Calgary father, daughter pulled over by police at gunpoint for swapped licence plate

[@geegstar]

Two years ago 5 RCMP units pursued and smashed the truck of a woman and her son because they kept their gas station store open. Later that year they dragged a kid out of a farm tractor he was moving from one field to another, when they were done, he needed to go to hospital. Calgary police are just as brutal!

[@petemclovins9166]

This time it wasn't the Calgary police, Sylvan lake is near Red Deer, these police were RCMP.

[@terrysteward2227]

Every hear that saying F around and Find out well the people your talking about now know what it means

[@davecormier4409]

​@@petemclovins9166 same thing murderers

[@realalbertan]

Tractor incident was Alberta Sheriffs.

[@lightarmy.888]

Few years ago in Red Deer the RCMP did a high speed chase on the main street going downtown and the teen driving the car hit a pole and died. They blamed the teen even though they are not supposed to do high speed chases in town during the day especially because it puts all the other citizens at risk and that's a very busy area all day everyday. RCMP is rogue across Canada.

[@Boogeyman1920]

So everyone's a criminal till proven otherwise? You just nailed it!

[@seankingwell3692]

and all because cops don't care about right and wrong only money and pension.

[@LeCheeZy]

It's all to protect the public! Do you feel safer now? Knowing that AFTER they pointed guns at an innocent 15 yo girl and her father they said they would do it again?

[@jim9337]

Remember in Canada the RCMP, a Paramilitary force, has immunity from almost anything they do, lawful, or not. Don't ever forget this. I'm not saying there aren't good Members, just that they do not have to answer for their actions. No body cams, no over sight, just their word against yours. Video all interactions with police.

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

Why wouldnt they attempt to just stop it first? Like was any attempt to alert the driver they are to pull over? Seems bizarre.

[@cw9282]

Because they thought it was a stolen vehicle due to the licence plate and I don't know if you realize this, but usually people that steal cars don't voluntarily pull over and are often armed, and desperate to escape meaning they can do anything including run you over or shoot at you. It's the guys fault for not check his licence plate. I always check my vehicle whenever it's been parked for awhile to ensure 3 things: the tires are not deflated, there is no damage from other people hitting my car and running, and lastly, you guessed it, my licence plate is there.

[@Entreri007]

This was overkill.

[@sault2746]

😂 you check your plates? Cool story bro.😂

[@protic4]

@@sault2746 after he's done licking the boots

[@petemclovins9166]

​@@cw9282 and so that gives the police the right to try and wreck a car with a child in it, and then go straight to lethal force with safety's off on loaded firearms because they just assumed the driver of car that wasn't stolen is not going to stop?

[@Thomson12345]

So the police never checked the vehicle description also matched before orchestrating this entire operation?

[@jeta1-fsii63]

Thief actually steals plates with same make/model and color. So its harder to tell the differences when running these plates.

[@nealpringle710]

Until you check the v.i.n number no one would know. They are just reading the plate .

[@LinA-it9vd]

This is the first intelligent comment on here. That would be a sure thing to check first. Unless they did and the criminals swapped it with a like vehicle and they didn’t mention it.

[@isuckbut906]

@@LinA-it9vd I think everyone is quick to jump on cops.. but to underestimate the criminal is a huge mistake. I'd wager they swapped plates with a similar make / model / color as jeta stated above

[@LinA-it9vd]

@@isuckbut906 Agreed.

[@timmybailey2514]

too busy doing this instead of going after the drug dealers and luckily none of these cops lost control of their trigger finger

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

How do you know they weren't looking for drug dealers....hey Buddy facts matter.

[@lonamacpherson3933]

These types of incidences is what is turning people against the police. This should not be happening!

[@mbpaintballa]

how are the police responsible for criminals switching plates?

[@itsa-itsagames]

Plate swapping is usually used in drive-by shootings , it's natural for cops to see that and think that they could be armed

[@cryptameria666]

There should have better surveillance. This is an epic failure

[@cryptameria666]

​@@mbpaintballait's their job. Unfortunately as civilians we need to start checking our plates if we run to the store for milk before they close.

[@dcampbell4079]

Well, that is certainly ridiculous. If you and others are believing the police are to blame and that the police are bringing it on themselves in having people turn on them. People should be turning on the criminals because they are the ones that caused this to happen. Criminals stole the car and put the plate on a different vehicle.

[@vampfashions]

When the police, through over-training or through cowardice, proceed to a high-risk takedown of a father and teen daughter encountered randomly in traffic, instead of a simple traffic stop to point out the "paperwork anomaly" as it basically was, they drive a larger wedge of fear and mistrust between themselves and the law-abiding population. At a time when they went full gestapo on the truckers, and when they are assaulting people protesting groomers, and escorting terrorist supporters on their marches of intimidation to disrupt Jewish citizens, trust is beginning to erode and maybe a few kgs of respect and concern should be extended from the officers to the likely 95/100 normal citizens they may terrify with this kind of procedure. Most people will calmly pull over when requested, and will cooperate and be happy with the officers for finding their plate has been stolen and replaced. Almost no one will be happy if pulled over for nothing, and at gunpoint.

[@vampfashions]

@@foenix8094For every car with a potentially armed criminals there are likely 500 cars with innocent father daughter duos, not one for one. The family were the victims of crime and were treated as serious offenders. If your police cannot initiate and manage a simple traffic stop and handle any potential escalation then maybe they need to question how long their career lasts.

[@vampfashions]

@@foenix8094 You seem to be missing the part where the father daughter were victims of property crime. In a case of switched plates, the victim is the one the police "attack", while the actual criminals are driving peacefully from crime to crime with the honest person's plate as cover. The police know this and still act without reasonable cause as if the person left holding the bag are the perps they so desire. It is a paperwork issue until they determine they are indeed the ones who stole the plate. After the traffic stop alerts the family, then the police can begin the vigorous search for the victim's plate and the actual criminals, and the public respect for police increases instead of evaporating. The police have the approach backward, whether through bad training or through fear and cowardice. Treat people like citizens and even the criminals will sometimes act like humans.

[@think2146]

People with a modicum of common sense don't become police officers .@@foenix8094

[@matti8894]

Meanwhile the junkies and criminals are running the roost.

[@dalemartens2962]

Stolen Vehicle? If you call the police, they WON'T come over for a B&N, an Instruder in your house, a car accident, a physical attack on you. Fandelizing your property.. etc. They just say fill out a report. Ego, lazy. I would not want the Job, But if I did, I would work hard on doing it Right.

[@A3Kr0n]

This is what a police state looks like. Protect yourself.

[@LeCheeZy]

With what? Thank Justin!

[@bjsimon802]

That is uncalled for, you cannot pull a gun unless their is threat. The officer should be diciplined.

[@Dam-a-fence]

They're "trying to stop dangerous driving dangerous pursuits from taking place that might risk other users of the road and the public." Then stop trying and use that 20/20 hindsight. The expensive baubles like spike strips are not what make good police. Quietly tracking them to a safe place to detain them if they are not driving erratically would be the way to go. Sounds to me like too much time and equipment on police hands.

[@TranceEmotion]

I'm sorry but the police know just as much as we all know that plate swapping is a thing. Errors in entries happen. A simple mis click and that V is now a B. This is why you have to VERIFY before doing anything. Imagine they hit that spike strip, crashed and god forbid one of them died. This is outrageous. The gall to then double down and say we did nothing wrong, screw that.

[@calenphillips2631]

Oh please give me a break the same RCMP trampling old ladie with horses while we have open air drug use and crime everywhere..... Another typical case of "easy arrest" for the B team in Canada. My faith in these cowards is beyond gone.

[@nancyneal5377]

Not the RCMP, but hired mercenaries from Europe that trudeau hired.

[@calenphillips2631]

@@nancyneal5377 spare me your excuses.

[@AnthonyKeto]

So the RCMP Fire Department shooters , are they still active duty ? Should they be walking around our communities heavily armed ? And with such emotion on display .

[@realalbertan]

Come again? Different province.

[@suetilston8733]

Once again property is more important than people!! RIDICULOUS!!

[@Blackmark52]

"more important than people" And had the actual car thieves been driving the car, what then? Guess the cops should have checked the KZbin comments first, eh.

[@suetilston8733]

@@Blackmark52 So the police never checked the vehicle description also matched before orchestrating this entire operation?

[@Blackmark52]

@@suetilston8733"So the police never checked" And why would that matter? The thieves are obviously switching things around to avoid getting caught. The police can't just ignore anything that doesn't come equipped with a guilty label.

[@craigquann]

Or... using their blinking lights to you know.... get them to pull over... which they would have given they're not the criminals... cops better be working that overtime to find THEIR STOLEN PLATES.

[@seankingwell3692]

unless your car is stolen, then they don't care about the property so they let them get away with stolen cars knowing that 99.99% of them will be used to commit a crime like arson murder rape robbery etc.....

[@9eightFilms]

The police were well within their rights to do what they did, however, they failed to apply the discretionary powers provided to them. This incident could have been completely avoided if the police would have made an attempt to stop the vehicle, rather than deploy the spike strip as their first action. There is zero justification for not doing so first. This is embarrassing for the RCMP.

[@antennasbc]

gee so glad you are using your years of law enforcement training to come to that conclusion. Oh wait......

[@dz_ca]

Do a search for "death in stolen vehicle chase" and you'll see how wrong you are (or you won't and you're not very smart, TBD I guess).

[@Borninafire]

@@antennasbc The irony there is that law enforcement officers in Alberta don't receive years of training. Depot is half a year, although the RCMP does extensive training on the Charter of Rights. They pin a copy of it to the broad side of a Nova Scotia firehall for target practice. One day they may even hit the paper!

[@9eightFilms]

@@antennasbc You're right, I should have qualified my statement. Before commenting, I shared this video with a friend of mine that is an officer, I regurgitated some of his thoughts in my post.

[@isuckbut906]

@@captaincanuck4173 sounds like you're offering more problems than solutions

[@Blahsheep]

The RCMP is nuts. If they would have just attempted to pull over the vehicle FIRST to see if it was not just swapped plates. If they pulled over and complied it would show there isn't much of a problem.

[@terryharding4185]

London Ontario police pulled me over years ago somewhat like this. I was working for a carpet cleaning company. They surrounded my car, guns drawn and put us in cop cars, I got a hammer click for turning the wrong way. They strip searched my car, then realized they had the wrong people. But...we were on display, in our uniforms, during high traffic. It still gets me years later

[@alexrubin5955]

How did they strip your car? Canadians and their dismal language skills!

[@BARDAKABRAMA]

a similar thing here in BC by the gangster organization called VPD

[@domoariscotto7486]

​@alexrubin5955 are you OK? You just go and reply to every comment with something impertinent? If you can't understand what he meant by "strip search" then there is no helping you. For someone who thinks they have good language skills you're struggling to comprehend a very simple term. Maybe a 6 year old in the comments can explain it to you

[@Meyers1793]

I'm sorry that happened to you. That must have been alarming.

[@justsomeguy6746]

@@alexrubin5955 Relax, Rid your elementary and high schools of guns first befor you talk about any sort of education skills.

[@cvvxtp3878]

Calgary police actually needs to be dealt with they do nothing good for the community I’ve never seen such a corrupt police force in Canada

[@HeronPoint2021]

I spent a lot of time over a full year getting a buddies license back. Two Calgary cops pulled it off him on a sidewalk walk home, said he could pick it up the next day at the downtown desk. Then they disposed of it. No license, no record of the stop. I was choked. All that time helping him out and this happens for zero reason. Punch line? Both cops were female!! (I asked him and he wasn't given a receipt or cop card.

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Russian?

[@The66Leadfoot]

If only police were as brave around thugs.

[@mattempey1539]

I'm guessing if the cops had spike strips ready to go it's because the stolen vehicle and suspects were connected to a serious crime

[@petemclovins9166]

The police had time to run the man's plates, call for back up, and have officers waiting down the road with spike strips, but couldn't be bothered to try and pull the driver over first in order to investigate. Instead, they decided to crash the car first, regardless of the occupants safety, rather then leave the spike strips as back up in the event of fleeing vehicle. This makes total since, it is not police negligence in the least.

[@ISayNukem]

Don't let them turn into cops like ours here in the US!

[@resiliencyinstitute]

As a former police officer - this was a dangrous and unnecesary over reaction by the RCMP.

[@dcampbell4079]

That’s hard to believe I commented like this is coming from my former police officer. It’s a stolen vehicle, driven by criminals as far as the police knew. What are they supposed to do when they find a vehicle, they believe has been stolen because of the plate? If you’re old enough to do the crime, you’re old enough to do the time. They didn’t know that it was a 15-year-old girl and even if it was, she shouldn’t have committed a crime. Everything got sorted out the way it should’ve. No harm no foul. People just wanting attention, and probably some money. And perhaps just taking to the media to spread a good message for everyone to check their plates before they get in their vehicle. As a professional driver, I always do a pre-trip walk around and check my plate as well.

[@itsa-itsagames]

I can see it being an overreaction in hindsight, but even me as a non cop can understand that plate swapping is usually used in drivebys or arsons so pulling them over and maybe they weren't responding to orders correctly... it makes sense from a policemans pov and it's unfortunate but I'm sure if they fully complied then this maybe wouldn't have happened or accelerated to this level

[@shade9272]

"As a former youtube police officer" Fixed it for you. RCMP executed a proper felony stop based on the information they had. Period. The one at fault was whomever swapped the plates, and no one else.

[@MelioraCogito]

@@dcampbell4079 _“That’s hard to believe I commented like this is coming from my former police officer.”_ [sic] Complete education fail-that comment makes absolutely no sense. The rest of your comment is pure, unadulterated nonsense. First off, what was it that caused the RCMP to run the plates in the first place and discover the vehicle might be stolen-do the RCMP, as a matter of combatting boredom, routinely run plates of vehicles not exhibiting any traffic violations, they happen to find themselves behind? 🤔 And secondly, why didn't they attempt a simple traffic stop first, before escalating to such measures? 🤔 If the traffic stop failed-i.e. the presumed ‘criminals’ attempted to flee-then you up the ante in your response measures, and you call for backup.

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

You dont know what you are talking about.

[@lindakilmer2548]

They do this over a swapped license plate. BUT a man charged with 2 murders is OUT ON BAIL!!!

[@Transforming2024]

RCMP, not shocking. That's why they keep delaying their body wore camera.

[@geoffreygushue2280]

Welcome to Canada...the RCMP don't take chances and that's why the ''sovereign citizen'' crap isn't tolerated...most people are okay with that.

[@grandyhynes1636]

Sounds like the GRC hust wanted to use some tools, have a little fun , pretend that things were worse than they really were . Wil this be investigated??

[@rhysjones19]

Ever since I’ve came to this country I’ve done nothing but praise British police officers- Canadian and American cops are so undertrained and have so much to learn Britain has way more crime and way more violence than Canada and certain parts of the us yet 95% of cop do not carry guns only trained 5% called armed response who are highly trained with weapons

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

Did not the police run tag and look at the vehicle color and make before drawing guns...?

[@rickvervoort9536]

So let's get this right. Cops were checking plates of law abiding citizens driving within the boundaries of the law?

[@laurenehamilton453]

no!! they were looking for a stolen vehicule. The thieves swapped license plates with this guy so they thought they were stopping the stolen vehicule. They explain the whole thing.

[@100canadianmaplestirup8]

there was no reason to pull guns unless a gun was seen; there were no guns involved stolen car dont mean DEEFFINATLY ARMED. your supporting tyranny & heavy handed potentially letah police conduct that makes ppl dislike cops & feel unsafe around them. also; irresponsible fire arms use; you should never point a gun in a car because a bump can cause a misfire; you outta be ashamed of your silly words, grow up. @@laurenehamilton453

[@rickvervoort9536]

@@laurenehamilton453So they were looking for a stolen "vehicule" instead of plates then. Got it!

[@byever1]

Thieves normally try to steal license plates of the same vehicle model.

[@rickvervoort9536]

@@byever1 Thanks for trying to affirm that thieves have IQ's above 60.

[@zeeshandogar9406]

How can you fault the cops for this? They did the right thing by arresting who they thought were wanted criminals based on the plates. The number of crimes they solve and prevent every year is never reported on.

[@Varrig]

Red Deer/Sylvan Lake RCMP have a long history of overreaction.

[@Tellemore]

A bit of a melodramatic reaction but that’s what media thrives on.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

About 15 years ago my friend was using someones vehicle while they were out of town, someone who knew the vehicle but not him called it in as stolen to the police. He was pulled over and thrown in the middle of the road at gun point in a similar fashion over it.

[@adamt.borrowmanmr.mattobei9865]

Is he in jail?

[@ksemery]

Oh PLEASE!!! RCMP DIDN’T GIVE A RATS A$$ when our bread and butter Welding Rig was stolen from our farm and driven through a Barbed Wire Fence. Didn’t even show up!

[@adamt.borrowmanmr.mattobei9865]

I got the weather alarm notification and expected it to be a test alarm

[@nealpringle710]

Welcome to Alberta. We dont discriminate. Listen, they have new cameras that can read the plates from a km away. The cops are not at fault here. The people that swapped the plates are.

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Exactly, lots of crybabies in the comment section.

[@mikeymike758]

A bit of overkill by the RCMP. They've been watching too many American Police Dept's with guns a blazing! Try matching the make, model of vehicle to the plate first?

[@walterholder6077]

Remember rcmp trains other police around the world

[@brettsmith5903]

This has been happening since the beginning of license plates and the cops couldn't have calmly. Pulled him over and said umm hey your license plate doesn't match. Are you aware of that? Look at that I decided the situation. Or how about we start using lock nuts or something? Look I came up with a solution.

[@glennkubik3774]

Use TamperProof screws to minimize the chance of thieves stealing you License Plate

[@johnramsden7654]

screw citizen safety. Officer safety is paramount. Even though a cops job is not very dangerous. Working in a gas bar or delivering pizzas is far more dangerous. Salute the real heros.

[@Kiefsti]

..could the RCMP not had tried blues & reds first? Ya'know, before pulling a gun on a child?

[@oliverclothesoff4142]

I had a swapped license plane in Edmonton the cop let me drive to the registry with no license plate.

[@corce209]

They shouldn't be assuming that an incorrect license plate is necessarily a stolen vehicle! It's obvious that they didn't do their homework. This family deserves compensation.

[@Katestravels]

Thats terrible. That girl could be traumatised for life. The police just brush it off. :(

[@raysearch-iu3fr]

I'm thankful to the police for actively checking for stolen vehicles... but pursuing such a crime hardly warrants drawing their firearms. Couldn't they just pullover the vehicle and respectfully demand to check the VIN?

[@purpleraine2026]

Construction sites get robbed all the time, Calgary's crime has increased dramatically.

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

NO, this is not right. They should find out first if the plates belong to that vehicle or not. Did the real criminals actually find the exact same make and model to switch plates with - highly unlikely. - oh yeah, I get the trying to stop dangerous pursuits, so you had the spike strips in front, throw one down behind, but the guns drawn is outrageous and just so American!!

[@winstonsmith935]

What’s the big deal, they are doing their job.

[@winstonsmith935]

@larrys4618 I am never afraid of being pulled over by the police, I have nothing to hide, and I don’t have a criminal record.

[@kensellar]

And how about a mega apology from the cops?

[@jtome84-91]

They’re worried about the other drivers but they threw down a spike strip ?

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Secondary road, what other drivers?

[@Meowser186]

Big deal, I don't expect the cops to take extra risks because the plate was suspicious. Not sure how many criminals take the time to switch plates, usually they just steal a plate. It could have been a stolen car, car jacking or car used in a robbery.

[@vicsanchez5100]

The charges should be against those pseudo officers, not cool what they did.

[@user9b2]

I hope they sued the RCMP. Everything about their explanation was wrong. It is innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.

[@richclarke1523]

In the US. they would have shot, a gun planted in their car, and if still alive, would have been found guilty. Calgarian living in US.

[@hlholiday]

They cheered a NotC for a reason. WEF owns Canada

[@HunterB738]

Use the proper license plate folks. You can’t swap them around.

[@philipschofield7105]

The police didn't make a mistake. People should be walking around on their vehicles before driving them. Has everyone forgotten about that

[@rogerrabbit8756]

Sue for 10 million

[@jamesoldman3021]

Shows how the aggressiveness of the cops in Canada are following their U.S.A. counterparts. Next they will shoot first and ask questions later. 35 years back I had the cop put the lights on me and pulled me over. He came up to the window and asked for the registration, my drivers licence then he checked the VIN of the vehicle. Its a little medal tag on the top of the dash, I didn't know that. He then politely explained that the plates did not match! Belonged to a stolen vehicle. Same thing as this person. Plates had been switched. At that point he collected the plates and advised me to go to the nearest office and get a new set.Stop probably took 15 minutes, no guns drawn, no spike belts, one cop only. It should have been the same in this case.

[@WeatherManToBe]

This is EXACTLY WHY you walk around your vehicle before you get in it. Every. Time.

[@BetterWokeThanAsleep]

And check your licence plate??? Get real

[@sault2746]

Who checks their plates every time they drive? Nobody

[@MapleBlondieCr8s]

Yes! And it's a really good safety check too... are all 4 tires inflated, is there fluid leaking, did someone damage the car, leave something hanging off the passenger door, stick a derogatory sign on it, stick a rag in the gas tank, etc. I'm amazed ppl don't automatically do a check - it's how I was taught.

[@colorciber]

Don't you look at your license plate everyday when you get in your vehicle? Don't you dust the snow off it or wipe the grime away? You could've saved yourself so much grief.

[@whiskeytango9769]

Not every day, no. If I am approaching my vehicle from the front, I won't walk around back to check the plate.

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Yes, it is just second nature...I would notice right away...

[@bbjFisher2000]

Should be disciplined and taught how to treat the average citizen

[@TornadoCAN99]

Good reason to use the tamper resistant type fasteners on the plates....available at Canadian Tire stores, eh!

[@johnnyb8700]

Oh of course the criminals don’t have the bits to take those screws out 😅 Unless you weld your plate in place they will get it

[@TornadoCAN99]

@@johnnyb8700 I've had plates swiped off my parked car...likely just some dude wanting a valid insurance sticker as car left unmolested. Having the tamper proof fasteners might have saved me the $50 replacement fee for new tags.

[@sincerecanadian2791]

The cops, obviously two per vehicle or assisted could first look at the plate to see it has been compromised and then ask for ID, apparently this is happening a lot and is well known. Why so much drama, these poor people traumatized!

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Interesting that you can read the cops mind. You have no idea who they suspected were in the car.

[@sincerecanadian2791]

@@minimaxmiaandme.4971 Well I did see a report where the license plate swap was well known by the RCMP. They have ways of running plates to vehicles and are able to check the drivers licence before a tackle take down.

[@ludicrousmodel3173]

The police did their job, they had no way of knowing. However, this poor father and daughter deserve and apology at the very least.

[@cw9282]

Well, it was their fault for not checking their licence plate.

[@ludicrousmodel3173]

@@cw9282 I'm not sure about police training, but I believe they're trained to take the suspect into custody first and then ask questions later.

[@cw9282]

@@ludicrousmodel3173 How many suspects who steal vehicles voluntarily stop for police? And how many are armed? And how many run for it resulting in horrific car crashes after a police chase killing civilians?

[@ludicrousmodel3173]

@@cw9282 Plenty of suspects end up surrendering to police, and many of them have guns which is why it's important to take them into custody quickly.

[@cw9282]

@@ludicrousmodel3173 You just admitted that plenty have guns. As a police officer, do you walk up and gently knock on the window of such a potential suspect? Would you get your spouse to do that if he/she was a cop? Don't ask someone to do what you yourself wouldn't want a love one to do. And as for surrendering to police, yea, after a long police chase where they run into another vehicle killing someone else.

[@oprrrah3498]

Here's the take-away: Don't be stupid...

[@murrayreid2644]

Did plate match vehicle description , make and year. Probably not, just lazy cops or want to throw their weight around.

[@joemadden4160]

Unwarranted. I'd sue.

[@antennasbc]

go ahead try it. It won't work. It was unfortunate but that's it.

[@Leroy001]

They were doing their jobs. When you drive in Alberta, or anywhere for that matter, you should expect this to happen. People can swap out your plate and you face something like this. Police don't know who's in the car. Could be armed gangsters. They're not going to take chances. My brother had his swapped a few years ago. He noticed right away and reported it stollen, and got a new plate. A few days later Police told him his plate was used on a car in Red Deer in a robbery. If he hadn't noticed, he could have found himself in the same situation, looking down the barrel of a dozen guns.

[@familyb5800]

Understandable. The cops mistook them for the unaccredited journalist

[@jennytalia5308]

Plate swapping is so common yet I got a warning for using a clear protective cover with security screws. I still use it, I am a (mostly) law abiding citizen. I draw the line at government stupidity.

[@chrisabc123]

Sooooooooo, did the police check if the description of the vehicle matched the plates on file first?

[@keithmorrison2514]

This is how you deal with criminals unfortunately this is the world we live in. To let the criminals run the show should never happen stay aware don't let criminals rule

[@devinfraser9795]

So the RCMP Fire Department shooters , are they still active duty ? Should they be walking around our communities heavily armed ? And with such emotion on display . 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@mrdennisabel]

7 cops pulled there guns on me & 12 year old grandson,parked at a rona..

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Doubtful...

[@Asnailimations]

This happened to me, this exact situation where I bought a car and swapped the plates. Which there was an 11 days grace period. I ended up getting pulled over by rcmp in Surrey at gunpoint with my father in the car. Cuffed and thrown in the back of the car before asked for identification or any questioning.

[@dsteffler54]

Rather than start at 100 and have to drop to 0, perhaps the police should start at 0 and escalate the response only if needed? Stupid cops.

[@jackoalltrades5708]

and if the cop did nothing there would be the same panic media bulsht

[@chad3830]

This is unacceptable! Who do the police think they are? I smell bacon 🥓

[@byronchavarria4954]

If That Happens To Me By The RCMP I Would Make A Run For It Meaning I Will Run From The Police

[@godsman1111]

Ridiculous!!! A stolen vehicle? Wow!!! Seems like A LOT for a stolen vehicle. 🕵️‍♂️👎

[@jeremybray]

Don’t act like a car thief then

[@grandyhynes1636]

The covid enforcement mess cast a very bright light on policing in Canada. I still support policemen, but not blindly . Somehow in the covid mess they managed to make outlaw bike gangs look more honorable than themselves .

[@mrmelmba]

Thieves invariably leave a trail pointing away from themselves to someone else. Stolen plates. Stolen registration. Correspondence retrieved from garbage cans with someone else's name and address. Stolen get-away car. Etc. A grossly overused deception, but it always seems to work.

[@leannecanty8821]

I think some people have missed the part of the story where the car license from a stolen vehicle was put on their car. I am not saying that the police acted correctly. I would be curious to know what the procedure is in cases like this.

[@RogueArcher24]

police state , gross

[@betweenthepines4000]

Totally justified, but 100% sucks for them.

[@lookabomba32]

In Canada, your guilty until proven guilty. Thats Canada. Dont get me started with "self-defense" laws. They're a joke.

[@JohnsonCook-t1q]

Can you imagine if they were black 10 million dollar payday and a apology from the premiere ! Oh well we call it the white middle class tax😊

[@mydogwinifredgsd2699]

This was definitely excessive

[@graemescott1140]

Good job RCMP!

[@FreeJulianAssange23]

That’s the Sylvan Lake police for you.

[@jeta1-fsii63]

MY GODNESS! This is traumatizing!!! oh by the way, we want a ten thousand dollar check for our traumatizing experience.

[@sault2746]

$10k😂 more like $ 100k

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Not American.....

[@baronvonbeedy7987]

Government will laugh at them and then threaten them.

[@bradc32]

the poor guy drives a piece of crap old truck!!! guns out for that...time to take a break from the roids CPD

[@cw9282]

It was guns out because the police thought it was a stolen vehicle due to the licence plate. I don't know if you realize this, but usually people that steal cars don't voluntarily pull over and are often armed, and desperate to escape meaning they can do anything including run you over or shoot at you. It's the guys fault for not check his licence plate. I always check my vehicle whenever it's been parked for awhile to ensure 3 things: the tires are not deflated, there is no damage from other people hitting my car and running, and lastly, you guessed it, my licence plate is there.

[@vampfashions]

@@cw9282 You don't know if a stolen plate will run until you turn on the lights. If you proceed with a high risk takedown based only on plate is reported stolen, then you are escalating beyond a reasonable standard. Especially when the police admit the numbers of these incidents is rising, they should proceed as if "humans" were involved as will be the case in at least 90% of cases. Then go all Rambo (if you absolutely must) when someone takes off.