Things only get worse at the border; an ambulance with a heart attack victim crossing from Windsor to Detroit was held up while they demanded ID from staff and the patient (who flat lined twice). This happened a few days ago.
As well, this weekend, a Canadian fire truck crossing into New York state to help put out a night club fire was detained for 15 minutes.
A polish immigrant died after being tasered at the Van., airport. The police (RCMP) had no reason to taser him, he was distressed but not violent. After being tasered 2 or 3 times, he was face down with the weight of 2 officers on his back and neck. He died instantly. No matter what the official story, it's all on video and on the Web. This has become an international incident over the past few days between Poland and Canada.
Saint Nicholas. A Lycian saint and Bishop of Myra (in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). He was born during the third century in the village of Patara. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus.
Two hundred and twenty six soldiers lost their lives way back in 1850 when they crossed a suspension bridge that spanned the Maine at Angers, France. It turns out that they were all marching in step and had caused an increased resonance (vibration) to the bridge. Ever since, troops are ordered to rout step (march out of step) when crossing a bridge.
In four separate instances between October 1987 and February 1988, small pink frogs rained down from the sky on to various parts of Great Britain. Scientists are still uncertain as to where these frogs originated, although some have traced them back to the Sahara desert.
A South Korean movie theater owner decided that the movie The Sound of Music was too long. His solution? He shortened the movie by cutting out all of the musical scenes!
The five most stolen items in a drugstore are batteries, cosmetics, film, sunglasses, and, get this, Preparation H. Apparently people are just too embarrassed to purchase the last item. And, just in case you are curious, one of Preparation H's main ingredient is shark liver oil. The oil not only helps shrink hemorrhoids, but will shrink any tissue. As a result, many older women in Florida use the stuff to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles!
gentlepaws Forum Posts (9,583)
I am ashamed of the RCMP.
Indeed. In the video you can hear one officer planning to taser him long before they even approached him.