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I doubt it. Read the article more closely, you can see he was supposed to say Normandy. Besides, our PM isn't that smart.

But you're saying that all stupid American tourists are stupid! Â Â Â Oh. What?

North Tonawanda, heh, that's not far from where I am. I always meet stupid American tourists (no, I'm not saying that all Yanks are stupid...) in Niagara Falls, Ontario who go to Clifton Hill to get drunk. Good times.

For the Police in Canada, the coffee of choice is: Proof:

You just had to work that in there.... Read my post again. Tyler

In the U.S. and Canada, when you are pulled over by a cop you usually stay in your car unless ordered to get out by the officer. When you got out of your car, the police assumed that you were either going to be confrontational with them or try to run away from them. That's why the officers got angry at you. If the officer asks you to "step out of your vehicle" it's usually a bad thing. Â Tyler

Eh? I don't speak German, can you tell me what 'Einsatz' means in English? Whenever I hear of it, I think of the 'Einsatzgrouppen' (sp?) that went around German captured territory in WW2 killing off the 'untermenschen'. Â

In most parts of Canada you will find 3 different levels of Police: Regional/Local Firstly, there are the Regional or City police departments. Cities and municpalities that have a large enough population will have thier own police services. These police will usually handle most of the crimes that are commited within city or municipal borders and the investigations that come with them. The local police where I live now is the City of North Bay Police Department. When I'm not in North Bay, I live in St. Catharines, Ontario, which falls under the protection of the Niagara Regional Police. Provincial, Secondly, there are Provincial Police. These only exist in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec because they are the only two provinces with a population and territory large enough to justify a provincial police force. In Quebec they are known as the Sűreté du Québec (QPP) (en Francais). In Ontario they are known as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). In cities or municipalities that have their own police forces, the OPP or QPP act as the highway patrol. In areas where there are no local cops, the OPP or QPP will fill out the roles of both a local police and a highway patrol. (The OPP are the guys who busted me for doing 157k/ph in a posted 80 k/ph zone.   ) At the provincial level, there are also Conservation Officers. These police have the responsibility to catch poachers and people who break hunting and fishing regulations. They are usually armed with side arms, depending on the province but I'm pretty sure all of them have rifles and shotguns with them. Federal Thirdly, there is the federal police, known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), more commonly called "Mounties" in Canada. The RCMP has a huge number of roles within Canada. Outside of Ontario and Quebec, the RCMP will perform the roles of what the provincial and municipal police would perform in other areas of Canada that have them. So they do everything from handing out traffic tickets to investigating murders in small towns across Canada that have no local or provincial police. This is known as "contract policing". Across Canada the RCMP does anything that would concern the federal government. This means anything from counter-terrorism initiatives to drug smuggling and corporate crime. They also perform protective duties for Federal Government ministers and foreign dignitaries. They even go over-seas on peacekeeping missions. I know RCMP officers were sent to the former Yugoslavia and Kosovo to investigate the mass graves. That's it for now, I'll edit this to add more in a sec. OK: RCMP 1998 Crown Victoria: RCMP 2001 Ford Police Interceptor RCMP 2000 Chevrolet Impala These are the three models of police cruisers that you will encounter 95% of the time in Canada. Regional, Provincial, and Federal cops all use them. When people from other countries think of the RCMP, they usually think of a "Mountie" wearing a scarlet tunic, riding boots, and a brown stetson. This uniform if for dress purposes only. When on duty, they wear normal police uniforms. This was the best pic I could find that shows all of them: As for weapons, it depends on which department you're talking about. Most local cops I encounter carry a Glock 22 in .40 S&W as their standard carry piece. I've also seen OPP and RCMP officers with Smith & Wesson 9mm pistols (DAO). Most, if not all police in Canada are also trained on shot guns and semi-auto carbines. The models of shot guns and rifles vary from department to department but I've seen everything from AR-15's to Mini-14's and Remington 870's. ERT teams (local/provincial) have your usual assortment of MP 5's, M4 carbines, 12 guage shotguns, Glock pistols, etc. As for the "friendly-ness" of Canadian police: It all depends on which officer you encounter and what kind of a mood they are in. Accusations of police abuse aren't that common in Canada, so they aren't violent, but they can be dicks. I've found most officers to be friendly and calm, so long as you're not the one they're arresting.  Tyler

Eh? I hate to be a pedant, but: AT = Anti-Tank. A 155mm arty piece isn't an AT gun. Â

http://members.lycos.co.uk/hurlothrumbo/thecamerawasdrunk.jpg That is so cool! If it wasn't for the Coke can and the plastic tray behind the bar, that photo would look like it was from the 20's. What program did you use to edit it? Tyler

Sadly enough, the news didn't suprise me at all. It's not often that kidnapped children who dissapear for long periods of time turn up alive. There are alot of sick f*cks out there, and I hope the Toronto Police catch the one that did it. She was kidnapped from her own room. Tyler

Cool, looks like the official damage report. Where did you find it?

Same here. I'm 21 this August, it's my last landmark birthday. After that it's all downhill from there. I don't wanna be old! You could have gone to Quebec when you turned 18. BTW, it's nice to see this forum return to it's old self, if even just a little bit. I thought this thread would have been locked from the get-go. Anyway, it's better now. We can have the idle chit-chat without the flamewars. Tyler

Ouch. What kind of justice system is that? Prisoners actually get 'vacations'? Are you joking? 'Life' in prison should mean life, not 10, 20, or 30 years, but life! As in: the only way you are leaving this prison will be in a pine box. It just isn't fair that the victims of murder get to spend eternity in the ground while their murderers go free after spending a couple years in a cushy jail cell. I am a firm beleiver in the death penalty, where there is irrefutable evidence to back it up. How much does it cost the taxpayers to support and feed a prisoner for the duration of his life? Alot. A 9mm bullet costs, what? 40 cents? Tyler

Meaford, summer of 2001.

I'm not sure if this has been posted before, I did a search and found nothing so I'll post it anyway. Don't loot, or you'll pay the consequences of the conquering army. Yikes! Â Comments?

I know. But I think you've been here long enough to know that as soon as the 'America bashing' gets out of hand the thread gets shut down. @ Konyak-2: Very well put man. The media is a business, and stories of soldiers handing out food to little kids or building a hospital simply don't sell newspapers or get ratings on TV. As the old saying goes: "If it bleeds, it leads." Tyler

C'mon guys, don't ruin my thread by starting nationalistic pissing wars. ;) IMO, destroying a guy's car over a bunch of stolen 2x4's is totally uncalled for. However, the narration might be totaly out of context, as has been seen on internet videos before. So it wouldn't suprise me if the guys in question might have been caught doing something much worse. Besides, don't taxi cabs in Iraq have bright orange or red fenders to mark them as such? Tyler

Tell that to the Canadian government. We paid about $83,000 (CDN) per unit to boot. Gotta' love that 'shop at home' policy eh? It basically means we pay more than top dollar for crappy kit. Tyler

G Wagon:

Spec Ops, were you on drugs when you posted that pearl of wisdom? This thread ---->

Yes, death and serious bodily harm is part of the job, you don't need to tell me that. If we're here posting pictures of soldiers on the job we may as well post pictures of the results and costs of that job. Freedom ain't free. Tyler

What? That doesn't make sense.... Isn't March 8th Russia's version of "Labour Day"?

Yep, I can see them. When your course photo was taken I was just two years old. I'm not trying to make you feel old at all... My Regiment's museum page. Hi Res Tyler

Hey, wait a minute! Didn't the cold war end more than a decade ago? Well, I guess if your out for world domination you're going to need all those fancy weapons. j/k Tyler