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Redliner · 10-23-2009, 12:29 AM

It truly is ridiculous. When I lived in Montreal a man was apprehended for fire-bombing Second Cup coffee houses simply because the sign said "The Second Cup" and not "La Deuxième Tasse". What was even more appalling was that he received a comparatively light sentence because he was able to prove that he waited until the establishments were closed and empty before chucking his molotov cocktails. It's great that he didn't hurt anyone, but crazy that in Quebec, language protection is apparently an adequate reason for willful and wanton destruction of private property.

I couldn't get out of that place fast enough.

10-23-2009, 12:29 AM	#3
Redliner Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time Exp:	It truly is ridiculous. When I lived in Montreal a man was apprehended for fire-bombing Second Cup coffee houses simply because the sign said "The Second Cup" and not "La Deuxième Tasse". What was even more appalling was that he received a comparatively light sentence because he was able to prove that he waited until the establishments were closed and empty before chucking his molotov cocktails. It's great that he didn't hurt anyone, but crazy that in Quebec, language protection is apparently an adequate reason for willful and wanton destruction of private property. I couldn't get out of that place fast enough. __________________ "There will be a short outage tonight sometime between 11:00PM and 1:00AM as network upgrades are performed. Please do not panic and overthrow society. Thank you."