Shooting: Blaine WA border

[sgtbear111]

Two California murder suspects arrested on I-5 at Canadian Border. One suspect shot by US Customs Officer. Unarmed Canada Customs Officers left their posts.

http://www.komotv.com/stories/41475.htm

[metallicat]

I guess this is another prime example why our border guards need to be armed. I believe it is the plan of the new government we elected yesterday to arm the guards.

From the Conservative party's platform:

"Provide our border officers with sidearms and the training required for their use, and ensure, for the safety of these officers, that there are no "work alone" posts.

[Dalice]

Job well done preventing these people from making it across the border

[chewy]

Don't be too hard on the Canadians for leaving their posts. We had a shooting in Detroit a few years ago and we had ARMED officers run and hide! I don't blame the Canadians at all, they aren't armed and shouldn't be expected to risk thier lives in this situation. Apparently the Canadian government doesn't care enough about the security of thier country to arm their border officers so why should the border officers care enough to get into life threatening situations... I sure as hell wouldn't!



Same incident but different press sources.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/3610848.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/...WtkBHNlYwM3MTg

[KittyMom]

Leaving when you know murderers are on their way straight to you and aren't going to stop and are PO'd at people in uniforms and you AREN'T ARMED is the only sensible thing to do!!!

Job also well done by the locals who ID'd the suspects and put the word out, and those who spotted them.

[sparty]

We had a shooting in Detroit a few years ago and we had ARMED officers run and hide!

Don't forget a certain supervisor who wouldn't let his officers leave the building to go up on the bridge and assist DPD. He said it wasn't our job. Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.

[chewy]

Don't forget a certain supervisor who wouldn't let his officers leave the building to go up on the bridge and assist DPD. He said it wasn't our job. Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.

Ya, or when the INS Inspector was getting pummled by a guy on the tunnel bus and the supervisor forbid us from going to help then handcuffed the doors together so we couldn't leave... God I love my job sometimes, it's all about NOT helping people!

[FSCF3801]

Don't forget a certain supervisor who wouldn't let his officers leave the building to go up on the bridge and assist DPD. He said it wasn't our job. Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.

:rolleyes: That was so stupid. Me and few others ran up the bridge ONE time to assisst the bridge company who stopped a crazy who was trying to jump, so we hook him up and take him back down and turn him over to DPD... Boy what an cluster that was :rolleyes:

[sparty]

It will be interesting to see what the fallout is with the guy who was resisting tonight at the bridge. From what I hear, the officers did everything right but one never knows what management's response is going to be. One of these days someone is going to get seriously hurt.

[Clint]

Sparty, you mis-spelled "FOULED"..... Just kidding those in Blaine did a great job. I wish them the best of luck....

[Frogdiver]

Sparty, you mis-spelled "FOULED"..... Just kidding those in Blaine did a great job. I wish them the best of luck....

I have a bad feeling they are going to need it, based on CBP past practice.:(

[BP348]

Ya, or when the INS Inspector was getting pummled by a guy on the tunnel bus and the supervisor forbid us from going to help then handcuffed the doors together so we couldn't leave... God I love my job sometimes, it's all about NOT helping people!

WTF???

Chewy could you explain this a little better?
1.Officer in fight with guy on bus
2. Supervisor hadcuffs doors so other officers could not help above officer
3 Then???

Said supervisor needs his *** kicked and then some type of legal or civil suit filed due to his incompetence as a supervisor. How did this supervisor justify his actions?

This guy deserved to loose his job for that!!!

Can you say OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE

[Frogdiver]

WTF???

Chewy could you explain this a little better?
1.Officer in fight with guy on bus
2. Supervisor hadcuffs doors so other officers could not help above officer
3 Then???

Said supervisor needs his *** kicked and then some type of legal or civil suit filed due to his incompetence as a supervisor. How did this supervisor justify his actions?

This guy deserved to loose his job for that!!!

Can you say OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE

Chewy can and most normal Officers can. It's the BS management mind set that puts us at risk. Gotta keep the traffic flowing and the traveling public happy no matter what our safety situation is.:mad:

[Lost Texan]

It is early, but it is looking ok for the Blaine Officers after the review of the video and reports, at least that is what I have gathered from the NWGPs.

LT

[chewy]

Our managements idea of "Officer safety" is the thinking that if you don't do anything that my lead to you having to take action then you would be safe... They don't want us to do anything which makes our job much easier because we just have to sit there and collect paperwork...

Speaking of Officer safety FSCF3801, did you hear about the assult at FS yesterday? I didn't get the whole story about it but heard a little from Ashley. I guess they also got 500lbs at the same time from another unrelated truck?