"Dent wondered what his phone call cost the city in taxes"

Well I hope they send the asshole a bill so he can find out.

bullwinkl: Those legos are like the worst weapons imaginable. Did you ever step on a brick in bare feet on a hardwood floor? I'd rather be shot.

worst yet is a harsh cement floor.
/subby

he built while the knee-jerk police caller was watching



Maybe the gun was more than the sum of its parts.

I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

Howsabout arresting the big soggy pussy dude for window peeping? Creepy overreacting idiot.

What the incident may have looked like.

/hot like fuzz

fta Dent said the door of the office was shut, and it never is, so for all he knew, someone might have been laid off "and about to go postal, so that's why I called."

They make a perfectly acceptable decaff

It is my sincere wish that the one who called the police diaf

INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

Seconded. Plus the guy looks the spree shooter type.

INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

Nope. The moose aren't going to kill themselves. 22% of Canadian households have at least one firearm.

Think about that for a minute. The mere thought of a firearm could have killed someone. Think of the children.

I remember playing "guns" when I was about 10. They looked perfectly real, except for the red crosshair in the barrel, which we immediately pulled out with pliers when we bought them.

When I was about 17 and walked through a toy store, I saw all the toy guns were bright orange.

Do they even have toy guns anymore?

Holy shiat, I've broken down and cleaned my AKs and M4s in full view of my neighbors. Thank god just holding parts that assemble into a gun isn't a crime where I live.

Don't point them at people. Don't brandish them because you look cool doing it.

Though I fully want a Lego gun.

If you don't assemble those things right you could have it explode when fired, and Lego could get all over your desk and in your coffee cup.tragedy, really.

Earl of Chives: Howsabout arresting the big soggy pussy dude for window peeping? Creepy overreacting idiot.

I hope the little dweeb is trampled by a moose. He wouldnt last long in the wild

I can't figure out if this will be a "nanny state rabble rabble rabble nanny state" or a gun porn thread.
Either way, everyone loses.

Since this happened in Canada; if it had been a real gun, say a standard .45, would there have been an actual crime for just having it like he did? Might not be a smart thing to do, but is it illegal?

/next they'll come after me and my pointy stick

INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

That's not true, at all, pansy. Canada has 31 guns for every 100 man, woman and child. (new window)

HowDareYouCallMeAHoser: INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

That's not true, at all, pansy. Canada has 31 guns for every 100 man, woman and child. (new window)fark yeah, America is #1! USA! USA! USA!

they can take my legos when they sweep them off my cold dead floor.
/please get them off the floor.

God-is-a-Taco: HowDareYouCallMeAHoser: INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

That's not true, at all, pansy. Canada has 31 guns for every 100 man, woman and child. (new window)fark yeah, America is #1! USA! USA! USA!

Err I mean:

fark yeah, America is #1! USA! USA! USA!

That was pretty blatant. Flashpoint ...a CTVglobemedia programme. Inserted into a CTV News article. Pro.

rcain: "Dent wondered what his phone call cost the city in taxes"

Well I hope they send the asshole a bill so he can find out.

Must have been a Thursday. He never did get the hang of Thursdays.

/At least he thought about the taxes, more than most people would do

God-is-a-Taco: HowDareYouCallMeAHoser: INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

That's not true, at all, pansy. Canada has 31 guns for every 100 man, woman and child. (new window)fark yeah, America is #1! USA! USA! USA!

Funny, Switzerland at #3. Crime is nearly unheard of. May have something to do with every male required to have a gun in the home, many of which are fully auto:

The Swiss army has long been a militia trained and structured to rapidly respond against foreign aggression. Swiss males grow up expecting to undergo basic military training, usually at age 20 in the Rekrutenschule (German for "recruit school"), the initial boot camp, after which Swiss men remain part of the "militia" in reserve capacity until age 30 (age 34 for officers). Each such individual is required to keep his army-issued personal weapon (the 5.56x45mm Sig 550 rifle for enlisted personnel or the SIG 510 rifle and/or the 9mm SIG-Sauer P220 semi-automatic pistol for officers, medical and postal personnel) at home with a specified personal retention quantity of government-issued personal ammunition (50 rounds 5.56 mm / 48 rounds 9mm), which is sealed and inspected regularly to ensure that no unauthorized use takes place.[2] The ammunition are intended for use while traveling to the army barracks in case of invasion.
A "shooting society" somewhere in Switzerland; people come to such ranges to complete mandatory training with service arms, or to shoot for sport and competition.
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When their period of service has ended, militiamen have the choice of keeping their personal weapon and other selected items of their equipment. In this case of retention, the rifle is sent to the weapons factory where the fully automatic function is removed; the rifle is then returned to the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.

Across the street, Michael Dent was working in his third-floor loft. He saw what he thought was someone assembling a firearm, so he took some photos and called the police.

"I don't really like guns right beside me -- and then it turned out to be Lego," Dent chuckled.

Who Deserves A Cockpunch?

You know what? fark you Canada. Seriously. fark you. I have all sorts of eligibility to move there (Micmac with family ties to NS and cash in the bank as well as being a higher level degree holder) and you were my last bastion of hope for a civilized society when/if my country's shiat hit the fan bad enough that I felt compelled to leave.

Seriously... WTF? No. Wait. I don't even *want* answers from you at this point. It's your country, do what you want with it.

You have a great military, a great deal of good people, space enough to allow me to live quietly up north without having to worry anyone, and I'd even accept the firearm laws (of course, only a jackass moves somewhere and tries to change *them*) easily because I'd still be able to hunt. I'd even been thinking about going up to Pickle Lake this summer and taking a look at some property.

Oh well. I'll still come up so I can buy my Cubans and slightly fresher Molson and I'll still give your lost asses directions when I see you out looking at the leaves or trying to find L.L. Bean (like 100 miles from here or so but no, that's actually the most common destination I get from Canadians asking directions) or what not. I'll even go get sloppy drunk on Church Street and contribute to your local economy and entertainment. But, damn it! You were the last hope should my love for my country finally wear thin. I just wanted a quiet place where I could pay my taxes and be left alone (I'm retired) and not have to worry.

Oh Canada my bastion of shattered hope...

Err... Spelling/speaking French is NOT my forte (just noticed the international settings aren't enabled on this netbook) but...

Face la tete?

On his blog, Bell wrote: "The cops clearly don't take this shiat lightly."

Dent wondered what his phone call cost the city in taxes.

Awesome.

bullwinkl: Those legos are like the worst weapons imaginable. Did you ever step on a brick in bare feet on a hardwood floor? I'd rather be shot.

I think you may be unfamiliar with four-sided dice.

"I don't really like guns right beside me"

WTF? The guy is peeping in other peoples windows, and in a country where guns are legal, he calls the SWAT team simply because he doesn't like them near him?

He can move to a country that doesn't farking allow them then. What a douche nozzle.

HowDareYouCallMeAHoser: God-is-a-Taco: HowDareYouCallMeAHoser: INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

That's not true, at all, pansy. Canada has 31 guns for every 100 man, woman and child. (new window)fark yeah, America is #1! USA! USA! USA!

Funny, Switzerland at #3. Crime is nearly unheard of. May have something to do with every male required to have a gun in the home, many of which are fully auto:

The Swiss army has long been a militia trained and structured to rapidly respond against foreign aggression. Swiss males grow up expecting to undergo basic military training, usually at age 20 in the Rekrutenschule (German for "recruit school"), the initial boot camp, after which Swiss men remain part of the "militia" in reserve capacity until age 30 (age 34 for officers). Each such individual is required to keep his army-issued personal weapon (the 5.56x45mm Sig 550 rifle for enlisted personnel or the SIG 510 rifle and/or the 9mm SIG-Sauer P220 semi-automatic pistol for officers, medical and postal personnel) at home with a specified personal retention quantity of government-issued personal ammunition (50 rounds 5.56 mm / 48 rounds 9mm), which is sealed and inspected regularly to ensure that no unauthorized use takes place.[2] The ammunition are intended for use while traveling to the army barracks in case of invasion.
A "shooting society" somewhere in Switzerland; people come to such ranges to complete mandatory training with service arms, or to shoot for sport and competition.
Stand-tir-p1000496.jpg

When their period of service has ended, militiamen have the choice of keeping their personal weapon and other selected items of their equipment. In this case of retention, the rifle is sent to the weapons factory where the fully automatic function is removed; the rifle is then returned to the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.

So it's going to be a gun porn thread then? I was leaning towards it going that way, but it's nice to have confirmation.

Can you mention the material the bullets are made out of? I'm already wet.

HowDareYouCallMeAHoser: until age 30 (age 34 for officers)

Has that changed recently or am I the victim of believing without fact checking? I believe it was boot camp where we were informed that they were considered a part of the militia until the age of 40/45 respectively. I could have misheard. I could have been given inaccurate information. It was a lot of years ago though I seem to recall the lecture as we "discussed" (I don't recall being able to "discuss" much of anything) in military history.

Meh... Crap. Yeah? I'm not sure if it was just prior to MCT/LINE or during the first couple of weeks. I'm 70% sure I was still on the Island. So much for that braincell... (Early-to-mid 1970's if that matters.)

Heh. Kind of reminds me of last night. Young, dare I say attractive? (no, for those of you who just clicked the link, I don't have a pic posted.) me goes into the shop mart in a very nice/over priced section of a suburban town to grab a soda.

The folks graciously let me grab "one item, because we're closed" Me: "Thank you!!!"

I bring my soda to the front and prepare to pay as they go to scan the bar code.

Note: I had just come from a church function dinner where I was wearing my nice black jeans. Since the pockets were too small to comfortably fit my wallet, I had zipped it up in the breast pocket of my coat for safety.

...so I'm at the check out and my left hand goes to the breast pocket and I unzip it. The checker and the guy at the door both freeze as soon as I do this. Then as I pull out my wallet the checker continues to ring up my soda.

I was wondering to myself as I walked to the car. Do I really look like I'm going to hold up a shop mart? Really?! Wow....

/yeah, I know, cool story sis.

/hot like a supernumerary nipple

Mr. Dent the douche of the year award nominee. A gun across the street?!?!!?!?! OOMMMGG! Get the SWAT now. What a creepy spying weirdo. He spends so much time watching next door that the door is closed so it must be a postal employee and then sums it up with "not cool". How old is this tool?

/I build my handuns out of Duplos.

Handicapped: I remember playing "guns" when I was about 10. They looked perfectly real, except for the red crosshair in the barrel, which we immediately pulled out with pliers when we bought them.

When I was about 17 and walked through a toy store, I saw all the toy guns were bright orange.

Do they even have toy guns anymore?

After moving from Texas to Japan several years ago, I was a little freaked out the first (and second and third) time(s) I saw a kid in the park sprint past me with a completely-realistic-looking MP5 or M1911A1 or M4--in a society with no guns, it's entirely fine for kids to run around with airsoft (plastic BB)-shooting replicas, blasting the hell out of each other.

Holy crap. A good friend of mine works in the same office as Bell. I wonder if I should show her this thread.

Mr. Scaramanga approves.

Bob Damnit. Beat by 3 minutes.

Earl of Chives: INeedAName: I dunno, the guy was in the building next door watching someone assemble a gun, and it's in Canada, where most of the citizens have probably never seen a gun in person, so I'll give the guy a break.

Nope. The moose aren't going to kill themselves. 22% of Canadian households have at least one firearm.

How many mooses.. er, meese.... moose?
Uh... How many moose are there in Toronto, anyhow.. eh?