You can bet that when this ends, this kind of thing will never happen again —not with this kind of swift, decisive action on the part of government and law enforcement. And in the first place, why didn’t they simply ban this sort of illegal activity?
OPP cedes control of Caledonia road
Won’t go to calls from non-natives on 6th Line Six Nations police given sway on Caledonia road
Jun. 23, 2006. 05:10 AM
JESSICA LEEDER AND RICHARD BRENNAN
STAFF REPORTERSAmid concerns over lack of police action in Caledonia, the Ontario Provincial Police have turned over part of their policing responsibility on the outskirts of the town to Six Nations officers, the force confirmed yesterday.
OPP officers will no longer respond to calls from non-native home and property owners who live on the 6th Line, a county road running along the southwest border of a housing development occupied by native protestors — a move that has some residents feeling helpless and sick with worry.
“Residents are fully aware. We went door-to-door,” OPP spokesman Const. Dennis Harwood told the Toronto Star yesterday.
This is just the latest twist involving the OPP that has many people — including a former OPP officer — questioning what the provincial force is doing. “They can’t do that. People pay their taxes for policing by the OPP,” said the former senior officer, who asked not to be identified.
Among individuals in Caledonia, there is increasing talk of groups joining to sue the OPP for failing to uphold the law throughout the dispute. Ken Hewitt, a spokesman for the Caledonia Citizens’ Alliance, said the “lawsuits are coming … because the OPP have completely disregarded their contract (with Haldimand County).
“Let’s face it. They are scared (of the Six Nations). The government is scared and the OPP are afraid. Up until now everybody has backed down,” Hewitt said.
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It reminded me of a George W. Bush quote except it’s so not like George Bush in any conceivable way:
“When I take action, I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It’s going to be decisive.”
—George W. Bush, 2001
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