Shootout in Parliament Building has been added as a related post - related requested by Payback on that post.

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This is what I pictured happened.

http://i.imgur.com/q5LOxsN.jpg

When someone brings a golden two handed mace to a gun fight, you should probably start running.

There is something to be said for lauding a person acting bravely and doing his duty at great risk to himself, acting in the defense of others, but I can't help but think all he's saying to himself is "I ended a life yesterday..."

Liberals applauding a murderer with a gun when its their hide being saved.

Funny how liberals quickly change their mind when its their life on the line, then it's ok to have a gun.

I get audio, but no video.

And Bob is a piece of shit as always.

Really? I've never met a Liberal (I assume you mean the US swear word, not the Canadian political party, most of those clapping are "Conservatives", btw) who wanted all police officers (and he is one, a long, storied and honourable career) to be without a sidearm.

Oh shit, I didn't see who I was responding to... nevermind... I thought reason would work.

He'll get counseling if he needs or even wants it. Canada is pretty good that way. They'd make sure of it just due to the media shitstorm that would happen if it didn't.

Honestly though, if he had been an on-duty, uniformed police officer, he'd be on paid leave pending completion of the investigation. The fact he's back shows his honour, sense of duty, and knowledge of the political consequences of showing (or not) a "stiff upper lip".

I tried to put this into words earlier but couldn't. So thank you.

My thoughts exactly, from the moment I saw his expression.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but this video was honoring a person who defended others and you come around trying to make a political point out of it.

The world is a worse place with people like you in it... You can't let go of your petty point scoring for just a few seconds?

The guy in the video is a true hero, he doesn't seem to want the applause and it's obviously deeply upsetting to him. I'm sure he regrets what he had to do even though he would make the same decision every time.

You though. Like a vulture coming around to pick the leavings. You aren't wanted, aren't needed, you're a pebble in a shoe and the sooner you get tipped out, the better.

Shame on you.

Play by play. How Kevin Vickers managed to subdue Ottawa gunman.

I was going to sift that @eric3579 so I just did.

I'd disagree with placing this in the waronterror channel mainly because I'm characterizing the shooter as a sick sick person rather than a straight-up terrorist, but I won't start channel reassignments because "eh".

I would just like to say, there is an 'ignore' function.

Nothing you or anyone else says is going to reason this person out of their views. Because they didn't arrive at them from a point of reason in the first place.

That doesn't mean that everyone with an opposing point of view is wrong and should be shunned. But when you're confronted with a person like BK, you have to ask yourself, "Am I making things worse by responding?"

One third of the comments on this sift involve this troll. That sucks because this video is about a truly courageous man, but instead some jerk is getting off on your attention.

Yeah, I get the irony of making a post about him saying we shouldn't post about him. Paradoxical world we live in I guess.

This man gets more bad ass by the day...

Ok.

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I understand that, but even if you can't change someone's attitude, you can't consider it if you censor it out.

He's free to toss out whatever junk spews from his misfiring synapses. I don't usually feed the trolls but that deserved a response, even if he doesn't read it or care. It cost me little to say and was more for me than for him.