There are times when things go from the ridiculous, to the maddening, to the just plain stupid. This brings us to the Victoria cops. This story brightened my day, just for the purely sitcom aspect of the whole thing. It's taken from CTV:
A number of dangerous weapons, including a shotgun and tear gas canisters, have gone missing form the Victoria Police Department, spurring two full-scale investigations and a public alert.
The equipment was found missing from the Crowd Management Unit earlier this week. There's no word yet on where it is or how it was removed, but police say all of the items are easily identifiable as police property.
"Clearly this is unacceptable. Whether the items were stolen, improperly disposed of or inadvertently misplaced, it is unacceptable not to know their current disposition. For that, I take full responsibility," Chief Jamie Graham told reporters Friday.
"The worst scenario possibly in the world is that some youngster gets his hands on this and hurts himself."
Police say the Remington shotgun was strictly used by officers in a non-lethal capacity, but is the item of "greatest concern" in the investigation because it can also be fired using conventional 12-gauge ammunition.
Other missing items include pepper balls, which are similar to paintballs but contain pepper solution, anti-riot ARWEN rounds and tactical vests.
Anyone who finds the missing equipment is urged not to touch it, and asked to call 911 immediately.
Graham says he has ordered two investigations into the missing equipment. The department's detective division will look into the circumstances that led to the disappearance, while the professional standards unit will examine any changes necessary to internal policies and practices.
The chief added that there are no signs of a break-in at the police station.
Two nights ago I watched this documentary, thinking it would be both interesting and entertaining. I was right. But what actually got me more than anything else, was how fucking stupid the guys from the "punk" band Pennywise are. The lead singer says something like, now that he has kids, he feels he's becoming part of the same system that he's always fought against?!! Fucking frat boy favourites pennywise?!! Holy crap, define "fighting aginst the system" for me, please. They have footage of the band playing a fucking jagermeister tour, complete with giant fucking product banners behind the stage, coupled with some of the lamest onstage banter you will ever hear. And while the singer was packing his stuff to go on tour, he was bringing hair dye, so as not to "disappoint the kids". He was also bringing ball caps, to hide his receding hair line. Perhaps his dishonesty will disappoint the kids, and not anything else. Maybe once the kids discover real underground punk, they will be severely diappointed. Realistically though, most people grow out of this bullshit and move on. To his credit, he decided to leave pennywise to spend more time with his family. Good, because the music fucking sucks. All of the other guys involved in the film were unsurprising, and there were some things that were universally relatable. Duane Peter's interview was the saddest, and undoubtedly the most real. I would recommend this film, but do not pay for it. Find it online. Bye.