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[rganz]

Question:
How can you tell the difference between a Canadian, Australian, and an American Police Officer?  Pose the following question:

 
"You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges. You are carrying a Glock 40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family."

What do you do?

CANADIAN POLICE OFFICERS
Answer: (Immediate thought processes)
Is the knife a ceremonial kirpan?
Does he prefer to communicate in English or French?
Will this negatively impact my chances of promotion?
Is this just his way of telling me that he pays my wages, and wants my job?
Would this be an appropriate time to hug him and sing Koombaya?
Will the media do a profile of him and how he was loved by everyone including his dog?
Is the alleged 'client' a member of the NDP or an Environmental Group?
Is he just a squeegee kid / pan handler trying to make a living on the mean streets?
Is he a member of a gang that is just 'misunderstood' by society?
Is he an undercover Toronto Star reporter looking for a news breaker?
Is he a recent illegal immigrant to this country, and just doesn't know how to approach the police?
Is he recently released on parole and hasn't been properly integrated back into the community?
Is he a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome, and just doesn't understand what he is doing?  
Counsel him  and advise him of his rights under the Charter of Rights as he approaches.

AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS
Answer: BANG!

AMERICAN OFFICERS

Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click. (Sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click.


Rob

[hooligan]

 

[arcticdude]

What'd he do?? Pass gas without a permit, or something even more horrendous?

[deekay]

funny as Over here we call it a warning shot to the head

[gordy]

Sad but true-he pointed a stapler at the cops.  Check out RCMP (cop) Monty Robinson-killed a sport biker while intoxicated and got off on a tech-class act NOT

[CBW]

Thats crazy

[Georgehjr]

 

[DDavidson]

The video looks like an unfortunate outcome to a tricky situation.  Trying to subdue somebody without injury to ones self is very hard, without injuring the person being subdued is even harder.  I saw no overt aggression by the authorities and it is callous to claim they murdered the guy.  I'd hold the guy down by controlling his head also, it's one of the best methods, using the knee on the neck works as it frees your hands to try to control his hands. Those guys were there protecting the public and unfortunatly the outcome isn't what anybody wanted. They have to live with that with their minds that are sane. People shouldn't make them out to be maniacal homicidal monsters that get a joy out of this just because they don't like the outcome!! Sure there are abusers out there but I didn't see it here, and I'm sorry if I missed it.

[DDavidson]

So you are saying that police are always justified, even to the point of killing an innocent human being.

No