Danger-Mouse Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I understand Canadian police may be on edge right now, but seriously? https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2020/05/05/lps-to-launch-service-investigation-into-star-wars-day-stormtrooper-arrest/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 They took it a bit far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 quite upsetting really - you can hear the girl screaming in fear!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDINGTON Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 firearms recognition not their strong point then,, eh. good thing she wasn't carrying a fluorescent tube and humming to herself. if some peoples iq was any lower,, they would be a variety of soft fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 As I once heard a US police officer say to Clarkson on an episode of Top Gear, when Clarkson asked him about applying a bit of common sense, ‘ We don’t need common sense sir, when we have laws’. 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Seems to be a world wide shortage of common sense IMHO. Jeeze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 as said before , it ain't that common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, Walker570 said: as said before , it ain't that common. Apparently not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 I could see the same happening in England, only they would probably have waited for armed response and the helicopters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, ordnance said: I could see the same happening in England, only they would probably have waited for armed response and the helicopters. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 And the dogs - Got to have dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) How to make a total *** of yourselves (and the cop force) in one easy lesson. Should have put donkey instead of ***. Edited May 7, 2020 by Sha Bu Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) Having lived in America I am not really even slightly surprised by watching that. Edited May 7, 2020 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Having lived in America I am not really even slightly surprised by watching that. It was in Canada eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Mr_Nobody said: It was in Canada eh. same style of policing by the look of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDINGTON Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 perhaps the cops think Stars Wars is real!! akin to the general panic once allegedly caused by the young Orson Wells, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/ famous last words "we wont fall for that again" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 On 06/05/2020 at 20:11, ordnance said: I could see the same happening in England, British police officers tased a blind man who was armed with a deadly white walking stick. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/blind-man-tasered-by-police-who-mistook-walking-stick-for-samurai-sword-wins-compensation-10464335.html Then there was Jean de Menezes on London tube which we're all familiar with, Steven Waldorf in 1983... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Imperfection said: Then there was Jean de Menezes on London tube which we're all familiar with No where near comparable, the Canadian is a law abiding citizen, going about their job, the other was a criminal that ran onto a tube, days after a terrorist attack on the tube. The police may have got it wrong, but De Menezes made the first error, which in turn caused the police's. Edited May 8, 2020 by Newbie to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: No where near comparable, the Canadian is a law abiding citizen, going about their job, the other was a criminal that ran onto a tube, days after a terrorist attack on the tube. The police may have got it wrong, but De Menezes made the first error, which in turn caused the police's. claims from the police de menezes refused to comply were found to be lies they killed a innocent man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, clangerman said: claims from the police de menezes refused to comply were found to be lies they killed a innocent man Still not comparable. One was a innocent law abiding citizen doing their lawful job. The other was none of the above Edited May 8, 2020 by Newbie to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Newbie to this said: Still not comparable. One was a innocent law abiding citizen doing their lawful job. The other was none of the above Both were unarmed and neither were a threat, looks comparable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 hours ago, ordnance said: Both were unarmed and neither were a threat, looks comparable to me. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 The man was confronted by officers at gunpoint, but they soon discovered the sword was fake, and he was just out for a walk in his fancy dress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 16 hours ago, ordnance said: The man was confronted by officers at gunpoint, but they soon discovered the sword was fake, and he was just out for a walk in his fancy dress. He will be a COSPLAY enthusiast - a lot of them all over the country have been going out dressed as different characters for the kids stuck in houses. Someone I know has been doing his daily exercise at lunchtime round his local area dressing as different characters each day (he has about 10) - in better times he does birthday parties, special appearances, charity work and related conferences. I wouldn't do it but they are serving a need for the kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 I wouldn't do it but they are serving a need for the kids. Common sense is obviously not part of the firearms training, the police here would not approach guns drawn in that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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