Weapon X Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Asian-Canadians report being shoved into water while fishing near Sutton; police deny racial link Sep 26, 2007 04:30 AM Robyn Doolittle Staff Reporter With a bucket of minnows, a few flashlights and fishing poles in tow, Ray Lam and his friends make the hour-and-a-bit drive from Thornhill to Lake Simcoe once or twice a week. They arrive just before midnight and stay for a few hours, casting lines in darkness along one of the docks outside the town of Sutton. But at all times they keep a careful eye on the long weeds behind them. Since April there have been three cases of assault, mischief and theft against the mostly Asian-Canadian fishermen in the area. Another incident, the most recent, has left a 23-year-old fisherman in a coma, with damage to his ribs, lungs, limbs and brain. Shayne Berwick, of Toronto, who was thrown from a car during a pursuit, was initially given a 10 per cent chance of survival, say his parents Colin and Terry Berwick. "You can't imagine, you never think you'll be burying a child," Terry wept at her east-end Toronto home. "And over what?" Local youth call it "nippertipping." It consists of locals driving around in the middle of the night, looking for cars parked near piers, docks and bridges. They then creep up behind fishermen and shove them into the lake. Sometimes the fishermen's gear is tossed in or damaged. "Nip" is a derogatory word for Japanese, apparently used in this context for anyone of Asian descent. "Tipping" refers to a rural prank known as cow tipping. Some townspeople say it's been happening for decades, occasionally triggering gossip but nothing more. That was until two Sundays ago. Late that night, a few local 20-somethings approached a group of Toronto friends fishing near Mossington Bridge. There are two versions of what happened next. One is that the 20-somethings pushed one of the fishermen – of Asian descent – into the water. A white fisherman was shoved in as well. The other is that the fishermen started the fight, leaving one of the town kids bloodied and bruised. Whichever happened, police say a bigger confrontation then broke out between the two groups. Four of the fishermen sped from the scene in their Honda Civic. One of the town kids got in his truck and pursued the Civic, police say. The pursuit continued for two kilometres along narrow, winding lakefront roads, until the truck driver drove the car off the road, according to police. Two of the fishermen, including Berwick, were thrown from the car and taken to hospital. The truck driver was jailed. Trevor Middleton of Sutton was released on $20,000 bail last Thursday, charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Since then, talk of the assaults is running through the town of 5,000. Three incidents reported this year involved people of Asian descent: On April 27, a 13-year-old white boy was thrown in the lake late at night. He had been near a 72-year-old Asian-Canadian, whose fishing gear was damaged. It's not known whether they knew each other. On July 22, a middle-aged couple of Asian descent suffered a minor assault; their car windshield was smashed and a baseball cap stolen. On Aug. 6, an adult male was pushed in the water. No one was hurt. Scott MacEachern, 19, of Sutton, was charged after the Asian-Canadian held him at the scene. Police say the assaults aren't racially motivated. "There's been three occurrences in 2007 where fishermen, both male and female of many ethnic backgrounds, have been assaulted by persons while they're fishing here," said Det. Sgt. Bill Sadler of York police. "In some cases (they've been) pushed in the water. But they're not specifically directed at Asians." Some locals "don't like foreigners" said one man, who did not want his name used. "It's been happening since I was young – nippertipping," said the 20-year-old. "Everybody talks about doing it – `Oh, I went down to the docks the other night and roughed up some Asians.' I guess they think it sounds cool. But it doesn't happen often at all." Under the heading "Warning: Be careful if you fish at Lake Simcoe" written in Chinese characters at yorkbbs.ca, fishermen have posted warnings. "On Aug. 18, I was fishing by myself and I got dumped into the water. I lost my cellphone and other belongings ... I reported to the police and a Chinese officer told me that it wasn't really criminal." Last Friday, Lam and three friends decided to set up at the pier beneath Mossington Bridge. "I've never had problems myself, but my friend Jack did," said Lam, a student at Centennial College. "One time, maybe they were drunk, they came up and threw out all my friend's stuff," he said. Many of the individuals fishing nearby had similar stories – bottles being thrown, verbal taunting, gear damaged. "We just want to fish," said one Scarborough resident. Shayne Berwick remains in hospital. It's unknown how long his brain was without oxygen, so even if he does open his eyes again, no one knows if he'll wake up the same funny but shy young man. Colin Berwick can't believe what happened. "That's the '60s redneck mentality from the Deep South. This is Canada in 2007. Jesus," said the father of three. http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/260646 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groyn shmoyn Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 HOLY SHIT!!!!! youre not dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AORAone Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 thats fucked up buisness right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 someone is going to fuck with the wrong person one day and get gutted and thrown in the lake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 me chinee me play joke me no likee when you throw me into lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 and i thought canadians werent racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groyn shmoyn Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 me chinee me play joke me no likee when you throw me into lake HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 cow tipping is to Old Milwaukee as___________is to nippertipping? I don't know. http://www.startribune.com/blogs/randball/wp-content/uploads/000000000000000000001cow.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 haha "asian-canadians", how PC is that. they're called gooks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVERWURST* Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Ridiculous, funny, and down right wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 nippertipping aint cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeping Pills Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 i think it's absolutely uncool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsencarl Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 haha nippertipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SADDAM HUSSEIN Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 im gonna laugh when they find out they've pissed off some 3rd world viets and get shot or shanked.. i would start a new sport that looks for nippertippers and beat them funny.. kinna the way they did it in BLADE 3 fuck them nippertippers up. how you gonna call some japs, nippers? where did that come from? anybody seen the daily show on how canadians hate mexicans ?? shits funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirmfirm Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 nippertipper tipping sounds harsh ive had a bit of trouble before whilst fisihing its horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Where I live, if some pieces of shit come up behind a fisherman and do something along those lines, they are not likely to walk away from the scene breathing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CILONE/SK Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 ^why because you are all so tough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirmfirm Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 cos fisherman are usually respected people who just like to relax and if someone fucks with them most people will back them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I was painting a bridge spot last week, and some fishermen showed up at about 1 AM, forcing me to hide for a couple of hours. It didn't even occur to me to just shove them in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepthebeard Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 ...old news, never nippertipped but remember stories of long ago...same areaish too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exzo757 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 If someone tried to do that shit around here they are likely to end up as fish bate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOGLE? Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Four of the fishermen sped from the scene in their Honda Civic :nope: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If someone tried to do that shit around here they are likely to end up as fish bate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Yer Ego Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 someone is going to fuck with the wrong person one day and get gutted and thrown in the lake. this. also, i really hope so how tough could some racist canadians be anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 how tough could any canadian be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john brown Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Sounds fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CHEKmySTEEZ*NC* Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 dam***japs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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