Much respect for the RCMP who risked their lives to take this guy in. I won't even mention the guys name because he doesn't deserve it. The guy is going in a cell for the rest of his life. Let's leave it at that and focus on the Mounties and families affected.
Good article in the Sun about how the families in Mayerthorpe felt during this whole ordeal.
The four Mayerthorpe officers who were killed—constables Anthony Gordon, Leo Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann—were close to many people in the small town, Schalm said.
Leo Johnston and his wife, Kelly, lived two doors from the Schalm’s house.
“Our kids knew Leo and Kelly and there was a really good rapport with them. Leo was really good with the kids—he always stopped on the street and talked to them,” Schalm said.
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“Chins up to the people of Moncton,” Connell said Thursday morning. “You will get through this. Communities go stronger sometimes by this type of attack on the community structure.”
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She added: “(The incident) drives home the respect we owe the RCMP and everybody involved, and how dangerous their jobs are. It could be anywhere, anytime. We need to be aware of that.”
Not sure if this has been posted here: it's a story about Norm MacDonald trying to contact someone from Moncton. It's a great little piece about Canada and makes you smile during a really crappy time.
When Canadian comedian Norm Macdonald heard what was happening in Moncton Wednesday, instead of going to the hockey game in L.A., he picked up the phone. Macdonald then tweeted the conversation:
It's a phrase to help unite a community to stay strong after a horrible event that will never be forgotten, not really your place to say it needs to stop being a thing. Easy for you to say from the other side of the country.
It's a phrase to help unite a community to stay strong after a horrible event that will never be forgotten, not really your place to say it needs to stop being a thing. Easy for you to say from the other side of the country.
To be fair, I thought it was stupid when Calgarians used it after the flood. I'm sure he thought so as well. A lot of people did.
It was a phrase that related to Boston specifically, and cities have adapted it for their own use. While people can use it if they like, some people may get offended at the use of it outside of the Boston Bombing, as it can negatively impact the power of the phrase. To me personally, it's disrespectful to what Boston went through. But that's just me.
It's not your place to tell him how to feel about it. He's got a right not to like the over saturation of the phrase just as much as anyone else has a right to use it.
Both of my parents were in that marathon, and I still don't see it as disrespectful; nor would they. I would agree that it was stupid when Calgary used it, but don't see it the same way in this case.
Both of my parents were in that marathon, and I still don't see it as disrespectful; nor would they. I would agree that it was stupid when Calgary used it, but don't see it the same way in this case.
So it's not ok for rubecube to say he doesn't like the phrase being adapted, but it's ok for you to say what tragedies are worthy of using the phrase?
Doesn't make any sense to me, but oh well. Seems a lot more offensive than rubecube saying he just doesn't like it at all than someone passing judgement in the worthiness of tragedy.
So it's not ok for rubecube to say he doesn't like the phrase being adapted, but it's ok for you to say what tragedies are worthy of using the phrase?
Doesn't make any sense to me, but oh well. Seems a lot more offensive than rubecube saying he just doesn't like it at all than someone passing judgement in the worthiness of tragedy.
I just find it strange thing to say in the first place. Touchy subject, why say it? That's all.
