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Old 08-10-2012, 02:22 PM   #1
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Default Apparently they grow them dumb in Kalamazoo

Apparently being rude, in public, should justify carrying a handgun in Canada. Even if we had the right to carry, does this guy (cop) think that we would extend that right to foreign nationals, on our soil?

Dumbass. Dumbass in a tinfoil hat.

Nose Hill Park confrontation makes visitors feel unsafe

I recently visited Calgary from Michigan. As a police officer for 20 years, it feels strange not to carry my off-duty hand-gun. Many would say I have no need to carry one in Canada.

Yet the police cannot protect everyone all the time. A man should be al-lowed to protect himself if the need arises. The need arose in a theatre in Aurora, Colo., as well as a college campus in Canada.

Recently, while out for a walk in Nose Hill Park, in broad daylight on a paved trail, two young men approached my wife and me. The men stepped in front of us, then said in a very aggressive tone: "Been to the Stampede yet?"

Herald columnist Naomi Lakritz: Officer's comments reflect cultural divide between Canada, U.S.

We ignored them. The two moved closer, repeating: "Hey, you been to the Stampede yet?"

I quickly moved between these two and my wife, replying, "Gentle-men, I have no need to talk with you, goodbye." They looked bewildered, and we then walked past them.

I speculate they did not have good intentions when they approached in such an aggressive, disrespectful and menacing manner. I thank the Lord Jesus Christ they did not pull a weapon of some sort, but rather concluded it was in their best interest to leave us alone.

Would we not expect a uniformed officer to pull his or her weapon to intercede in a life-or-death encounter to protect self, or another? Why then should the expectation be lower for a citizen of Canada or a visitor? Wait, I know - it's because in Canada, only the criminals and the police carry handguns.

Walt Wawra, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Nose+Hi...#ixzz23AHbEyug
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Old 08-10-2012, 04:21 PM   #2
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yes, your country sucks, we want our guns. Tell your soccer bitches to stop being sore losers too.
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Old 08-10-2012, 04:53 PM   #3
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This article sucks.

Did the motherfucker go to the stampede or not?

Thanks for leaving me hanging, Calgary Herald.

Assholes.

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This article sucks.

Did the motherfucker go to the stampede or not?

Thanks for leaving me hanging, Calgary Herald.

Assholes.

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Old 08-10-2012, 06:24 PM   #5
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This article sucks.

Did the motherfucker go to the stampede or not?

Thanks for leaving me hanging, Calgary Herald.

Assholes.

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Blame Kalamazoo idiot cop. It was a letter to the editor.
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Blame Kalamazoo idiot cop. It was a letter to the editor.
No, it was an article about a letter to the editor.

OK, technically it was a letter with a stock photo of young, happy go lucky Canadians with heath plans.

What are you hiding? Why are innocent, Lord Jesus Christ loving American heroes, being questioned repeatedly on their stampede status, by hooligans in your park-like setting death traps?

You fucking Canadian monsters.

Was Rosebud a sled?
Was Bruce Willis really dead the whole time?
Did this loving father of probably some number of children, go to the stampede, or did he not?

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No, it was an article about a letter to the editor.

OK, technically it was a letter with a stock photo of young, happy go lucky Canadians with heath plans.

What are you hiding? Why are innocent, Lord Jesus Christ loving American heroes, being questioned repeatedly on their stampede status, by hooligans in your park-like setting death traps?

You fucking Canadian monsters.

Was Rosebud a sled?
Was Bruce Willis really dead the whole time?
Did this loving father of probably some number of children, go to the stampede, or did he not?

JC
OK, I must confess our national shame. You know those chuck wagon teams that frequently crash and are injured at the Stampede? Yanks, in horse suits. We press gang them into the races and then run them until they drop, then clean out their hotel rooms. Welcome to the Hotel Calgary.

And Bruce Willis has been dead for years. He's a hologram.
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"Somebody asked if I went to the stampede, sure wish I was carrying a weapon.."

Stay in Michigan, Walt. For the good of everybody in my country, please do not come back.
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OK, I must confess our national shame. You know those chuck wagon teams that frequently crash and are injured at the Stampede? Yanks, in horse suits. We press gang them into the races and then run them until they drop, then clean out their hotel rooms. Welcome to the Hotel Calgary.

And Bruce Willis has been dead for years. He's a hologram.
I knew it!

Those horses always looked way to patriotic to be Canadian.

OK, fuck it. Since you people are so busy doing whatever the fuck it is you do up there, I'll try to get in touch with officer jumpy, and get to the bottom of this.

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Had to look up Kalamazoo. First off it should be stated the guy is from Michigan so that he isn't affiliated with the United States. Second, any place named Kalamazoo should be nuked.
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