DECEMBER 2012 2 BLUE LINE MAGAZINE December 2012 Volume 24 Number 10 Features 6 Matching the best with the best The Benelli M4 has re-written the book on police tactical shotguns 10 Keeping those zombies at bay 6 Smart upgrades for the Remington 870 Police 14 Policing aboriginal communities Creating a safe and prosperous environment 18 Talk with your hands when speech is not an option 22 Dedicated to research Real proof comes from real life with ViCLAS 32 The wolf at the door Developing a personal protection strategy model for infectious disease Departments 10 46 Advertisers Index 30 Deep Blue 14 - The diagnoses they are a-changin’ 43 Dispatches 44, 45 Market Place 43 Product Showcase 5 Publisher’s Commentary - Reading the Riot Act 36 Technology - Windows 8 – a dual personality Case Law 39 Teacher retains privacy interest in work-issued computer 41 Care or control requires ‘realistic risk’ of danger Cover photo courtesy Dave Brown BLUE LINE MAGAZINE 3 DECEMBER 2012 DECEMBER 2012 4 BLUE LINE MAGAZINE PUBLISHER’S COMMENTARY Blue Line by Morley Lymburner Magazine Inc. Reading the Riot Act PUBLISHER Morley S. Lymburner - [email protected] A mob mentality is not a natural disaster, free ment for life. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.’ of human agency. It is a consequence of choices. A couple of reasons why this section has GENERAL MANAGER Those who try to excuse illegal acts by claiming never been prosecuted immediately come to Mary K. Lymburner - [email protected] they got swept up in the mob ignore the fact that mind. It would be bad optics arresting the once they became part of the mob, they were as mayor... or police chief, for that matter. SENIOR EDITOR responsible for encouraging others to join in as My spidey sense is beginning to tingle. With Mark Reesor - [email protected] anyone else. One cannot blame the mob for their the GWO (Great Wizard of Ottawa) looking at NEWS EDITOR actions without sharing some of the responsibil- doing away with little used sections of the CCC, Kathryn Lymburner – [email protected] ity for everything it does. do you think the entire section on riots will be – National Post columnist Matt Gurney done away with? Tell me it ain’t so.... and I still CREATIVE DIRECTOR There is no area in greater need of serious might not believe you. E. Jolene Dreja - [email protected] study and de-briefing than crowd and riot control. I spoke to a few confidants about these sec- Whether due to overly cautious top managers tions and encountered a little consternation. One CONTRIBUTING WRITERS or simple confusion, the topic rarely receives response was that these sections present a pretty Mike Novakowski high bar to prove a riot exists. Another wondered Mark Giles serious attention. Robert Lunney The Justice Canada project is currently whether it would not be better to simply use Dorothy Cotton determining whether to do away with underutil- the lesser offences under “unlawful assembly” Dave Brown ized statutes in the Criminal Code of Canada because you don’t have to get into messy stuff Tom Rataj (CCC). The offence of “alarming her Majesty the like calling out the mayor and maybe charging Queen,” for example, according to an October officers for not doing their duty. AFFILIATIONS news story, will be thrown out because it hasn’t In my humble opinion the answer is simple. International Association of Law Enforcement Planners been laid for 150 years. Assisting deserters is These laws are very concise and supply a very also up for elimination. clear remedy to large spontaneous acts of vio- Canadian Advertising Rates Data I was surprised to hear Section 69, which ap- lence. Our forefathers put much thought into this International Police Association plies to peace officers who fail to take reasonable regulation and, once you study it and understand The Canadian Press Newswire precautions to stop a riot, is also on the chopping human nature, it all fits perfectly. Access Copyright block. Sections 64 to 69 are rarely applied these Here’s a hint. Reading the “Riot Act” is days; few police leaders even understand when not meant to benefit the rioters. It’s to give the SUBSCRIPTIONS they should be used. Despite facing hundreds innocent bystanders and curiosity seekers 30 $30 per year; $50 for 2yrs; US & Foreign: $100 of drunken youths throwing rocks and Molotov minutes notice to leave so police can deal with cocktails, burning cars, smashing shop windows the violent law breakers. It is usually after the ADVERTISING and looting, police seem to consistently fail to grace period that the arguably infamous “ket- 888-640-3048 [email protected] understand when a riot is happening. tling” of a crowd is performed. The police round The saddest testament to all this is learning up all who are left and everyone in the kettle is www.blueline.ca that, in some cases, managers knew these sec- charged. There are no excuses such as “I was tions and still refused to use them. 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The overly proud supervisors who ISSN# 08478538 who don’t show up at major disturbances not hate asking for help within or from other agencies Blue Line Magazine was established in 1988 as an independent only demonstrate lack of care for their commun- (eg. fire services or other police) should likewise publication to inform, entertain, connect and educate those involved ity – they break the law. Section 67 CCC states: balance the cost of their inaction. in the law enforcement profession. With no direct control from an enforcement agency, its opinions do not necessarily reflect those “A person who is a... mayor... who receives I have serious concerns about how riots are of any government or law enforcement agency. notice that, at any place within the jurisdiction of handled and fear a repeat by those emboldened The authors, advisors, and publisher accept no liability whatsoever that person, 12 or more persons are unlawfully by the sight of police performing their “strategic for any injuries to person(s) or property resulting from application of adoption of anything presented in this magazine. Readers are and riotously assembled together shall go to that retreats.” A tepid response by police witnessing cautioned and advised that articles presented herein are edited place and, after approaching as near as is safe, a violent act is tantamount to encouraging it. and supplied for your personal awerness and should not be used if the person is satisfied that a riot is in progress, Inaction is not an option. for further actions until appropriate guidance is received from a supervisor, Crown Attorney or other persons in authority. shall command silence and thereupon make or All material submitted for publication becomes property of Blue cause to be made in a loud voice a proclamation Line Magazine Inc. unless arrangements have been made with the in the following words or to the like effect: publisher prior to publishing. ‘Her Majesty the Queen charges and com- © 2012 All articles are protected by copyright. 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It is also one of the few shotguns that Semi-automatic police shotguns such as we have ever tested which worked perfectly the Remington 11-87 Police and the Benelli book on police right out of the box. This is why we consider M4 are certainly less common in patrol cars, it to be the world’s best tactical shotgun. but three significant events in the last five years tactical shotguns may change that. Police shotguns First, people are recognizing that a modern by Dave Brown The modern police shotgun is a simple and police semi-automatic shotgun is just as simple effective weapon capable of stopping most and reliable as a pump action with the right When the Chinese general first penned “The close-range gunfights quickly and decisively.