So the RCMP have been found in the Wrong, by family and friends and Press, Lets take a look at Ians Rap sheet, was he a angry mean bully when drinking,Come on family and friends, he was not perfect. was he a mean angry BULLY??? Lots of storys out there...

Instead of making acfcusations about him by unsupported inuendo, why don't you just give any information that you can support so we can all judge. Then explain why a "bully" deserves to be shot in the back of the head while in police custody.

Bingo! Ammonra ....

If every drunk kid who landed in jail due to possibly being a bit arrogant with the police got shot in the back of the head, this would be a sad place to live.

In my mind, justification for shooting an individual in custody in the back of the head would be imminent danger of life to the shooter. I assume Bush had no weapon since he was in confinement, unless he somehow managed to get one as he was being released.

Anyway, hopefully they will release more information soon since rumours will simply increase by the day and they are not going to benefit either the family or the RCMP.

There are a lot of cowboy cops out on our streets from back east. They have no respect for the region they serve in from what I can see.

No one can deny that within the RCMP they see a posting in this region as one of the most dangerous in all of Canada because of prejudices within the RCMP themselves. This prejudice IMO is defined as a disdain for a stereotype of people because of cultural differences that undermines their professional behavior from time to time.

The only solution is to make the police force more local in its makeup as the front line of law enforcement in the communities they serve. The idea of hot shots from back East serving in BC should come to an end.

I also think there are a few minority cops out there with reverse discrimination problems. I've seen it myself….

Another thing of note is that if an RCMP officer issues you a 24-hour, even if you were not drinking and no breathalyzer is available, then you have no rights or avenues to dispute that in a BC court of law to have it removed from your driving record. If you drive equipment of any kind that requires a driving abstract then you are out of work for five years based on a vindictive cop playing cowboy. IMO any 24-hour should be accompanied with an explanation of the incident and a box checked for breathalyzer availability. The right of innocent until proven guilty should be brought back IMO.

I would find it interesting if Bush was issued a 24-hour. Regardless, I wonder if Bush took some abuse for his last name and if exception was taken to the verbal abuse collective form of punishment, which in turn escalated the situation resulting in Bush getting a bullet to the back of the head.

A bullet to the back of the head is first-degree murder. It’s a death penalty offense in the United States and used to be here in Canada as well. A bullet to the back of the head is not self-defense. Everyone should be outraged that this kind of thing not only happened, but more importantly in the way the RCMP are treating it so far. It’s a form of occupational culture….

Simply ask yourself this....if you shot a cop in the back of the head, do you really think you could claim self defence???

Seems maybe he was released and walking out....maybe he got a bit mouthy and said something to the cop as he walked away...So the cop having an extreme attitude as many seem to, got pissed off and shot him.....Not saying i am correct.
But since he was shot from behind, that seems far more plausable than self defence.

And since the video recorded was "accidental" turned off, it seems the cop likely had an attitude right from th start, and was making sure his conduct was not recorded.

This guys opinion

Hey folks,

Remember that there is no such thing as reverse racism. Hating people because of their skin colour is wrong, and it doesn't matter who does the hating, its still wrong.

When you say reverse racism, you make it sound like there has to be racism initiated by one. Racism is racism.

I am a person that can honestly say that Ian Bush was my friend. He was a kind, gentle and appreciative person who was always the bright light. I understand that people are entitled to their opinions but how can you have an opinion about somebody that you've never met or known. Ian was not a bully in any sense and this isn't a posting just to make him sound like a good person because he was a good person already who didn't deserve this, nor does anybody. Have some respect for the fact that most reports are purely speculation. Besides, why would you know what happenend when his own family and friends don't even know.

You are right nene. I knew Ian too and he was a great guy. The media only focuses on the story and not all the facts. We don't know what happened. But we know that if it was one of their friends or loved ones they would be upset with some comments too. I can't believe some assumptions made. But the fact that it happened in RCMP custody we may never know the true facts. Ian was a victim. His family is now made a victim of the Criminal Justice System. They know just as much facts as us. They may never know what was the reason their son was shot. My heart goes out to everyone who is suffering from this terrible loss.

RIP Ian