Assisting can mean any number of things that don't put the civilian at risk, from calling 911 to holding a door open to obeying the LEO's commands to clear a scene. They cannot lawfully order you to deliberately put yourself or others in harm's way, unless, I suppose, the only alternative is that people will definitely be harmed if you you don't. I'm thinking of Forestry being able to press civilians into service in the event of a massive forest fire, but even then, they typically hand you a shovel and keep you miles away from the fire. If they even still do that."Under the Criminal Code, Canadians are bound “to assist a public officer or peace officer in the execution of his duty in arresting a person or in preserving the peace.”
I copied that from the NP article. How far does that go for a civilian?
When a cop, firefighter, medic etc get injured in an event (Or gets sued) they have financial and legal support from their employers, unions etc. What does the civilian get besides a pat on the back?
And the only public agency speaking out for them is the union.. Who needs unions?![]()
Public sector leaches need them because they are too stupid to look after themselves. So, the logical conclusion would mean an absence of unions would make the world a better place because there would be no one to defend losers that should just crawl under a rock or darwin themselves.
Yes, public sector leeches.... Like those guys who put themselves in harm's way in order to assist the police with apprehending dangerous criminals.. The world needs a lot more of those![]()
Because apart from handing out (often deserved) tickets, they also go after rapists, murderers, child molesters, scumbags who prey on the old and defenseless, and drunk drivers who pose a threat to motorcyclists and everyone else.Why would anyone assist police with anything?
They live on the avails of theft and harassment of civilians and should be fairly and mercilessly judged for it.
Because apart from handing out (often deserved) tickets, they also go after rapists, murderers, child molesters, scumbags who prey on the old and defenseless, and drunk drivers who pose a threat to motorcyclists and everyone else.
Not all cops are good or honest but not all are bad or liars. For the most part they just do a thankless job and deal with the ******** the rest of us don't want to.
just like all bikers are bad?
Public sector leaches need them because they are too stupid to look after themselves. So, the logical conclusion would mean an absence of unions would make the world a better place because there would be no one to defend losers that should just crawl under a rock or darwin themselves.