Crazy American meets Calgary...

[finboy]

Awkwardness ensues...

http://www.calgaryherald.com/touch/s...tml?id=7050028

Sadly not a troll letter...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...police-us.html

[GoChris]

[sputnik]

Most socially awkward person ever.

"Oh no. Someone is talking to me. What should I do? Where is my gun?"

[canadian booster]

WTF ! LMAO !! what a TOOL !

abridged version: OMG someone came and asked me a question about stampede, a random person being friendly, RUN FOR COVER! HONEY GRAB MY GUN!! Quick! before they try to shake my hand or tell me to "have a nice day" SCREAM !! Bloody Canadians!


you sir, are a twat.

[toastgremlin]

If this is what he's like in Canada, I wonder how many people this guy has shot for no good reason back home.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by toastgremlin
If this is what he's like in Canada, I wonder how many people this guy has shot for no good reason back home.

"Excuse me, but you dropped your wal-"

"Hands off my stuff, wench!"

[Jlude]

Sounds like there's a chance that had he been carrying a guy, those two gentlemen could have been shot, because they tried to talk to someone.

[Agent_Oorange]

Getting pulled over by this guy would be interesting to say the least.

[Abeo]

To me, a cop is an authority figure, whether or not he has a gun. He should be able to diffuse nearly any situation with words, and only use force when required. And having been an officer, he should have had training and years of experience on how to neutralize a threat without shooting someone.

This situation reminds me of a movie:

Hammerson: Do you know why Americans love guns? And it's got nothing to do with all that phallic mumbo-jumbo, "cocking your gun." No, Hertz, people love guns because America is a land of opportunity where a poor man can become rich and a pussy can become a tough guy, if he's got a gun in his hand. Now, I'm hoping you're not just a pussy with a gun in your hand.

[Crystalrw]

This guy should probably see someone for his paranoia. Unbelievable!

[Tik-Tok]

Good thing Rick Mercer never encountered this guy while doing "Talking to Americans"

[dj_patm]

This guy is insane. I hope this goes viral...

They could have easily been trying to sell grandstand tickets or something.

[adam c]

whenever I hear Kalamazoo I always think of these and can never take it seriously

[flipstah]

Originally posted by dj_patm

They could have easily been trying to sell grandstand tickets or something.

Where the fuck were those #NoseHillGentlemen when I was looking for tickets?!

[yoda124]

Originally posted by dj_patm
This guy is insane. I hope this goes viral...

They could have easily been trying to sell grandstand tickets or something.

more likely selling dope.He could of just said "no thanks" and kept on walking.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by yoda124


He could of just said "no thanks" and kept on walking.

The fascinating part is that he even said "They looked bewildered" at his comment, and they peacefully parted ways, and he STILL felt threatened enough to write a letter

Yeah, because dangerous thugs totally leave people alone after hearing a stern "I have no reason to talk to you".

[Quiet10]

I was shaking my head about this, but after I sat and thought about it for a while I changed my mind.

If I was a police officer from Michigan, being approached by two strange people in a strange new place / city (of which he probably knew very little) could easily make him feel uneasy. If he was approached by two random people in Michigan it could very easily have been a mugging or worse.

I get why he's uneasy but to shoot someone for talking is a little too far still.

[kvg]

Wow, random people talking to him, OMFG . When I moved here I had to get used to that, but I like the friendliness of Calgary people.

[finboy]

http://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comm...chigan/c5ps4vl

have you ever noticed it is only those who have never been aborted that agree with abortion?

More online persona

[Kloubek]

The impression I got from what I read is that the two guys basically walked into the path of this couple to talk to them. While that is not threatening in itself, I could maybe see why he felt uncomfortable. Should the two guys have been up to no good, what they potentially did might have been a precursor to a confrontation of some sort.

With all that said, wishing he had a gun seems pretty extreme.