Violator Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Why don't these guys wear bulletproof vests to increase their chances of survival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 It would be illegal for them to posses body Armour without a permit http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/body-armour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 WTF? It's illegal to possess and wear defensive armour? Why don't they just make it illegal to not get shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 It would be illegal for them to posses body Armour without a permit http://www.pssg.gov....ry/body-armour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 The parents sound like solid hard working people. The sons? http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf31bc76-e4e6-43f9-8383-a8b6d3ed6bba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaNuck Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 At no point should we have to - we are the citizens who follow the laws. Why should we put ourselves in danger because of people who intentionally break the law. At no point should we feel sympathy for them, nor 'back-up' our statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electro Rock Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Apparently the Bacons had bought the top end body armour according to the link I cited above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 As long as it's just the gangsters getting shot, I'm happy my tax dollars aren't being spent to feed and house them in jail. What we really need to do is a modern version of gladiators. Throw them loose in an arena surrounded by bulletproof glass, and put it on PPV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Gang bangers are very budget minded and bullets are expensive. It is important that they hit their targets and no innocents so that they don't waste bullets. Also the shooters know that if they hit innocents than the law would chase them down even harder than if it was just another gang member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Like I said. I'm not asking to sympathize with this guy because I myself do not. I wont however, talk trash and calls him a scumbag or anything else like many of you guys have. I seriously doubt any of you guys would say this to his or any of these "gangster's" faces. And that is why it's stupid and cowardly to do this. Talking about the story (and backstory) like Wetcoaster is fine (In my opinion) but crossing the line is what some you "tough guys" write behind the security of noone knowing who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Big whoop. Just add it to the long list of the other illegal stuff they do and don't care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Body armour would do little for shots to the head.The police found 60 shell casings from the automatic weapon. Undoubtedly some shots found the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 They had to care about it being illegal wetcoaster started a topic about the Bacons filling a complaint for harassment cause every time they would leave there house they would get tickets for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 tickets to canucks games too?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Like I said. I'm not asking to sympathize with this guy because I myself do not. I wont however, talk trash and calls him a scumbag or anything else like many of you guys have. I seriously doubt any of you guys would say this to his or any of these "gangster's" faces. And that is why it's stupid and cowardly to do this. Talking about the story (and backstory) like Wetcoaster is fine (In my opinion) but crossing the line is what some you "tough guys" write behind the security of noone knowing who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 There was fifth person reportedly shot in the attack who is believed to be James Riach, who is linked to the Independent Soldiers and he fled the scene on foot. The RCMP is searching for a fifth victim of Sunday’s gangland shooting in Kelowna who fled the scene on foot and has not yet been found, police said Monday. The missing man is believed to be James Riach, who is linked to the Independent Soldiers gang, The Province has learned. Kelowna RCMP on Monday confirmed 30-year-old Jonathan Bacon, a high profile gang member associated with the Red Scorpions, was killed in the afternoon shooting at the Delta Grand hotel that also injured Hells Angel member Larry Amero, one other man and two women. “We do believe that this was a targeted incident,” RCMP Const. Steve Holmes said. Police have made no arrests. A burnt-out Ford Explorer that matches the description of the suspects’ getaway vehicle was towed to the Kelowna RCMP detachment and will be examined by forensic technicians. Supt. Bill McKinnon declined to comment on the number of shooters or shots fired, saying investigations into gangs are complex and take a “tremendous” amount of resources. “We’re going to do whatever’s needed to find these individuals,” he said. “We are doing everything that we can and we’ll continue to do so.” The missing victim, whom police identified as male, fled the victims’ Porsche Cayenne SUV after the attack. It is not known if he was injured. “Obviously, part of this investigation will be looking at the hospitals and whether someone comes in with something that’s consistent with something like a shooting,” McKinnon said. “At this point, we have not yet located him.” Supt. Pat Fogerty of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said he wasn’t surprised to hear reports that members of the Hells Angels, Red Scorpions and Independent Soldiers were together in the victims’ SUV. “This province is made up of thereabouts 120 gangs and organized crime groups,” he told The Province. “Due to a variety of factors ... these groups have to align themselves up with people who are powerful enough to keep them in business,” he said. Fogerty warned it’s dangerous to read too much into the gang members being seen together. “They may not be part of the same group, but they’re not at odds with each other,” he said. “Sometimes they need each others’ expertise and they learn to work with each other.” Kelowna Police haven’t said whether Bacon was the intended target of the shooting. “At this point we have no way of knowing that,” McKinnon said. McKinnon also wouldn’t say whether Bacon, who was out on bail pending a trial on weapons charges this fall, was being monitored by police at the time of the attack. He did say police are cautious of retaliation between gangs. “Gangs and their associates have a callous disregard for the safety of others when disputes erupt, and it potentially places all of us at risk,” he said. “Gang violence can occur at any time anywhere, and while there can be a series of cause-based factors behind it, it can also be as simple as who is dating whom.” There was no evidence to suggest the victims fired at their attackers, he said. http://www.theprovince.com/news/Fifth+victim+loose+after+fatal+Kelowna+gang+shooting/5258372/story.html#ixzz1VAD7z3NQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 ^ The best thing about injured fugitives on the run is that they can't seek medical help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electro Rock Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 ^ The best thing about injured fugitives on the run is that they can't seek medical help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 ^ The best thing about injured fugitives on the run is that they can't seek medical help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaNuck Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 So what are your true thoughts of the guy? BTW, why didn't you express the same disdain for those who lauded Osama bin Laden's death? We know you didn't miss that thread. /topic/302531-osama-bin-laden-killed/page__view__findpost__p__9634288">http://forum.canucks...ost__p__9634288 Don't have as much personal attachment to OBL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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