Raised Up                                                                   October 16, 2015
By author Bryce A Baker

Today a friend shared a video of two very young Asian children singing the Gospel song 'You Raise Me Up'.

As I look at the state of our world, our spiritual being can be raised up, simply by listening to these very talented children. Their inspiration is a seed of hope that through our youth, there is a possibility that one day we will open our eyes to a land free from the strife WE have built for ourselves.

Yesterday, I had an encounter with a twenty five year old native man that had passed out on a public bench. After attempting to get a response he remained still, he was breathing but still. When the paramedics arrived they revived him and wanted to take him to the hospital to be checked out and recover from his consumption of alcohol.

He was resistant to cooperate partially because of his altered capacity, but he repeatedly advised, he didn't do anything wrong and just wanted to be left alone.

He was right about not doing anything derogatory to the law, except public intoxication. We tried to convince him that going to the hospital to recover was for his safety and protection. We wanted him safe from harm.

His refusal required the paramedics to call the police to have him taken into custody, again for his own protection. As the responding officer and I were loading him in the cruiser, he looked at me in tears and said, “I didn't do anything wrong.”

No matter how hard we tried to get him to the hospital, he just couldn't understand the alterative until it was too late.

As I looked into his eyes, I saw a young man lost and out of hope. When the music from the young Asian children soothed my soul, yesterday's soul struck harder. He wasn't a bad person, he is lost in a world ravaged. He needs to be ‘raised up', and WE need to be RAISED UP with him.

Please... CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG!

Bryce A Baker

www.bryceabaker.com

Sign on the Dotted Line to go to Jail DK

CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG!                                                 May 6, 2016

By author Bryce A Baker

Sign on the Dotted Line to go to Jail DK  

Five years ago; as per a recent 'Correct Me If I'm Wrong', I rear ended a SUV at zero to five kilometers an hour. To make a long story short there was no concern for injuries as the other female driver said the impact was so minor. 

The only damage to her vehicle was a one inch cut in the rear rubber bumper. I asked if she wanted to call the police to report the accident but as she again said: "Everyone is okay and the damage is minor." She later quoted I was adamant against calling it in.

Two years less a day she filed an injury suit for $649,000.00. She was already suffering from chronic pain from previous reported aliments for years. Her own doctor quoted her pain was not related to any car accident.

The insurance completed an investigation, as well as I. There is video, pictures and her quotes on her social media admitting to heavy renovation work, mountain biking, and quading, amongst numerous other conflicting activities over the last five years.

Our investigations proved she is committing fraud for financial benefit.

She quoted three times on her social media: "The jackass that hit me was trying to run a red light at 90 kilometers an hour." Other testimony by her was also consistent with a typical pathological liar.

If I hit her at 90 there would have been fatality, not a one inch cut in her bumper. And no, I wasn't trying to run a red light over top of her SUV! FYI my 81 year old mother was riding with me.

A week before the court date, five years later, I was looking forward to presenting my evidence of her fraud, but the insurance settled out of court with her for under $200,000.00. The insurance lawyer said the courts ‘could’ find in her favor.

Frustration is an understatement for me. If our court system is that corrupt or ignorant to fraud, then we are in deep trouble. Her's and other person's fraudulent actions costs the general public millions every year in premium increases. What she did is no different than walking into a bank and robbing it.

Her 'Auto Lotto' may seem like she got away with a crime, but, her getting away with insurance settlement is not the end of this case. Once she signed the release form, she then committed a fraud. The insurance is done, but the pending police investigation for grand larceny is in another ball court that she may not understand. I shall do everything in my power to have her charged.

In her mind she is a victim of an accident. In my eyes she is a thief.

Please... CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG!

Bryce A Baker
www.bryceabaker.com