Mass Murder in Surrey B.C.

Murder is bad enough when it's the bad guys going after each other but it's a million times worse when an innocent bystander becomes the victim. Last Friday 6 men were found murdered in an apartment building in Surrey B.C., one of those six men was my first cousin Ed Schellenberg, from my mother's side of the family. I didn't know
Ed as an adult, at least that I can remember, I didn't see my family much growing up and practically not at all as an adult, now I live very far away. Nevertheless, I'm very sad for my family.

My younger sister called me with the news on Saturday, after Ed's brother had called her, the police hadn't released any names or details of the victims but they were sure it was Ed, he had gone to work as he was supposed to servicing gas fireplaces and wound up in that particular apartment at a very bad time. My first thought was that I hoped he went fast, didn't suffer at all, my second thought was I'm glad my aunt wasn't here to have to go through the pain of losing her eldest son, she died a few years ago. Ed had sent his co-worker home early that day, a move that saved his life although neither had any idea at the time.

It is gang and drug related the police are saying now for certain, one other victim was innocently murdered, he was a neighbour from an apartment below, the other four were known drug dealers according to the police.



RIP Ed.

The Vancouver Sun - Father of two in wrong Surrey apartment at wrong time
The Globe and Mail - Police: two Surrey victims in ‘wrong place at the wrong time'

Only in the US

Apparently it's illegal to feed the homeless in Orlando, Florida, read it for yourself here. Shocking isn't the word, disgusting, appalling, cruel are close, that a city in such a civilized nation would even consider such a law is absurd in the least. Best country in the world? Yah, right. If I lived there, I'd organize as many people as I could to go and feed the homeless every day just to spite this foolish law.

Oh Deer!

Why is it when an animal kills a human, no matter the circumstances, there is a mentality of having to kill that animal. Is it retribution, a need to get even with the animal? I just read a story on CNN.com where a deer that was in rut, breeding mode, attacked a farmer and killed him. When it's breeding time the animal becomes more aggressive, the farmer was in a pen with the deer when it attacked. Why was the deer penned in the first place and shouldn't a farmer or anyone who keeps animals locked up know the behaviour of that animal, especially if it's in rut? But the animal pays for the stupidity of man, again. Don't get me wrong, I feel sorry that the farmer lost his life but I'm equally sorry that another innocent animal has lost it's life.

We as humans have taken over so much land these animals belong to, then we disrupt them further by heading into the woods for our pleasure, most completely unprepared in what to do if approached by a wild animal. It's not surprising when an animal attacks in the wild, it shouldn't be a surprise anyway, they are after all, wild animals. The onus is on us to prepare for any possible encounters if we intend on trekking into the woods, it's not right for an animal to die because of our stupidity. Where are the animal rights people on this issue?