I am a little bit distressed by the use of lethal weapons by our police forces. I think their minds are unduly influenced by what's going on in the US. In this situation there was no need to deploy a gun. He's in the basement. Talk him down. Wait it out. Their lack of patience has resulted in a death.
this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2025
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Things are likely to change for the worse as a result of this change two years ago:
The Ontario government said Tuesday it is introducing a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training.
Just on the details provided, this is precisely the scenario where they should be using lethal weapons. Wtf.