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Ref in an RCMP FB statement to the second weapon in question having been modified:
Active Shooter / Hostile Event ( ASHE ) prevention / response
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OldSolduer
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Every five years the RCMP sends me a letter basically telling me "Keep your PAL up to date and we won't seize your gun".
So, if the legally acquired firearms may not have been involved at all, they were just at the residence? A bit of speculation on my part, but that does appear to be what this is saying.
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For further context, here's RCMP BC's info-machine latest via FB (from which the earlier screen grabs I shared were extracted):
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Beware the initial reports ....
globalnews.ca
www.deccanherald.com
Meanwhile, latest from RCMP, both in BC ....
ottawa.citynews.ca
... and AB:
globalnews.ca
Disinformation experts warn of dire consequences in online hunt for blame | Globalnews.ca
Disinformation experts say while it's human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences.
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Ontario resident's image wrongly shared as Canada shooting suspect
Fact-check reports debunk viral selfie shared by Indian outlets claiming to show Canada shooting suspect in Tumbler Ridge.
www.deccanherald.com
Meanwhile, latest from RCMP, both in BC ....
RCMP say investigation of shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School completed
RCMP say an investigation of the crime scene at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where five students and an educator were killed last week has concluded.
ottawa.citynews.ca
Alberta RCMP report more calls of people with weapons in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting | Globalnews.ca
An RCMP spokesman says that he can't say with certainty that the increase is connected with the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. last Tuesday.
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The minute the news broke that the shooter in BC was transgender it was obviously to cause a lot of anti-trans rhetoric.
[If it would have been a straight white male shooting up a school that would have kicked off white males are violent! rhetoric.]
This incident touches on the argument/debate by Danielle Smith et el about trans children and safety. A number of other progressive countries similar to Canada have moved towards a stricter, more monitored approach to aiding them with that they're going though. It's hard to say if that would made a difference here but I hope all the factors at play in this shooting get thoroughly investigated (with a view to preventing it in the future).
Hopefully the policies regarding firearms getting returned to homes with mentally unstable individuals living there gets reviewed too.
This is just my own bias but it seemed to me the RCMP put more emphasis on the firearms than needed. Whether it was a pistol, or rifle, talking about the rifle being modified (like, putting on a sling? foregrip?), and then emphasizing the firearms used weren't previously seized and returned by them. Sort of felt like they were rushed to point out this wasn't their fault.
[If it would have been a straight white male shooting up a school that would have kicked off white males are violent! rhetoric.]
This incident touches on the argument/debate by Danielle Smith et el about trans children and safety. A number of other progressive countries similar to Canada have moved towards a stricter, more monitored approach to aiding them with that they're going though. It's hard to say if that would made a difference here but I hope all the factors at play in this shooting get thoroughly investigated (with a view to preventing it in the future).
Hopefully the policies regarding firearms getting returned to homes with mentally unstable individuals living there gets reviewed too.
This is just my own bias but it seemed to me the RCMP put more emphasis on the firearms than needed. Whether it was a pistol, or rifle, talking about the rifle being modified (like, putting on a sling? foregrip?), and then emphasizing the firearms used weren't previously seized and returned by them. Sort of felt like they were rushed to point out this wasn't their fault.
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I suspect the RCMP deflection is based on the disaster that was the Nova Scotia shooting.
-failed to investigate reports that the shooter owned illegal firearms
-systemic failures in how they policed the area, lack of organization and coordination coupled with poorly prepared officers
-whatever the near tragedy that the shooting at the firehall was
For this shooting they are trying to stay ahead of it and prevent themselves from taking any blame whether or not it is deserved.
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Same thing happened to Asians during COVID-19 and to Muslims following any one of the recent Islamic involved terrorist attacks.
The RCMP have a narrative they must follow, same as Commissioner Lucki showed very publicly following the Nova Scotia incident. I'm sure Gary and Nathalie can't wait to find out what they get to ban next.
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What do you think will happen to Open AI?
Tough to gauge without some detail about the content…
Haggis
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Maybe some staff retraining.
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Or a change in policy. After a wicked lawsuit.
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I'm not convinced the purveyors really care. Content review systems/teams or whatever they are called are likely mostly window dressing. Musk seems to be okay with AI creating child porn.
When only a handful of people own a megaphone, they think unfettered free speech is a good thing.
It would have to be a seriously large settlement that withstands the appeals that we never hear about. Otherwise, it is just a cost of doing business.
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Open AI looks to be worth more than the GDP of Alberta.
With our pay for play justice system I'm not sure a lawsuit would go far.
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Unless you can find a crusading litigator to take it pro-bono. Not like that hasn't happened before.
