Bloody heck

[u4ic]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/05/national/05bud.html

<snip>
On Thursday, four officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were shot to death in Alberta, British Columbia's neighboring province, as they were searching a marijuana-growing operation, one of many on the rise there. The killings stunned a country that has apparently not lost that many officers at once since the mid-19th century.

Leigh H. Winchell, special agent in charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle, which investigates border crimes and is part of the Department of Homeland Security, said the police killings in Alberta were stark evidence of "how serious the B.C. bud issue is getting, how much money is involved and the lengths to which these criminals are willing to go to protect it." <snip>

I found this on theage.com.au, with the story credited to the NY Times. So I emailed them both, and corrected them that these killings had nothing to do with dope and everything to do with a nutbar who hated cops.

I suspect this story will be used for plenty of agendas.

[Enquiringkitty]

1. Our media , under government pressure, will take any story they can twist

and use it for conservative agendas.

[u4ic]

2. And not just in your country

http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=683c648c-2909-42cb-8494-ee5196e815f2

<snip>
"They should abandon any notion of decriminalization," (Alberta premier) Klein told reporters in Calgary.

He said the officers were slain at a "significant" grow op with 300 plants worth $300,000. <snip>

Yet the CBC reported there were only 20 plants. :shrug:

[applegrove]

3. A sociopath with a sub-machine gun. Nuff said. They didn't stand a

chance in hell.