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Westend Story
A really short play in one Act and one Scene Act 1, Scene 1 Police officials and the mayor are gathered for a news conference outside the mayor’s office. Representatives of Winnipeg’s print and...
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Can a Police Helicopter Make Police Pursuits Safer
The short answer is yes, if it gets there on time. In a recent article the expert on all things related to helicopters and photo radar AKA Winnipeg Sun columnist Tom Brodbeck again painted a picture...
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Dealing with Crime at Election Time
Let me begin by using an analogy: When the British Petroleum well in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, spewing million of barrels of oil into the water, two simultaneous approaches were implemented to deal...
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The Sam is the Man?
Based on the full-page ad that ‘The Sam’ purchased in the Saturday, October 16th edition of the Winnipeg Free Press, THE SAM must be quite the guy. Apart from being mayor, it appears that sometime...
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The “Reactive” Councillor Steeves
Politicians see themselves as leaders not followers. They tend to portray themselves as proactive not reactive. Yet at times during periods of extreme political euphoria such as the recent political...
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2010 Winnipeg Police Annual Report – Not
Annual reports can be very useful tools, generally providing a review of the previous year’s performance. Like most major corporations, the Winnipeg Police Service releases an annual report. Based on...
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Fantasy Island
Remember Fantasy Island? Tattoo: “Look boss, de plane, de plane!” Mr. Roarke: “No Tattoo, that is not de plane. That is de Winnipeg Police Helicopter.” The Winnipeg Police Helicopter, we are told,...
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Helicopters, Lasers and the Media
The recent reaction by Winnipeg Police to the actions of an idiot (and that is being kind) shining a laser beam at the police helicopter is an example of a poorly conceived media strategy. The...
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A Helicopter for the Winnipeg Police Part – V
Several years ago the Winnipeg Police Service (read Mayor Katz) decided that Winnipeg needed (read wanted) a helicopter. At that time I wrote a series of posts commenting on the decision-making...
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