If this investigation is like any of the other internal ones done by the RCMP,it will be years before any info is made public. And guess what the final verdict will be... same old, same old.

From what I remember in the news, the man was walking around with a belt buckle which apparently looked like the butt of a gun sticking out of his pants.

And duh! The RCMP weren't in very good humour about it. They generally tend to act that way when there's the complaint of someone walking around with a gun.

People really do reap what they sow.

Posted by: MrPG on April 8 2010 2:57 PMFrom what I remember in the news, the man was walking around with a belt buckle which apparently looked like the butt of a gun sticking out of his pants.

wrong case you are talking about, the one you mention happened in Prince George, the one in the story is in Quesnel.

Thanks Anastasia, I stand corrected.

This was the toy gun that was left at his relatives home.
But jeez, anyone walking around anywhere with something that looks like a gun is going to be taken down hard and fast, people or the police can't tell if its real til maybe its too damn late, the next one could be real. Whether the fellow is suffering from a mental disorder may not be known to the attending officers. So yer damned if yuh do and damned if yuh don't.

If you can't tell a belt buckle from a real handgun you shouldn't be a police officer.

I have read many articles in the local paper as well including the very angry parents. My question to all of you is: What if it was a real gun. You may say oh it was a toy but for at least one very brave citizen it looked real. That person called it in for the safety of everyone. I hope that all this negativity will keep that person from calling again. As for the parents yes you are angry but be realistic if you are so concerned about your son's mental capacity why was he out on his own. Why was he allowed to purchase a toy gun what are you trying to teach him? You obviously did not use common sense in this and are trying to blame others for your oversight. I am personally proud of our officers and think they absolutely did the right thing. In fact he should have been taken to the ground immediatly without the option of reaching for anything. Public safety is first and foremost and if it had been a real gun and they didn't draw their guns first and he had shot someone what then think about that. Your children, nieces, nephews or loved ones could have been in that area and been killed that day. Be thankful everyone is safe and the RCMP did their jobs. I for one am thankful and grateful. PLEASE PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

a correction to my last thoughts. I hope that all this negativity will NOT keep that brave citizen from calling things in again. Please know there are people that support what you did and would have done the same thing if in your shoes.

Justmythoughts: you say : "the RCMP did their jobs". Everyone does their job(s) in whatever buisness that may be: doctors, lawyers, tree planters and 'Timmys' !!But do they always do the job correct and at their the best?. I think not, or all of us, including you, would be deemed to be perfect. Seems you missed the point of the article and feed-back.

justmythoughts, Why is the person that called it in "brave"?

"If you can't tell a belt buckle from a real handgun you shouldn't be a police officer."

Ruez, please tell us what it's like to be perfect and to never have made a mistake.

the person is "brave" because most people turn a blind eye out of fear of repercussion. Anyone willing to stand up and say that something is possibly dangerous to society or a possible crime in my eyes is brave.
Also in regards to the belt buckle comments my understanding is that it was in the waist band of his pants and never thought of as a belt buckle it was the butt of a gun (toy or otherwise) sticking out of his pants. And that is what the man who had the toy gun said in the paper.

Come on folks, the belt buckle thing was another place another time, get with it.
Justmythoughts: Couldn't have said it better myself.

I suspect all of us are just frustrated with what goes on around us by agencies ,police, government(s).... and how they do (or don't do)their jobs. So let's not pick at each other anymore--just sign the anti HST petition.

And to think that when I was 8 or so I used to walk the streets in our downtown neighbourhood with cowboy hat, a holster and two six guns that I kept loaded with caps.

Cops never even took a second look.

Gus, you must of been wearing a dress in those days; ha ha

In the fifties and sixties, people carried their rifles in their trucks, mounted on the back window for all to see. In addition you could walk down the street with a rifle strapped to your back, and as long as you had a firearms license, and the gun was not loaded it was ok.

Dont recall anyone getting shot, nor do I recall any police shooting anyone.

What we have to-day is beyond comprehension. People watch to much TV, and think that their is a criminal behind every tree, or under every rock. Cops are armed to the teeth, and criminals have drug shacks loaded with guns. (Unregistered) We have laws for everything from riding a bike, to cooking in the kitchen (smoke alarm)

The Country is full of people and police who fear everything.

Its a sad state of affairs, and most of it is BS.

Used to pack our BB and pellet guns through town to the bush no problems.

Palopu: "In the fifties and sixties, people carried their rifles in their trucks, mounted on the back window for all to see. In addition you could walk down the street with a rifle strapped to your back, and as long as you had a firearms license, and the gun was not loaded it was ok.

Dont recall anyone getting shot, nor do I recall any police shooting anyone."

Welcome to the year 2010. For better or worse, this is where we're at. Police take handgun complaints seriously. People in those days largely used guns for hunting. Someone walking around with a handgun sticking out of their pants isn't likely looking to plunk a few birds for dinner.