I dont think a volunteer force is the answer. If RCMP actually came when first called this would help rural crime but the real deterrent would be if home owners could start gut shooting some of these thugs or chopping hands off would be a real deterrent.
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Raise taxes so no one can afford anything worth steeling.
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As it is all the neighbors will most likely be going in on security systems and we'll be responding to each others homes if they go off. |
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If I was an Officer and knew and trained with the local volunteers I'd have no problem calling them out to help with an arrest. More people means less problems for an officer. The basic premise is do we want more people available to respond to police emergencies or not? |
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If there is a bunch of bad guys approaching your property, what's the plan? |
Fighting a losing battle here Raab, these fellers can't agree on anything.
I vote carry a big stick and walk softly, won't see you coming. Wouldn't neighborhood watch be a good start? |
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i don't know what to say. |
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Probably not get away with shooting someone running away after stealing gasoline. |
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It's nice to dream. Nothing will happen guys except people getting hurt that confront thieves and if you don't get hurt you'll be charged. God forbid you mess up someone that pulls up on your land with none malicious intent. This is Canada and nothing is going to change as far as people being allowed
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I voted no.
Kinda feels like a short cut to your dream of being able to carry. |
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Get rid of the RCMP, or send them down east. Provincial police force that will go into rural areas. RCMP have basically become totally useless to the rural areas of Alberta.
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The best solution is the one they have in Texas known as The Castle Law. Step foot on my property and I feel you intend to harm me and I have the legal right to shoot you....DEAD!!
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Hey we got volunteer firefighters so why not police...active even in thier own vehicles etc...that would put a damper on all the meatheads activities not just rural but urban too...little light on the dash, pull ya over, identify themself and write tickets etc:sHa_shakeshout:
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A federal police force is a recipe for disaster. Their usefulness was gone before the dodo. A Provincially administrated police force would be a much better idea IMO. |
Sorry Raab.. But you are emotional because of what has happened around you, and are not thinking straight..
The time commitment alone would kill this "volunteer" aspect of it, with all the training (and retraining), then the actual time for "policing". One sentence your stating these "volunteers" would assist RCMP on dangerous situations, and the next you'd say they would only help with these basic crimes.. I don't know who you think is committing all these crimes, but the vast majority of them are crack heads/lifers feeding their habits. In other words, they are dangerous as was proved by the situations that happened to your neighbors. Your solution wouldn't work for your situation. Notice I haven't even mentioned the liability part.. (which is why this is a no-go). As I mentioned, Why not discuss the situation with your neighbors (and local LEO), and create a watch, but make it a visible watch. Switch nights with your neighbors driving up and down the roads with an orange flashing light on the roof and a security sign slapped on the side. That alone would deter most criminals. Remember, the same reason you bought in the country (peace and quiet) is the same reason criminals are finding these "easy" targets. Put up signs saying "smile your on camera", buy some cheap fake cameras, and place them near the sign. |
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You may force the hand of the guys that got the drop on your wife and there is no guarantee that this will end the way you expect. If the armed posse just pull into your drive, they were not trained right. |
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and I have worked with the RCMP in rural Alberta. |
Bring in Castle law and the thieves and home invaders will think twice before committing crimes. The thieves don't fear our police or the courts, which is why rural crime keeps increasing.
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