tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6963629592580368007..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Police Officer Charged in the Killing of Sammy YatimSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62142829363699262962014-06-18T22:06:41.856-04:002014-06-18T22:06:41.856-04:00hi Noah...I hope you're wrong, and I know for ...hi Noah...I hope you're wrong, and I know for sure that some police officers and emergency personnel were as shocked by what happened as I was. I'm afraid that Forcillo was probably incensed by Yadim taunting police from inside the streetcar and calling them "pussies." There was some talk at the time that it could be a case of so called roid rage, as Forcillo was a bodybuilder. But whether it was or not there can be no excuse for gunning down a disturbed teenager who trapped in that streetcar was not a threat to anyone... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46909605297276932092014-06-18T22:02:13.286-04:002014-06-18T22:02:13.286-04:00hi Cathie....I can only hope that the video is bei...hi Cathie....I can only hope that the video is being used at police school to show cadets how not to deal with that kind of situation, for it's a debacle from start to finish. They should have contained the incident, and waited for a trained negotiator to arrive. Or the Emergency Task Force that is trained to handle events like that one, and has a psychiatric team attached to it. I have seen them in action and they have managed to defuse the most dangerous situations. Unfortunately, the police on the scene seemed to have been bothered more by the fact the streetcar was blocking a fairly busy route. Which of course is not something they should be concerned about. The incident also took place not far from the so-called Entertainment District which is notorious for fights and drunken behaviour so maybe the officers were slightly frazzled. But that's still no excuse. I haven't the slightest doubt that had they followed their most basic training, Sammy Yatim would be alive today...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76311807187538459262014-06-18T21:53:33.680-04:002014-06-18T21:53:33.680-04:00hi anon...well we'll see, I just hope that out...hi anon...well we'll see, I just hope that out of this senseless tragedy will come more training on how to deal with mentally ill people, so fewer will be killed. They do receive more training than they once did, but clearly it's not enough...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85259080120632164412014-06-18T21:50:58.350-04:002014-06-18T21:50:58.350-04:00hi anon...It has taken a long time to charge Forci...hi anon...It has taken a long time to charge Forcillo, and its also hard to believe that he has been allowed back on the job after his irrational and murderous behaviour. And yes, in a post at the time I did point out how Harper has created a culture that only encourages that kind of behaviour. He would brutalize our sane Canadian values, but hopefully in the end they will help destroy him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-77166161346699087042014-06-18T12:07:21.631-04:002014-06-18T12:07:21.631-04:00The cop will get a fine and time served and maybe ...The cop will get a fine and time served and maybe a period of "desk work" and be back on the streets in no time. Noah Pattersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50864648327305339822014-06-18T01:24:25.793-04:002014-06-18T01:24:25.793-04:00The eerie thing about the video of the shooting is...The eerie thing about the video of the shooting is how blase the other police officers are. As the shots ring out, nobody is diving for cover or taking any defensive measures or shouting questions or orders -- they're all just milling around, walking back and forth, peering into the bus, holding their own weapons at their sides. They didn't seem to be the least bit concerned about what they were seeing.Cathie from Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72208403038082636732014-06-17T21:10:05.822-04:002014-06-17T21:10:05.822-04:00He'll get away with it. The trial is only kabu...He'll get away with it. The trial is only kabuki to appease "the tree-huggers".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-79820883160459576612014-06-17T21:09:10.243-04:002014-06-17T21:09:10.243-04:00Wow. 2ñd degree murder? What a sick fuck! He clear...Wow. 2ñd degree murder? What a sick fuck! He clearly wanted to kill that child. Those cops standing by should be charged with accessory to murder. The chief should resign. Sad thing is, if there wasn't video, there would be no charges. If you want a dangerous job, be a taxi driver. They are murdered at a rate twice that of cops. And they can't carry guns. Thanks for creating this culture, Harper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56450470990062762282014-06-17T18:40:46.829-04:002014-06-17T18:40:46.829-04:00I can't believe it took this long to charge hi...I can't believe it took this long to charge him. Different sets of rules for Forcillo I guess. Shameful. I hope it's a trial by jury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com