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Originally Posted by Jayems
We have missiles?
The way I imagine Mr. Canada's flight to Poland, it doesn't include chucking furniture around because he's in a foreign country and he doesn't speak the language.
Being upset doesn't give you the right to start chucking property and endangering the safety of other staff and passengers in the customs area.
I'm not arguing that he shouldn't have been helped. But there has to be an onus on a grown man to look after himself. If he can't, then his caregiver must. It's a terrible situation that had the worst possible result. All I'm saying is that in my opinion, the fault doesn't lie directly on the RCMP and the Airport staff.
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OK but chucking furniture is not a capital crime either.
And when someone is irrational, part of the police duties should include calming the person down without using lethal force.
I understand hindsight is 20/20; however, the reason we vigorously train cops is so they can be rational in the face the irate. Obviously being a cop needs to involve good communication as well as tactical skills.
I hope the Vancouver airport and the RCMP both get a good reprimand. They are both IMO very much to blame.