3:00 PM PT — The Lethbridge Police Service tells TMZ … a service investigation into the actions of the officers who responded to the firearm call Monday has been launched.We’re told the female in the Stormtrooper costume dropped her “weapon” as soon as cops arrived, but “did not initially comply with further police directions to get down on the ground.”Cops say she sustained a minor injury during the incident but didn’t need medical attention. The firearm was confirmed to be fake and she wasn’t charged.Nonetheless, Chief Scott Woods has initiated an investigation after reviewing additional information — including social media video — to determine whether the officers acted appropriately.May the 4th be with you quickly turned into may the Lethbridge, Alberta police force have mercy on you … when cops took down a Stormtrooper for including a toy blaster in her cosplay.The crazy scene went down Monday in the Canadian province where a bar employee — at the Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina, no less — was roughed up by cops. Someone reported seeing her with a firearm, and things quickly went south when officers surrounded her.The video starts out calmly enough, with a man recording the bar employee — who was out in costume for a company parking lot shindig in honor of ‘Star Wars’ day — and joking around with her and asking her to do some Stormtrooper moves. She’s half into it … whatevs.The crazy part happened moments later, when Lethbridge PD swarmed the scene with guns drawn … shouting at the Stormtrooper and demanding she drop her weapon. She did, almost immediately.
Go here to read the rest. The stormtroopers cops violated the first rule of law enforcement: Don’t be a moron.
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
The cops who did this need to be fired. The police chief needs to resign because he allowed this abusive culture to evolve under him. And the [expletive deleted] Karen who called whatever Canada has for 911 over this needs to be tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
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Wednesday, May 6, AD 2020 5:35am
“Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do
When they come for you?”
This is an embarrassment. (photos were shown of blood on the ground, apparently the trooper’s nose was bloodied) Especially when anybody should be able to see that in such a costume the person isn’t going to be laying down quickly.
Maybe the cops shouldn’t be fired, but I think it would be fair to force THEM to dress up in the stormtrooper costume for a week. Or maybe wear a sign for a month with “Yes, I’m a dumbass who arrested the stormtrooper.”
We need to bring back the stocks and put these cops in them for twenty-four hours, exposed to the ridicule of the people. This is the opposite of freedom, which this country is supposed to stand for.
The cops who did this need to be fired. The police chief needs to resign because he allowed this abusive culture to evolve under him. And the [expletive deleted] Karen who called whatever Canada has for 911 over this needs to be tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
“Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do
When they come for you?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mBi8-QsSc
This is an embarrassment. (photos were shown of blood on the ground, apparently the trooper’s nose was bloodied) Especially when anybody should be able to see that in such a costume the person isn’t going to be laying down quickly.
Maybe the cops shouldn’t be fired, but I think it would be fair to force THEM to dress up in the stormtrooper costume for a week. Or maybe wear a sign for a month with “Yes, I’m a dumbass who arrested the stormtrooper.”
We need to bring back the stocks and put these cops in them for twenty-four hours, exposed to the ridicule of the people. This is the opposite of freedom, which this country is supposed to stand for.
Tempted to post a certain NWA rap video … not that it would make it past the comment approval process.
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Don, I support a “stocks” option there. (pun not intended, but embraced)
Also a minor correction:
I heard this was in Canada. So we’re lucky it’s not “this” country. (yet, I’m not happy about that dallas hairdresser)
Correction noted Nate. I assume our Canadian readers hope Canada stands for freedom, although with Trudeau’s gun ban edict one wonders.