...an internal RCMP review of the case?
Here we go again!
The RCMP must be stopped from investigating themselves.It's the only fair way of doing it.
No matter what they tell us,they cannot help being biased toward a member!
If the RCMP actually care about restoring public trust,this practice should be turned over to an independant review board.

Don't we realise yet that the RCMP are beyond reproach? Two members of my family are retired from the RCMP and I can tell you from first hand here-say that the RCMP will do everything in their power (including lying)to clear a member from conviction. Costable Koester was another who did not follow protocols and should be fired right now. We have to rid ourselves of this police force and get a provincial force installed. Alberta is working on that and BC should be too.

"large crowd assembled" is the key until things are cleaned up in B.C.

Thank you supertech!! Its good to hear from someone who has first hand knowledge of RCMP wrong doing. Most people affiliated with them would argue to the death to protect. RCMP coverups have been happening forever and its getting worse all the time. How sad that so many innocents are affected by it.

So, they drove all the way to Tachie in the middle of the night, looking for trouble, and it appears they found it.

They were patrolling someone's wedding to boot.

Isn't this the same area where the local police outpost was burned down by the local residents ?

Police/community relations were so good, that they thought to themselves, "Hey, someone's having a wedding, let's drive up there late at night and see if we can nail some of them for DUI."

Then, they hit one person with the police vehicle, and run over another.
Sounds like proactive policing and a community relations exercise all in one.

Does this happen in caucasian communities, at caucasian weddings ?

Awesome, We now have on board someone with first hand hearsay on how the RCMP operate. We'll get to the bottom of it now for sure.How dare those mounties attempt to pull over impaired drivers on a public road .Thank god that most of the folks posting here don't have to make those split second, life changing decisions out in the real world. It's much safer to be an all knowing armchair quarterback.

And thank god most folks posting on here don't have to suffer the loss of a loved one by an RCMP officer in the wrong.....talk about life changing.

Past coverups and mistakes does not mean that everything the RCMP now does is suspect and criminal. I agree with troll. How dare these police attempt to enforce laws that protect Canadians. Shameful.

just lucky this one didnt' end with a death ruez is all...and you'd be surprised how many people out there have lost their trust in the RCMP because of the past coverups and mistakes so a lot of suspect against them is out there. I lived a very sheltered life growing up and truly believed that this behaviour was rare but shockingly enough you get older and wiser and learn the truth about the real world. I'd love believe me to get that trust back more than anything and believe again that corrupt officers are a rare thing. Lets make it happen and get on with our lives.

Supertech. British Columbia Provincial Police Force,492 Officers were disbanded in 'August 1950 and rolled into the RCMP.

Rumour had it at the time that the Provincial Police were somewhat corrupt.

So **Bin Dare Dun Dat**

We could re instate some sort of Provincial Police, however that is highly unlikly and to expensive.

We could on the other hand have our Local Mayor and Council take some interest in what the RCMP are doing. I beleive that people tend to forget that in the Citys like Prince George the Police come under the jurisdiction of the Mayor and Council. We hire them and pay their salaries, on a contractual basis. In fact I beleive that the Mayors position is referred to as Chief Magistrate and he is in effect in Charge of the Police to some extent. (I could be wrong) The Mayor and Council in conjunction with the RCMP head office determine who will be the Superintendent of Police in Prince George.

In smaller Citys the RCMP come under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, and the Provincial Government provides most of the funding. These Police in most cases are referred to as Regional Police, and their offices in Prince George are located at 5th and Ospika, however their territory of jurisdiction lies outside of the City of Prince George in the Regional District.

Some Citys like West Vancouver, Vancouver, and a few others, have their own City Police force.

Perhaps I am the only one who read the article, but I seem to remember it stating that the officer responsible has been charged and will be appearing in court. This does not sound like a coverup to me.

It is curious though, that the officer was charged with what sounds like the less serious of the two incidents. There must be something more to what happened that night than was reported here.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm lets see, does alcohol have anything to do with this situation? Does it ring a bell???

you guys, you know who you are , are getting very tired and predictible. lets put the reins of protection of this country in your hands for and evening

you guys, you know who you are , are getting very tired and predictible. lets put the reins of protection of this country in your hands for and evening

Yes it is a tragedy when people are out of control and decide to attack police officers. There has been enough of them killed in the line of duty in recent years and it is terrible the public abuse that they have to endure when they are faced with no other options except the use of lethal force.

I like the idea of a Northern BC Police Force, with the cities contracting for their policing needs and the regional covered by the province. RCMP would specialise in major crimes and not community policing.

Back off people........have you ever been to Tachie on a weekend?
don't beat these guy's up just yet.
I guess you gotta be there to know......

When the RCMP don't go to Tachie the natives kill their own friends after getting drunk. The RCMP probably saved a few lives by running over those natives. At least the natives had someone else to pick on that are fair game these days.

Anyone been to Tachie or stayed there? When liquor comes to town, don't answer the door.

The problem is the way these situations are being handled. Can't be part of the problem.
More training with people under the influence maybe I don't know....complain more when they want to build the 100th liquor store in a city. How do we get our voices heard? Do they even care? It's like one big circle...liquor stores, drinking, crime, abuse...then comes saturday night....who will wake up Sunday morning?

I have been to Tachie, and yes sometimes people get drunk and stupid. However that doesn't only happen in Tachie.
Ditto heidi. I don't think anyone is going to wake up because as long as the government is making money they don't care about what happens to human life.

Snappi not sure if you saw my posting on the other article but I left you some info there about donating. I dont really think money will buy the fairness deserved here but its worth a try. By the way how are the medical bills for the injured in Tachie being paid for?

Yes things get crazy in Tachie when you add booze, just like when you go to the local bars and alcohol is added to the situation.

The police have a hard job to do. No one denies that, but who polices the police?

Crime prevention is running over natives so they don't kill each other? If there is an award for most dumbass statement made in here, that is the winner. You must be an advisor to GW Bush, because he honestly believes the road to freedom is war. Kind of like screwing for virginity.

heidi - they are natives living on a reserve. Who is paying the bills? The same people who have always paid the bills.

IMO - if we could all live a bad day in the life of a cop, perhaps we would have some compassion and understanding regarding situations like this, when a crowd of drunken people turn ugly and get out of control.

The officer has been charged for the act of hitting the first male pedestrian, even though it was probably an accident that would have been avoided with closer attention, thus the "dangerous driving" tag. It's not like he hit the guy on purpose.

As for the woman who "fell" or was "pushed", I don't think it should be looked at more closely. She was part of an out of control crowd involved in swarming the police truck, if she didn't want to be at risk she should have walked away. Everyone had the choice to walk away, including the officers, which is what they were trying to do.

In all fairness, IMO, this situation is under control. I feel sorry for the officer who should have known that a crowd of drunks will always produce a few staggerers.

This is the version I got today, but remember, it is still just heresay because this person didn't actually see the woman get hit.
Apparently the guy who was hit on the road was clipped with a mirror?... or so I am told.
The cop/diver was charged.
This was a separate accident, but it got the alcohol fueled crowd going at a wedding nearby.We will see what the courts say in September.
The lady in question who was hit, was part of an extremely out of control crowd who assembled after the cop/driver hit the guy on the road.
The officers in question were trying to back off, and the woman ended up on the ground and was run over by the back end of the truck.
There were so many people at and around the cop car,that apparently there was no way the driver could have actually seen her.
I guess that's why he wasn't charged for that one.
No one seems to know exactly where she was standing when she ended up on the ground/fell, as there have been different versions by witnesses.
And you can bet none of these versions favoured the cops.
The crowd was crushed up against and around the police car beating on it and yelling.
These two cops were just trying to leave and defuse the situation.
Apparently this was a totally out of control situation bigtime, and plenty of alcohol involved. It was also very dangerous for the cops.This crowd was capable of anything.
I was told this by someone from Tachie but again,it is simply hearsay.
It may or may not be correct, but it sounds reasonable.
The cops were just doing their jobs.
This is NOT a good cop/bad cop issue.
It was an accident.
It is well known that Tachie is not a very nice place to visit(or live)when the booze is flowing.
I'm sure none of us would want the job of trying to maintain order there.
But in all fairness,I have seen parties in town get just as rowdy!
It is interesting to note that the band originally WANTED a police presence on the rez, so a detachment office was built there.
Shortly thereafter,somebody burnt it down.
(now THAT took some balls!)
I believe they were caught and charged.
My issue is the same as always here......I would feel better if the cops were NOT doing the investigating themselves, just on principal.
It would also go a long ways to restoring faith in the RCMP if an independant investigation was done when these things happen.

Don't confuse heidi1555 with facts, or even a reasonable explanation of the situation.

Hey, heidi thinks there are 100 liquor stores in PG. Seems heidi has visited all of them! HeeHee!

No one said people don't get drunk in places besides Tachie, snappi. But you do not want to be at a party when someone goes Indian. For some biological reason alcohol instantly brings out the worst in natives. I have only met two locals that I would not hesitate to have a few beers with. But when the rest get a drink, I leave because there is going to be a fight.

Oh Yama you are so darn cute!! Believe me somedays i wish i could visit at least one of them. My obvious point was that more and more liquor stores are being built when we don't need them. Now I don't know how many Tachie has...i'm assuming one but still it's a problem all over b.c. not just this one small reserve. And to me if I ran someone over even by accident then that's a problem.

"when someone goes Indian. For some biological reason alcohol instantly brings out the worst in natives." goes back a long time Yama...fur trade with europeans. We need more respect here in Canada and be less prejudice.

HAVE A SUPER DAY YAMA!

Yamadoo, phsssst - u r nasty today!! heidi P you off?? LOL. But, I gotta say about the biological reason alcohol and natives not mixing, ugly but true. Sure, a white man don't look too dignified either when he's consumed too much of the stuff, but majority rules and the rep that goes with the natives, especially on the reserves, and all the horrible nightmare stuff that goes on during the drinking bouts. It's a crime. Does anything ever change? NO. So, if the natives don't like the facts being told about their typical behaviour, maybe it's time they started to change that behaviour.

If the drunken adults stopped hurting the children, maybe the children would grow up to be happier, healthier and more productive citizens. Maybe the adults all think their lifestyle is the way they want it to be, but I'll bet if the kids could vote, things WOULD change.

HAVE A SUPER DAY YAMA!

Thank you, I will.

lol... ;)

aahhh qwaszxter IMO tit for tat. You should see how much I backspace (after counting to 10)before I click on Post Comment button. Even if I don't agree with some of the views at times its nice to see the difference between us all. Makes a person think like me when i'm just trying to understand and make sense of the situation in the article...for some strange reason most of the comments make me shake my head and/or laugh. What else can we do? :) Hugs to you.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh heidi lol

Oh and thank you heidi for thanks so much for the info I was looking for..you're great!

Thanks to Renee Bush she's a sweetheart and yw snappi :)