AB Farmer Beaten by RCMP

[furrowtickler]

Is this the same police force that lets people block highways and railways?

Yup it is , hmmmmmm

[MBgrower]

Tractors are motorized vehicles, drunk driving laws apply to them.
Being "home schooled" shouldn't make you niave or stupid.
If he has a driver's license I'm quite sure the driver's hand book explains the ramifications of drunk driving and what is required if you are asked to comply with a request for a breathalyzer test.

Did the Sheriffs use a little too much force with too little understanding....yeah probably.

Is there more to this than is being reported or is it a real bad display of power tripping sheriffs?

100K of lost revenue? Really? A little less drama please.

Go fund me? Fendts aren't cheap. ....I saw two.

Law enforcement already reducing charges, probably be thrown out, but legal system probably has to make an example as to not set precedence.

Devil's Advocate this morning....

I have no tolerance for drinking and driving, if that is what what happened here, good for the cops for nabbing him, albeit a little aggressive. My guess is a neighbor asked for the stake out as this may be a recurring issue

[the big wheel]

“Crosses them’ ?

Was being sarcastic about ndp government.
Because if it were ndp gov that’s who would be brought up by a few on here.

I too think overzealous cops likely but yet just don’t know the whole story. Was he asked to get out of tractor if so did he say f you or no I don’t have to?

What this does help prove is that maybe the problem with the police isn’t racial at all. As this is not a black or indigenous person. And maybe there is no problem with the police at all if they asked and he didn’t follow the rules.

Way too much not known.

[ajl]

What the left or Notley s govt. Had to do with any of this is a mystery.
Do you people know a lot of Over zealous cops that are Notley voters?
Like Really!
Over zealous cops are just that. And we all know what happens when a kid ,or anyone
with a little attitude, crosses them. Innocently or not.

The Notely connection here is that they changed the law to allow police to demand a breath test wether or not there was probable cause in Dec 18. I was stopped out in the boonies because my ladder was sticking out of the back of the truck and breath sample was demanded even though my last drink was 6 months ago. Was just headed to some bins on the rented land to see if the spring thrash was heating so surprised to find RCMP on the back roads. Kenny and crew should change the law back to how it was a few years ago.

[chuckChuck]

So the kid gets arrested for trying to runaway from police road check in a tractor? Sounds like he was avoiding a police road check and resisting arrest. Is there special rules for farm kids in tractors or am I missing something? Maybe they should have called his parents to discipline him or give him a time out? LOL

The list of impaired drivers who have tried to runaway from accidents, road checks and breathalysers is a long one. Saskatchewan has the highest rates of impaired driving in the country. Several Saskparty MLAs have convictions. Its a serious crime because it puts a lot of peoples lives at risk. So I am in favour of more road checks and enforcement.

Seems like a lot of people are soft on crime when it involves impaired driving! Could it be because there are so many criminals driving impaired?

[furrowtickler]

Before any preconceived notions , was he drinking or not ? Until that is established one should not speculate. A simple blood test will show .
From what I understand there is no word wether he was intoxicated or not .
Most of the other “bad” arrests the poor “victims” were highly intoxicated and or nearly OD in bad drugs .
Will wait to see on this one .
But most definitely looks bad on cops again .

[Braveheart]

So the kid gets arrested for trying to runaway from police road check in a tractor? Sounds like he was avoiding a police road check and resisting arrest. Is there special rules for farm kids in tractors or am I missing something? Maybe they should have called his parents to discipline him or give him a time out? LOL

The list of impaired drivers who have tried to runaway from accidents, road checks and breathalysers is a long one. Saskatchewan has the highest rates of impaired driving in the country. Several Saskparty MLAs have convictions. Its a serious crime because it puts a lot of peoples lives at risk. So I am in favour of more road checks and enforcement.

Seems like a lot of people are soft on crime when it involves impaired driving! Could it be because there are so many criminals driving impaired?

Driving into a field to start going up and down the field doesn't exactly fit a "runaway" from police. He should have stopped no doubt but, overzealous cops is an understatement.

While none of us condone impaired driving, the law that allows breath tests at any time, including in your home at anytime, is one more step over the line of complete suspension of our civil rights.

Impounding the tractor is just beyond all common sense.

[sumdumguy]

Before any preconceived notions , was he drinking or not ? Until that is established one should not speculate. A simple blood test will show .
From what I understand there is no word wether he was intoxicated or not .
Most of the other “bad” arrests the poor “victims” were highly intoxicated and or nearly OD in bad drugs .
Will wait to see on this one .
But most definitely looks bad on cops again .

Body cameras - no more bogus charges and police brutality.

[chuckChuck]

The police need to be trained to deescalate whenever possible. Excessive force is not always necessary ,but unfortunately some cops are aggressive, but they also put up with a lot of aggressive dangerous people.

I find it ironic, that over the months so many posters defended the police for doing their job when they were arresting black or indigenous people using excessive violence and force. But when it happens to a white farm boy, suddenly they are in the wrong?

Using excessive force when it is not needed, should always be wrong.

[sumdumguy]

Many years ago, I was bringing a tandem from Fort to Francis and cops lights came on behind me so due to the fact that #35 is very narrow with no shoulders and rolling I drove to the nearest approach to stop. At first cops were irate - really irate but after I explained that it was unsafe to stop in middle of road, they settled down. Glad they didn’t try to tear me in half and pin me with nebulous charges. 👍🍀🙏🏼🦨

[seldomseen]

So the kid gets arrested for trying to runaway from police road check in a tractor? Sounds like he was avoiding a police road check and resisting arrest. Is there special rules for farm kids in tractors or am I missing something? Maybe they should have called his parents to discipline him or give him a time out? LOL

The list of impaired drivers who have tried to runaway from accidents, road checks and breathalysers is a long one. Saskatchewan has the highest rates of impaired driving in the country. Several Saskparty MLAs have convictions. Its a serious crime because it puts a lot of peoples lives at risk. So I am in favour of more road checks and enforcement.

Seems like a lot of people are soft on crime when it involves impaired driving! Could it be because there are so many criminals driving impaired?

If he was drinking and trying to avoid the check stop why would he go in the ditch and drive past all the stopped vehicles and try to go past the check stop? Why wouldn't he just turn around and go back the way he came?

[jazz]

You guys are thinking some kid who was told to get 320 ac of hay raked up and get the machine home decided to hit the bottle and then go looking for trouble by trying to drive right by the cops and make a get away at 30mph?

Cmon man, obviously the cops had nothing to actually arrest the kid on and didnt want to actually do their jobs so they overreacted and applied Justins unconstitutional drunk driving law to make their point.