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Storm Trooper Arrested In Canada on Star Wars Day

CBC

Police officers in Lethbridge, Alta., are being investigated after at least one pulled a gun on a woman who was dressed in a stormtrooper costume and carrying what turned out to be a fake firearm as part of a Star Wars-themed business promotion.

It started when police responded to two 911 calls reporting someone in a stormtrooper outfit was carrying a firearm along the 500 block of 13 Street North, the Lethbridge Police Service said in a release issued Tuesday.

The woman in the costume was actually trying to promote a restaurant on May 4, or “May the Fourth” — a day Star Wars fans celebrate as Star Wars Day. It’s a pun on the iconic line in the movies: “May the force be with you.” More

21 Comments on Storm Trooper Arrested In Canada on Star Wars Day

  1. Woman arrested for letting her 8 yr old play on the swings. SWAT with ARMORED CARS raids restaurant for daring to open in Odessa, TX. Woman who opens hair salon gets 7 days in jail. Cops flying helicopters over Calif beaches ordering people indoors.
    Had enough yet?

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  2. They should have been able to quickly and reasonably ascertain that the item she carried was a prop.
    And then obviously knowing that it wasn’t real should have never needed to order her to the ground let alone actually HANDCUFF her!
    Common sense & critical thinking are dead even among the people who are supposed to be the best and brightest.
    I guess we should consider ourselves fortunate in that we aren’t mourning the loss of yet another victim to armed report takers.

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  3. So proud to be canadian that I pulled it out and took another piss on my flag, just as I have done since Turdstick got re-elected with a minority.

    Fucking disgusting!

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  4. The reason why she was arrested is because she is employed and can therefore have money extracted from her.

    Cops are not our friends. They are the handmaidens of the oppressor. We are now witnessing countless examples of this.

    “There are good cops.” Yes, roughly 5% are good ones, give or take 5% (way more take than give).

    “You would feel differently if you needed a cop.” I have needed a cop. My daughter needed a cop. When they arrived, they still weren’t there.

    Cops can only make every situation worse. Every situation. Worse.

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  5. Ghost @

    They used to hire coppers based on very different criteria than police services boards do today.
    Now they hire them from universities & places of higher education!

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  6. When my son was 9 or 10 I told him, “Never call the cops no matter what. They are looking for someone to arrest and it is just as likely to be you as the criminal.” Today he is a county sheriff and I reminded him of that. He remembered and said, “Pop, you were right.”

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  7. Law enforcement officers are trashing their image during this nonpandemic. Arresting moms at playgrounds, salon workers, store owners selling non-state approved products. Its been enlightening.

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