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In the first 5 lines of the act the remedy is provided. They do not define the word person within the act.
Simple!!. Deny the fact the sender nor recipient are subject to the act and therefor declare your property and the act of it being taken theft.
The answer is what lead me to post this topic. She said that she didn't want me to write a letter because she didn't wish to be "flagged" by the government as being "non-cooperative". She didn't want to be subject to additional searches every time she travels. She didn't want every piece of her mail searched.
The reason I decided to make a post regarding this is to point out the fact the conditioning is working!
Nobody should have to be afraid of government.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
reply to post by Lightrule
In the first 5 lines of the act the remedy is provided. They do not define the word person within the act.
First, I do not believe challenging the law simply because they do not define the word "person" is going to be successful. The word "person" is pretty self explanatory. The fact that the intoxicating liquor is being mailed to an address in Canada means that it is being mailed to a person that is within the jurisdiction of Canada therefore making them subject to the act.
Simple!!. Deny the fact the sender nor recipient are subject to the act and therefor declare your property and the act of it being taken theft.
Second, international mail is probably subject to inspection by customs therefore the search and subsequent seizure of contraband by government authorities is not theft.
The answer is what lead me to post this topic. She said that she didn't want me to write a letter because she didn't wish to be "flagged" by the government as being "non-cooperative". She didn't want to be subject to additional searches every time she travels. She didn't want every piece of her mail searched.
The reason I decided to make a post regarding this is to point out the fact the conditioning is working!
The big question is, what did the government do to instill this fear in your sister?
What evidence do you or your sister have that shows that anyone that is not completely cooperative with the government is subject to this additional scrutiny?
If there is no evidence of this additional scrutiny or "flags" for non-conformists, then I would label the fear of this unreasonable. Maybe even borderline paranoia.
Nobody should have to be afraid of government.
You are correct but you should not blame an unreasonable fear of the government on some sort of government conditioning.
Apparently the whole concept of law is over your head at this current time. Honestly I don't want to teach a lesson so let me ask you a few simple questions.
What contract did my sister sign that made her subject to the Importing Intoxicating Liquor Act?
(Hint: Simply existing in a country is NOT a contract.)
How exactly is paying a third party (Liquor Board in this case) a fee for the wine make it legal to send NOT collusion?
Heyyyy, are you a Canadian?
Why do we fear our government? Well, they do have nearly all the guns.
Do they condition us to submit? Constantly. Why do we submit? For fear of imprisonment or death.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
Above Top Secret is not just a message board where you can simply state your opinion as fact and have no challenge from others that read it.
In my experience, they record every interaction you have with them and will use all of it against you in any way they can when your time comes.
In one way it's a means of attacking your character in the court of law. In other ways it serves to discourage dissent, as it has very successfully in the OP's sister's case.
We don't just fear getting hassled, losing money or careers, homes and reputations. We fear them because they are allowed to physically harm us and there is really nothing we can do about it. It's only natural for any human being to fear that. They know it, they remind us of it every day because it's how you force people to respect laws.
Police officer or not, open carrying of a firearm in public is just a way of saying "I'm in charge now", it's not about defending yourself. In what parts of Canada do LEOs really need to carry on their person at all? The reserves maybe?
They won't EVER give me that right though. Firearm ownership is discouraged here through the legislation.
You are seriously putting all your freedoms at risk by owning one legally because every firearms related charge is a criminal offense. Not registered, criminal, not stored locked in a case, criminal, own a handgun, don't you dare store it in your car, criminal.
You're a criminal here if you go 100km/h in a 50km/h zone. A criminal!
Only violent people belong in cages.
I don't know how to break down posts yet so I'll do this in bullet format, you should still understand.
They record whatever they can on you to build a profile of your character which they can later use against you by addressing certain traits, habits, activities and history with law enforcement, It's not meant to determine if you have done anything illegal, it's meant to give them 'dirt' on you in case you wish to use their system against them someday.
In my experience, respected professionals like physicians will have their testimony in court called into question by the crown based on a routine traffic stop "in the wrong end of town". As if a doctor driving through the east end of a city indicates an unreliable character.
The psychological fear we are talking about doesn't come from fear of prosecution I don't think.
Cops need guns, okay fine. Why do they need them on their hip though? Wouldn't it be a better idea to keep them safe locked in the trunk of their cruiser, like every other Canadian has to do? If they carried concealed sidearms so as not to intimidate people would that really put them in any danger at all? It's not like cops are getting ambushed around here like they do in the states sometimes, and have to return fire at any moment within a fraction of a second.
They can always steal it from me, unless it's in my hands and loaded. That would mean I should never get to own a gun because there is always a chance it could be stolen.
I agree with licensing, but not not federal registration.
It's a criminal offense, in Canada that means a felony. So you may not go to jail but you will have a criminal record which does wonders to control your behavior all your life. I'm lucky I'm not in that situation!