there not cops their bountys.. i drivin through that shit country and they pull me over.. they still give me shit after i showed them my federal badge. then they tell me they pulled me over because i had ny plates.. i said keep up the good work, your ontarios finest..there the equivilent to a mall security guard..
They probably don't like arrogant Americans who come into our country and assume they can use their gestapo like storm-trooper techniques north of the border, ...as if a US federal badge means jack poop up here. Consider yourself lucky. The guys who pulled you over were nice guys. Flashing a police badge when pulled over can have seriously nasty ramifications for a cop this side of the border.
I found out by accident once while driving with my ex. There was a piece of junk beside us that for some reason didn't like the fact that we were in a Vette. He kept pulling up alongside us making rude comments about the car, and being general assholes. So I simply reached down into the console, pulled out his badge, and flashed in the window. The driver's eyes grew like giant basketballs, and he backed right off, but my ex almost freaked. He floored it to get well ahead of them while the driver was still in a momentary daze... before he could think enough to get the tags on the car. Apparently flashing your police badge to a member of the public when not on duty or performing official police business is a big no-no, ...and doing it when you've been pulled over by another cop is a waaaay big no-no. You're lucky they didn't try to make an example of you, 'cause you wouldn't have liked it.
As for the tasering cops, they weren't "mall security guards", they were Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) federal cops. Those guys certainly bring new meaning to the mountie motto of "We Always Get Our Man!"
The guy was not throwing chairs at the police. He was throwing chairs but not at anyone, he was demanding help, and wasn't getting it. In September, I had my plane changed and was forced to sit around the brand new Terminal 1 at Pearson airport in Toronto for TWELVE hours. I completely understand the frustration he was feeling, 'cause I almost lost my mind. I at least understood what was happening, could speak the language, and found plenty of international passengers to prospect about FFi
Can you imagine the nightmare when you don't even speak the language, and no one will help you?
That would never have happened at Pearson. Employees there speak so many languages it aint funny.
To make matters worse, one of the security guards kept insisting the guy spoke Russian.
All they had to do was check his passport. He was already in a secured baggage claim area, had already been screened through security and was clearly an unarmed man who posed no risk. The sad thing is when his first words spoken to the RCMP who showed up were translated, he was actually "thanking the men for coming because he knew they were there to rescue him" ...and ZAP! 50,000 volts of electricity coursed through his body sending him into convulsions on the floor. If that wasn't enough, ...while he was spasming & convulsing around on the floor, that bastard elected to taser him again. He must have been afraid all those convulsions might have taken out an eye or something.
ps - If you were pulled over on an Ontario highway, they weren't federal RCMP, they were Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), who have jurisdiction on highways. The cops involved in the airport tasering incident were not "Ontario's finest", not even Ontario based. They were British Columbian RCMP not from Ontario. The difference is like comparing a California FBI agent to a NY State Trooper.
If there is any other ignorant & inaccurate illusions you have may about my country, I will be happy to enlighten you further.
