From the CBC website on the story of the horrific bus slaying near Winnipeg:
enrico57 wrote:
Posted 2008/08/01
at 2:53 AM ET
“The men on that bus are a bunch of cowards who chose to flee rather than face this ghoulish attacker. I know for sure that this butcher would not have survived for more than minute if he was in the middle east or India where I came from. Where are the men in Canada??? you are a bunch of cowards, only good enough to run away rather than help people in need and I am also including the policeMEN who surrounded the bus for more than an hour–what a bunch of clowns!!!”
The comment has since been deleted by the moderators on the CBC website, but the funny thing about the web, what you say is very difficult to unsay. Now let’s take a look at Mr. Macho, above, who has a strong opinion on what people should have done in that situation and realize that he is, in fact, an utter moron. An armed psychopath is not someone you get into a wrestling match with, especially in close quarters, because it is sheer stupidity and any combat and fighting expert will tell you that. From that, we can only draw the conclusion that “enrico” (who is apparently from India, figure the name) is a truly stupid individual and, to boot, is full of shit. I have a very strong feeling that he would have stampeded his way off that bus faster than anyone and pissed his pants in the process. Such is usually the way with the loud of mouth.
The next “Internet tough guy” on the CBC is:
TCJRBS wrote:
Posted 2008/08/01
at 4:50 AM ET
I have to say that as a human being, I am utterly ashamed that not a single person on that bus did not do a single thing to subdue the attacker. I am also disgusted by the amount of comments that have been posted which attempt to rationalize their cowardice .
Let me ask you this: If your child, friend, or next of kin was being stabbed by someone who was only a few feet away from you, would you just flee in terror and let them die?? Give me a break.
If you were gutless enough to have answered “yes”, I hope that the rest of us are spared being in your presence if we’re ever misfortunate enough to be in similar situation as poor Tim McLean.
Again, a moron. I suspect this tough guy would have shit his pants rather than piss them, or maybe he’d do both. Not sure. One thing is for sure, he wouldn’t have manfully jumped over people and seats to “subdue” the attacker unless he is an even bigger idiot than his posting would indicate and that is really saying something. As I said, getting into a wrestling match with an armed psychopath is not a intelligent activity by any measure on the intelligence scale. Hell, even young Earth creationists are more intelligent than that and they’re barely measurable. So, apparently we know where “TCJRBS” fits into that series of measurements… he doesn’t. I’m surprised he can remember to breathe.
On the police front, there is a part of me that wishes that they had just shot the bastard that committed this crime. However, in a society that prizes the Rule of Law, that’s a non-starter. The cops should never become judge, jury, and executioner because, when they do, we have a police state. So, I suppose, I’ll have to live without the emotional satisfaction of them dealing with the potential outcome of a pathetic legal system, but it’s probably for the best. After all, I really don’t like the idea of a police state.
