The Unknown Poster

The thought of Justin Trudeau representing Canada on the world stage, and being the guy who has to stare down people like Putin. Yikes. Talk about a boy among men. Oh I agree! he is also a rich guy who seems to completely lack any understanding what it's like to be poor or have to work for your middle class income. He'd be a laughing stock on the national stage. I meant what terrifies the poster about Harper. he's pretty even keel. Its one thing to play the scary Harper card in 2004, but 2015? Trudeau's already on the national stage, and rather than embarrassing himself, he's running neck and neck in the polls with Great Leader. Great Leader, eh? I have little doubt there are enough stupid people out there that will vote (for any party really) without knowing anything about the issues so the Liberals could win with three things: 1) the name Trudeau even though many people who remember his daddy dont do so fondly but he's since been retconned into a rock star 2) Justin being presented as the hip & cool leader (even though he didnt ride in on a jet ski) 3) the abundance of center and center-left media in this country and the baffling idea that the Cons have something to hide. I generally believe Harper, should he run again, will decimate Justin in the debates but it will be more about how the media reports those debates. Will it be the content or how hot Justin looked at the podium?

Mark Chipman said he believes there will be different pricing for concession items at Moose games.

The thought of Justin Trudeau representing Canada on the world stage, and being the guy who has to stare down people like Putin. Yikes. Talk about a boy among men. Oh I agree! he is also a rich guy who seems to completely lack any understanding what it's like to be poor or have to work for your middle class income. He'd be a laughing stock on the national stage. I meant what terrifies the poster about Harper. he's pretty even keel. Its one thing to play the scary Harper card in 2004, but 2015?

http://www.generalfanager.com/ The "new" Capgeek Still cant believe the NHL blew the opportunity to do this.

What terrifies you?

I dont trust him as far as I could throw him. Whats worse, the things he does say are mind blowing. I have no problem with political ideology differences. I've sort of run the gamut over my life from NDP to Liberals to Cons. But the boogyman stuff about Harper is so laughable. The "he's so scary" stuff. Still waiting for the boots on the ground...in our cities! Still waiting for abortion to be banned, the death penalty to be brought back in and incarceration rates to skyrocket. When is Harper going to finally unveil his scary master plan?? Ive been waiting years now.

Well you will never change your mind and I will never change your mind so it's rather moot. But i'd vote for Harper 100 times if I could. Absent the boogyman stories, his government has been good for the country. Even when they do things I dont agree with, such as lowering the GST, it was what he promised to do so he did it. If I told you I was going to kick you in the nuts, then did it, would you appreciate my honesty? Silly comparison. if you announced you were going to kick me in the nuts if enough people voted for it...and they did...and you kicked me in the nuts, I might not appreciate it but the people that voted for you to do so likely would.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Garden-City-Collegiate-students-mourn-death-of-classmates-302759351.html Seems the school and division are offering a lot of support. When I was in high school and this happened, the teachers had a meeting first thing in the morning where they were instructed not to discuss the situation at all, to ignore it and go on business as usual. My first class of the day was with an excellent teacher (the best I ever had) and the first thing he did was say he was told not to discuss it but "does anyone have anything to say?" and that prompted a class-discussion where people were able to share their thoughts and feelings. He was an excellent teacher.

And what I'm saying is that I don't think you're appreciating the relationship between the micro and macro factors. Fair enough. It's not that I dont appreciate the relationship (I very strongly believe governments have to address the root issues concerning Aboriginals in Canada), its that most people in the discussion are sort of dismissive of the criminality of the rioters and putting the blame on the cops. I think they should be addressing systemic racism and prejudice. Additionally, they should be addressing systemic culture issues within law enforcement where it's a "jock-heavy" profession and introduce training that teaches officers to deal with their own stressful and adenlized situations (you see a lot of times, a high speed chase for example, where 50 cops are in pursuit and when they catch the guy the cops are crawling all over each other to be in on the take down). But while they do that, they should throw the book at any of these people arrested for looting, rioting, vandalism, assaults etc.

Well you will never change your mind and I will never change your mind so it's rather moot. But i'd vote for Harper 100 times if I could. Absent the boogyman stories, his government has been good for the country. Even when they do things I dont agree with, such as lowering the GST, it was what he promised to do so he did it.

Really?? Wow. Horrible. Someone killed themselves when I was in high school. i didnt know him at all but it was pretty traumatic for many people.

yes and no. One could argue the Doer NDP was vastly different than the Selinger NDP. But the last thing we need is a federal change in government. Shudder at the thought of Justin as PM.

Im not saying race isnt a factor in the unrest. Im saying we dont know if race was a factor in the shooting. The evidence shown to us indicates the officer acted professionally and appropriately up until the moment of the shooting. There is nothing to indicate he had a racial bias or that he was unjust towards this suspect in anyway (until the shooting). In the Baltimore case, we really dont know as much. And I havent read as much about it. My understanding is the suspect was arrested after being apprehended because he ran from police (for apparently no reason). Cops found a knife on him (which is the subject of dispute between police and DA on its legality) and then treated him with disregard to his safety. If I recall, the area the police were patrolling has some sort of by-law or something that allows police to question people without normal probable cause due to it being a high crime area. Certainly, the root cause of it being a high crime area could be examined.

Steve - absolutely. But you can't ignore the crime because of underlying reasons for it. You cant say "well the government wont fix this so its okay to be violent". In Canada, no government wants to touch the reserve system which is little more than funding a perpetual welfare state in most cases. Solving the underlying problem is the obvious answer but there never seems to be a will to do so. Do you know if FASD was wiped out, the impact that would have on society? Its almost unfathomable to think about. Saw a study done (I believe it was Texas) that 80% of inmates have some level of FASD. A completely preventable condition. I know a few years ago, the government in Manitoba only provided about $100,000 for FASD prevention. People dont take it seriously.

Gary Lawless craps on football and hockey players? Come on... that sound a lot like "you cant critique me unless you've played my sport at my level" which is silly. Friesen is a negative snarky jerk. That's his gimmick. Lawless is a columnist so he editorializes and provides his opinion. Thats why myself and many others listen to H&L, to hear Lawless's opinion because he always knows a lot more than he's saying. You can read between the lines with him quite a bit. Anyone, in 2015, who still rips on Lawless just doesnt get it. As far as Sid and others go, its the natural reaction to people with great talent. The cool response is to hate him. "Im not a sheep...I hate that guy". That sort of thing. But when you take ego and stupidity out of it, there isnt much to hate about Sidney Crosby in general. Sure, you can critique his play and actions in a specific sense as you can with all players. But Sid is a pretty special player.

Well hopefully it's so bad, everyone votes Conservative in the federal election! :-) Although I love Justin's new tax plan that saves me a whopping $800 a year but does nothing for poorer people. I guess Im rich.

Exactly goalie. I just dont see how anyone can excuse the rioting, violence and looting. It's not "protesting". You can't use the "well the cops started it" as an excuse, that's ludicrous. Earth, I add in real world experience because I want you to apply your position to the real world. You seem to think the cop shooting the suspect is wrong but the violent riots are okay because it was the cops fault to begin with. And if that position is the truth then it applies on a personal level too. If you were a small business owner that was being vandalised and looted, would you still think it was justified? How about if you or your family needed medical attention but EMS didnt respond because they had been attacked previously? What if you were attacked, would you call the racists murderous cops or the violent looters? The police are the police. Period. No one is arguing the cops dont have issues. I've used my personal example to show they do, even here. If anyone should be anti-cop, its me. But Im pro-logic and common sense. Also, until the cop is found guilty of murder, we really cant call him a cold-blooded murderer. You really expose your bias with that because I dont know anyone else that would refer to it like that. Even if someone thinks it was "murder", it certainly wasn't cold blooded. Or was the cop trying to kill the suspect when he pulled him over (justifiably)? Was he trying to kill him when he had a perfectly professional conversation with him? Was he trying to kill him when the suspect took off running because he had outstanding warrants and wanted to evade lawful capture? Was he trying to kill him when he chased the suspect down and tried to arrest him? Was he trying to kill him when he, in a split second made the decision to reach for his non-lethal weapon? The cop was wrong to shoot the fleeing suspect. But I guarantee you the headlines would be a lot different if the cop had not fired, the suspect had fled and committed a violent crime against someone else as a result. He was unlikely to do so, but in that moment, the cop didnt know that. All he knew was, he had a violent suspect who was evading arrest. On the Baltimore front, one of the charged officers is demanding the DA release the weapon they found on the suspect. The DA is saying the weapon was not illegal and thus the arrest was improper. The charged cops say the weapon was, in fact, illegal. What I find interesting is, if cops everywhere stopped arresting people for borderline (or less) reasons, the courts would be a lot less busy. In Manitoba, cops charge people all the time when they shouldnt. One of the reasons so many charges are dropped by the crown early in the process.

I dont know much about Alberta politics other than what i've seen online recently. However...isnt the NDP fundementally opposed to fracking and the oil sands? How will they handle that? Are they going to deliberately sabotage that industry? Will they use up all the profits on social programs and turn the economy into a have-not? I understand the idea of a protest vote but isnt this cutting off your nose to spite your face? Wouldnt the smart thing have been a minority government? What damage will the NDP do in four years?

How I stated it was from CNN. No spin from me. Perhaps your link which uses "students and teachers" as the source spun the story. Either way I know if there were credible threats like that here Id want to police to respond fully. I suppose they could wait and see if a violent riot breaks and out and murders are committed but then the media headlines would be "cops ignore credible threats". They are sort of damned if they do....

Yeah! Thats him! Safety/WIL, I believe.....do you seriously not remember Graig Newman? Was a really huge deal that we picked him up last off season and was projecting to be our starting Safety (??) and was a fairly significant blow when he got hurt.... I do remember him and his importance, thats why I was asking. For some reason I have a hard time remembering his name. He came up in another thread months ago and I had to ask what his name was then too. Easy enough name. Just doesnt stick in my mind,. Too many chairshots.

Yeah! Thats him!

Excuse my lack of memory, but who was the DB hurt at the start of the season (Pre Season game?) that was going to be a starter. I think he was Canadian too. And how has his injury progressed, is he in plans for this season?

I liked Witch. She's a great actress. I also like your idea. They should have had Michael Douglas make a cameo in this film, warning off Tony or something. I dont know how the comic went (or how Ant Man will go) but perhaps the government seizing Hank's prior work and giving it to Tony so Hank appears to warn Tony not to do it but there's nothing he can do. Might dove tail into Ant-Man and Hank bringing back another of his old projects (if thats the direction it goes) plus foreshadowing Tony's relationship with the government. The other thought I had was to have the AI that became Ultron actually be Jarvis but I realise that changes the comic storyline a lot. But at least we'd have an emotional connection to Jarvis and understand the relationship between him (as Ultron) and Tony.

Okay seriously...several officers in serious condition, many more hurt, property damage, looting (hurting the community) and you say they asked for it? So if you and your buddies are enjoying a night out and your buddy gets into a fight and it's 100% his fault, then you accept that a bunch of people can attack and seriously injure you? That is not even remotely reasonable. if someone I know is killed, is it reasonable for me to get 100 friends and go on a rampage? No. You're being dragged into the racial bias that the media is spinning. Did you know that the rioting didnt begin because anyone was protesting the shooting in the first place? It was teenagers from a high school that started a rumour of a night of "purging" (like the movie). The police became aware of it and attended the scene (a mall) and were over-run by the sheer numbers of students involved. Then suddenly it spread and became a "protest". It was started by people wanting to act like criminals and spread to people wanting to act like criminals. It had nothing to do with protests or justice. Im all for peaceful protests for a cause in a reasonable fashion (not, for example, 12 people blocking portage avenue and yelling racist remarks at passing motorists). But this wasnt that. We have a justice system. is it perfect? Ofcourse not. But the cop acted inappropriately and was charged. That's the justice system doing it's job properly. So to answer your first question, yes if the cop had shown restraint, likely none of it would have happened. That's the one action the cop took that was wrong. The suspect took several actions that were wrong but we're not supposed to talk about that. But you've stated that had the cop shot the suspect during the altercation you would have considered that reasonable. Then do you feel that when the cops were under violent attack by rioters, that it would have been reasonable and just for them to open fire to defend themselves and the community?

Im glad the Moose 1.0 werent the colour scheme of the Canucks! I was going to speculate about seat colour. They are still the Moose green?