U.S. police chase that crossed Cdn border, killed woman 'inexcusable'

[kskiska]

WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) - It's "totally inexcusable" and "offensive" that U.S. police crashed through a border crossing in Niagara Falls during a high-speed pursuit that ended up killing an Ontario woman, the province's community safety minister said Friday.

Monte Kwinter said the government intends to work with federal and American officials to get to the bottom of the incident Wednesday, which began in the border city of Buffalo and ended in tragedy on Canadian soil. "There's lots of problems with that particular incident," Kwinter said before a caucus meeting on the eve of the Liberal party's annual general meeting in this southwestern Ontario border city.

"It is a citizen of Ontario who was killed; it is totally, totally inexcusable that something like that should happen and we will certainly look into it."

Lori Bishop, 40, was hit by a pickup truck that was being pursued by police after a carjacking, hostage-taking and robbery that allegedly occurred in Buffalo before the chase.

Police officers from other provinces aren't even allowed to bring their weapons into Ontario, let alone those from a foreign nation, Kwinter said.

"The idea that a police force in the United States would come across, totally abandon all the protocols that are in place, enter into Canadia

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[saigon68]

1. This is CHIMPANZEE McSHRUB's Homeland security

Police with M-16's armoured cars etc. Get used to it Canada, </sarcasm>

[CHIMO]

2. Thank You

For the information.
I saw the story yesterday but there was no mention of another police force.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1077190022957

Hope it is not a reflection of the new publisher!!!

[Demonaut]

5. Now we have a reason to invade Canada

[kodi]

15. we just did, in case you missed it.

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[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. The police should not be engaging in high speed pursuits. period

They end in tragedy more often than not. This particular one went WAY over the line. Literally.
Very sad.

[pink_poodle]

4. How fucked up is that. I hope that these cowboys get................

stomped on for this. They were out of control coming over here like this and now they should face the consequences. God forbid the Mounties had ridden over there and one of their horses hurt someone!!!!!!!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. But they had to go over the border and apprehend themselves

you see, because they can't speak 'Canadian' well enough to ask for help.

[pink_poodle]

10. Yeah, I don't speak Canadian either but I've never...............

ran anyone down in a high speed chase. The cops here are just as cowboy-ish too. There are always complaints here too.

[CHIMO]

12. Again

I would like to point out another disregard for the laws of the land.

http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/02/02/fp8s1-csm.shtml

Not only are Canadian citizens not protected in the States but their own government does little in their own country.

[pink_poodle]

14. It costs money and one thing that the government will not do here.........

is spend money. They gather 50% or more of our income every year and a lot of it does not filter back down into services to the people. I ask myself (and others) on almost a daily basis - where does all the money go??????????????

[proud patriot]

7. Oh goodness that's awful

:-(

[BiggJawn]

8. Isn't it the Secretary of State's job to smooth things like this over?

Don't suppose Martin's told Chimp that the RCAF is on alert and any further incursions or violations of the Domminion's sovereignty will be dealt with, do you?


Naw........No Nuts.

[CHIMO]

9. Naw

It's the poor security at the borders.

[mobuto]

11. Uh oh, the Canadians are pissed

[Devils Advocate NZ]

13. At least the Canadian Navy doesn't sink innocent fishing boats

while giving joyrides to rich Republicans!

For that matter, when was the last time you heard of a Canadian Navy boat shooting down a civillian airliner?

Seems to me the US Navy could learn a thing or two from the Canadian Navy.

[gula]

16. Good to see that the good old USofA will stop at nothing

to ingratiate themselves with us Kanukistanis. Could this be to make up for inflicting Paul Cellucci on us?