Author Topic: US cops break through border in high speek chase, Canadian kill. (Read 5272 times)

AKIron · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2004, 11:28:03 AM »

Some will find any excuse to justify their hatred of Americans. If the cops had stopped and this guy had hijacked and killed a Canadian we'd be seeing Thrawn blame the cops for letting him get away.

SirLoin · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2004, 12:03:09 PM »

Whacha gonna do when they come for you?..Man I hope they had the camera rolling for that one..Prime time entertainment!

john9001 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2004, 12:17:05 PM »

in related news, Cornelius Cross has asked for and was granted political asylum by canada.

RTR · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2004, 12:20:55 PM »

Seems to me, that the police on the US side of the border were guilty of a procedural error only, really. That being said, I don't see how they would be directly, or indirectly responsible for the womans death. That responsibilty lies with the criminal.

Canada and the US share the longest undefended border in the world.

Police forces on both sides are generally underfunded, and short on manpower. They are severely overworked.

It would be nice if some professional courtesies could be in play here. They oughta have a buffer zone wherein both police forces could cross border, provided that the other force is notified that its about to happen (or has in fact just happened).

From what I have read so far, this whole thing happened pretty fast. Had the Canadian police been informed, it is pretty doubtful they would have been able to be "on scene" immmediately, as these two US officers were already.

So, did the two US officers mess up?

Yep, but only (IMHO) because there doesn't seem to be any legal professional courtesies allowed, and they did in fact enter Canada illegally.

Did they cause this womens death, or contribute to it?

Hardly.

RTR

RTR · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2004, 12:26:31 PM »

Oh, and one more item here.

Unfortunately, this is going to turn into a political feeding frenzy I am sure. Canadian Parliament is going to be spouting "sovereignty" over the next few weeks.

This is going to be more about hissy fits by politicians, than the real issue.

My tax dollars at work.

RTR

Kanth · « **Reply #20 on:** February 21, 2004, 12:39:12 PM »

You guys totally blew your chance to surrender, right there.

RTR · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2004, 12:57:44 PM »

LOL Kanth. We've been there already once.

How's that new Whitehouse of yours holding up anyway?

RTR

Otto · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2004, 01:13:52 PM »

This tread could be a lot of fun if that poor woman hadn't died. But she did, and it's not. May she RIP.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2004, 01:24:46 PM »

Those aren't "US cops", those are "city of Niagra Falls cops".

Torque · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2004, 01:30:57 PM »

They should sentence the officers involved to one week of Celine Dion shows.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 21, 2004, 01:47:02 PM »

OMG! THE HORROR!

AKWeav · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2004, 02:05:07 PM »

Somehow, someway, this has got to be all Bush's fault.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #27 on:** February 21, 2004, 02:13:16 PM »

the cops aren't responsable for the ladys death.

but they sure fluffied up.

how would we feel about people from another country crossing our borders, unauthorised, not stopping at the check-point and armed?

I'd be pissed.

Pongo · « **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2004, 02:21:09 PM »

I can just hear it if we had killed the lot of em.
lol
would have been cool.

Otto · « **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2004, 02:33:08 PM »

Killed who Pongo?