Comments on: Man Collecting Beer Cans says Police Ignored Stabbing Victim Dying on Street

By: janefromvancouver

janefromvancouver — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:02:19 +0000

ilovetysonedwards,

I think the words like “fraudulent” and “false account” apply to you, not me.

You lie by omission in the following statement:
“Jane recites her interview with ‘Jim A.’ as if she had recorded and then transcribed, word for word, what ‘Jim’ told her, stating: ‘I heard him telling this story to friends on three separate occasions.’ “

It was clear in the article that I interviewed Jim A., in addition to hearing him tell his story to other people. Yet you portray me as having relied exclusively on hearsay in writing the article.

Then you completely concoct a quote — “a few drinks” — and falsely attribute it to Jim, in order to strengthen your case.

You seem to ignore the fact that I closed the article by acknowledging that Jim’s account is just “one” amongst many. As any lawyer will tell you, it is not uncommon for eye-witness accounts to differ. It doesn’t mean that anyone is providing a “false account”.

You dismiss Jim as a “miscellaneous passer-by”. But he did stop. He stopped because he cared about whether the young man lived or died.

By: ilovetysonedwards

ilovetysonedwards — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:17:38 +0000

Re: “janefromvancouver” blog, This blogger’s story is both fraudulent and irresponsible. Jane recites her interview with “Jim A.” as if she had recorded and then transcribed, word for word, what “Jim” told her, stating: “I heard him telling this story to friends on three separate occasions.” Oh really? On what occaisions would Jane have been present to hear Jim reccount his story three times? According to Jane, Jim, who was “…frantic to get an ambulance right away,” went from cop to cop, advising them to call an ambulance, but was ignored. Later (Jane explains further) Jim apparently described the incident to a CBC journalist who “…just laughed.” The truth, Jane should know, is that both police and ambulances were called immediately…by the same “black guys standing around” that “Jim” describes. Ty was not alone when he was killed; the street was filled with crowds pouring out of Richards on Richards that night. One of the cops who happened to attend at the scene that night was, in fact, a family friend. The writer of this reply, as well as Ty’s mother, were extremely distressed to find and read janesfromvancouver’s false account of what actually occurred; not only because it’s based on a second-hand account from a miscellaneous passer-by who admittedly had “a few drinks,” and who bore no witness to the incident, but also because Jane does not take into consideration the weight of her words or how they might affect family and friends who happen across her blog.

By: anna :)

anna :) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:16:43 +0000

wow…the first concern should have been this mans life..i understand the reason for backup, but a ambulance should have been called right away…seems like people are losing site of whats really important…peoples lifes1

By: mythicshadow

mythicshadow — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:25:15 +0000

Sooner or later people will realize that the police have been militarized (and not just in the US) and are more concerned with generating revenue for the city and protecting the elite. We are the useless eaters that they know are soon to be carted off to camps when the economy goes in the dumper (and that’s been a planned event too). I know no one’s going to believe this until the boot goes through their own door. Until then, keep your faith in yourself, I wouldn’t call a cop to walk my dog these days.