOE issue Horton Township a permit to store twenty thousands gallons of human waste so close to a watter source, and in the mix not jsut any water source, but the sole well and water supply for a large dairy operation and a family? Why would they ignore/violate their own regs in such a case that exist and apply a much farther minimum distance for less toxic animal waste that was the same that contaminated the Walkerton water supply and killed people?
I was told that a member of council of Horton Township owns a business that was doing work on this project, if so, is that not a serious conflict of interest?
Why did the Renfrew OPP act as they did and the Pembroke crown attorney entertain what I and other OLA members see as abuse of system, malicious behavior, and discreditable conduct?
Why did the detachment commander refuse to communicate with me over the informal complaint I filed?
Why did the OPP Commissioner refuse to entertain the formal complaint taking into account the PSA allows leeway in the case of late complaints, especially when the charges were serious and involved upper level staff, including a detachment commander?
Why did the OCPC fall in line with the whole fiasco, as well, turning it's back on justice, freedom and democracy?
There are many more questions but as I have indicated, the next level action will be commenced by yours truly making this a political situation.
The ROPP have made more enemies of the grass roots public who now look on them with disdaina nd contempt, and even hatred. The OCPC has branded itself as complicit, incompetent, but more significantly, unjust, irresponsible and corrupt.
The Professional Standards Bureau would have been better off to crawl into a liquid manure holding tank, and declared itself sweet smelling, it would have had more chance of being accepted as such than with what they have done in this scenario.
However, the situation is far from over, I have but just begun to fight. Take note members of the corrupt system.
Please let me know if I said something that offended you. I may want to offend you again sometime.
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