Every community going through redevelopment that effects the entire city, goes through a growing process that involves new people coming in and older more established families leaving. In Surrey, we went from having 800,000 people and just under a few hundred RCMP officers, to having now a skeleton crew of RCMP officers as new Police … Continue reading Dear Future #SurreyBC Cops and Community Leaders: Here Are Some Things You Need To Think About BEFORE Moving Into A Job in #SurreyBC
Let’s Talk About Cops And Mental Health
I wanted to talk about "my" mental health today, but this came across my screen, and it's so much fucking cooler than bitching about my mental health, that I decided to switch gears. https://twitter.com/StephenAnfield/status/1394990172798861315 When we're talking mental health issues and police, we're talking about situations that can involve any of the following: Behavioral issuesweaponsphysical … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Cops And Mental Health
2021’s 420 Miracle Is a Guilty Verdict For #DerekChauvin and Justice for #GeorgeFloyd
Mere moments ago, the verdict in the case of the state against Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was announced. Guilty on all three counts. It is a historical victory for the lives of Black people who have been fighting oppression for four hundred years. Today's verdict was so important that my neighbor, … Continue reading 2021’s 420 Miracle Is a Guilty Verdict For #DerekChauvin and Justice for #GeorgeFloyd
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When I was a little girl, about twelve or so, I had this vision of my life, except it was more like a film scene. I was sitting at a typewriter during the years of prohibition and fine dancing, outside the window of the obviously a newspaper room I could hear the sounds of bombs … Continue reading Follow me yesterday