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Roszko apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the heart. No surprises there, but he had also sustained gunshot wounds to the hand and upper leg, presumably fired from the RCMP officers during the stand-off. What is also of interest, is that there was no trace of alcohol or drugs in his system at the time of his death.
What kind of person takes a final stand against a small army of Police Officers, succeeds, and then delivers one final blow to himself? He would have obviously known that he would never have gotten away with murder (both literally and figuratively). This was a person who never gave any regard to the law, and swore he would never be taken alive.
There are many intellects out there who believe "to serve and protect" is a pile of garbage. They feel our current system of laws and enforcement are biased. I can see their point to a degree. They argue the role of the police is to maintain the status quo, and keep the wealthy in power. If you think about this for a minute, you see that it makes a lot of sense. The government creates the laws. The police, the courts, and the correctional system enforce the laws that are created by the government. Who are in power to make the laws? Those who are elected to make the laws on behalf of the public. And those who make the laws are generally wealthy, or have a certain degree of power of influence. Of course, the representatives are going to make laws that reflect their best interests. Nearly every government in power, past, present, suffers from some degree of corruption, and the trend will continue for the foreseeable future.
Naturally, we don't ever think our society runs in such a way. It usually doesn't, but those who do manipulate the system, benefit from it. I cannot call every single representative of government corrupt, but it is obvious is does exist. You don't have to look any further than the Sponsorship Scandal to see corruption exists even here in the Canadian Parliament. I do not need to tell you government corruption is prevalent in many countries. Just read the headlines of the news, and you will get an idea of the amount of dirty pool that is shot daily.
If you are wondering about my feelings on the matter, I guess I feel that I have little power to change the government, unless I am elected myself. As for the law, I respect the laws the government creates and passes. I respect those who serve and protect us. They have their jobs to do -- and it's not a pretty job by any stretch of the imagination. I am lucky to have befriended a few police officers, and I can say that they are some of the genuinely nicest people I have met. Funny thing is, I can say the same thing from the Hell's Angels I have met.
It is a terrible thing that four RCMP officers had to die at Rozskos' hands. I hope the friends and family of the deceased can now have some closure. They are truly Canadian heroes.
