On the heels of a machete attack in Saskatoon last week, this disturbing story, via Nealenews;
CBC: Cpl. Leonard Anderson survived seven months in Fallujah, Iraq, without a scratch – but after just three days on leave in The Pas, the U.S. marine is fighting for his life after a vicious attack.
Anderson had returned home to visit friends and family, and he was booked to speak at several schools in the The Pas area to thank the children for sending cards and letters of support during his tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Instead, Anderson was flown to Winnipeg for medical treatment after what police believe was a gang-related fight outside a local bar. His lung was punctured and his kidney and liver were cut with what is believed to be a machete. “He’s in a lot of pain and he had to be really quiet, because they said the organs need time to heal,” says Anderson’s mother, Marlene Starr.
Starr says her son was out to a local bar with some friends when a fight broke out. She says Anderson was watching the scuffle when he was hit from behind.
“There was a commotion in the crowd and he was standing on his tiptoes to see what it was about and that’s when he was hit from behind with a machete,” says Starr. RCMP believe the fight was between alleged gang members and another patron of the bar. At least three other people were also injured in the melee.
Starr expects her son to be in hospital for the next seven to 10 days, and away from the marines for the next three months. RCMP have charged a 26-year-old man from The Pas in the incident.
Machetes are showing up in robberies, too. Despite a high number of homocides on the west side of Saskatoon, these crimes get precious little coverage, even locally. Just another casualty of the 8 or 9 Indian street gangs carving up turf – and each other.
Wow. You mean that when criminals can’t get guns they use other weapons? Maybe we should consider some sort of registry for knives as well…
I’m willing to set up the knife registry, and I’ll only charge half of what the gun registry costs. What a bargoon!
Where/What is “The Pas” area?
The Pas is in northern Manitoba.
Richard, Matt,
Come on, what we really need is a registry of “violent thoughts.” Oh wait a minute, they already have that. It’s called “Hate Crimes” and to a liberal, if you oppose my ideas, you hate me and thus, you should go to jail for “Hate Crimes.”
Seeing this happened in the Pas doesn’t surprise me. It can be a violent town and Kate is right about this sort of behaviour not getting coverage. Growing up north of the Pas I can assure you that this happens all the time.
Heard from a caller to local radio that it was a fight involving the Indian Posse.
And they want equality?!(shaking my head…)
Violence within Indian dominated communities has only escalated over the years– heaven forbid someone try and do anything proactive, we’d be accused of rascism if we did. phht.
Getting sick and tired of their ” I’ll behave when it suits me ” attitude. Send those thankless degenerates to Iraq.
well I suppose this is what happens when Criminals are not given their due in society, *sarcasm* I mean really what was this dumb jarhead thinking, blocking a thug’s veiw of the violent proceedings. *dripping sarcasm* He should have known better and got the hell out of the way before the thug had to exert himself by chopping into him. tsk tsk I guess he got what he deserved, dumfuk. *oozing Sarcasm*
seriously though it’s bullshit like this that makes me want to get medieval on these buggers who disrespect civilized society. If it’s not the Karla Homolka’s, Paul Bernardo’s, Clifford olson’s and that Bastard who did Punky Gustavson on trial now in Edmonton it’s some willfully ignorant shit like this. Why the hell do my taxes have to pay for their accomodation for the rest of their predictably long life. Sure imprisonment is a punishment to a point however the law of diminishing returns applies here too. The longer you imprison somebody the less good it does for society in relation to it’s cost to society. Bring back corporal, public punishment, and the death penalty, elect judges who will be willing to assign real punishment to criminals and maybe just maybe this sort of bullshit will diminish in the future. Oh yeah reearming the populace wouldn’t be a bad idea either, as well as disarming those convicted of a violent offense. In other words you are allowed to carry a mac 10 if you want to in your own defense, but if you initiate anything you forfeit the right to carry so much as a ballpoint pen with the intent of use it as a physical weapon.
A machete is a great weapon for indimidation, however these crocks really need to learn the lesson that you never bring a knife to a gun fight.
I just wish these fellows would break into the wrong house(or is it the right house..) and get what they deserve. Consider it a occupational hazard, one they don’t walk away from.
Most murders in canada do not involve firearms. Less than 10% involve the long guns that were part of the latest registry.
And Natives in some cities have “12 times the non-Aboriginal rates in Regina and Saskatoon.”
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http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/gs/soci_e.html
Like Jim Pankiw I’m one of those bigots that go around quoting government websites!
They do the most damage to themselves but give them a wide berth. And don’t change the system it’s perfect.
this is in response to BLOGGINS, what the hell do you mean? Who is doing something proactive, the whites or the Indians. I am clearly stating a binary, because this is what the world is and clearly this is what you are. What kind of site is this?