{"id":5423,"date":"2021-01-08T20:19:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T01:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=5423"},"modified":"2021-01-08T20:20:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T01:20:23","slug":"more-from-pyongyang-on-the-prairies-cops-crash-teens-18th-birthday-issue-1300-fine-over-10-person-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=5423","title":{"rendered":"More from Pyongyang on the Prairies: Cops crash teen&#8217;s 18th birthday, issue $1,300 fine over 10-person gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cops crash teen&#8217;s 18th birthday, issue $1,300 fine over 10-person gathering<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/journalist_sheila_gunn_reid\">Sheila Gunn Reid<\/a><\/li><li>|<\/li><li>January 07, 2021<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manitoba is in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7559466\/premier-brian-pallister-warns-of-ongoing-coronavirus-restrictions-in-manitoba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full coronavirus lockdown mode<\/a>. In person church services are cancelled. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/manitoba_premier_brian_pallister_is_the_premier_who_stole_christmas\">Non-essential items are roped off<\/a> in retail stores. Restaurants are closed. Nothing is normal anymore, not even birthdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s video, you\u2019ll meet Matthew Loewen. He is a young man from Manitoba who just got a whopper of a birthday present from the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loewen was handed a nearly $1,300 fine for having an unauthorized party. He and a handful of friends gathered in his dad\u2019s trucking shop to celebrate his quiet, socially distant coming of age. Some anonymous tipster called the cops to the Loewen family business at which point young Matt was ushered into adulthood with an enormous ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew is a good kid. He\u2019s never been in trouble before, and he shouldn\u2019t be in trouble now, for doing something completely normal. I think it&#8217;s ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m helping Matthew fight that fine. Matthew sent his ticket to me at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fightthefines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.FightTheFines.com<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and I&#8217;m putting Matthew in touch with a top criminal lawyer to help him fight back. He isn\u2019t paying that fine. He\u2019s pleading not guilty and we are taking this thing to court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to help cover the legal costs for Matthew and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/fight_the_fines_canada_volunteer_legal_assistance\">hundreds of other people<\/a> we are helping fight their COVID-19 restriction violation tickets, you can donate at the same website,\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fightthefines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FightTheFines.com<\/a><\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/tags\/coronavirus\">Coronavirus<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/tags\/manitoba\">Manitoba<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/tags\/police\">Police<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/tags\/fight_the_fines\">Fight the Fines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting on and fighting the pandemic fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cops crash teen&#039;s 18th birthday, issue $1,300 fine over 10-person gathering\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgS6nHoSpDM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cops crash teen&#8217;s 18th birthday, issue $1,300 fine over 10-person gathering By Sheila Gunn Reid | January 07, 2021 Manitoba is in full coronavirus lockdown mode. In person church services are cancelled. 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