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#154282 23-Oct-2014 11:19

On the Herald there is a republished article about that Canada shooting.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11346260

The article is fine goes on about how the guy was shot and killed by police etc etc ... then lower down is this line :

There was no answer at Rouleau's single story white brick home in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, earlier this morning, and no sign of police.
Well of course there was no answer ... he's dead!!!

And do journalists really hear about terrorists killing soldiers and then go knocking on their doors in the hope of an interview ??!

Or have I missed something ?

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#1160553 23-Oct-2014 11:21

Normally they seem to just troll the victims Facebook page.

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#1160597 23-Oct-2014 12:27

Or have I missed something ?

Kind of. There was an earlier report he lived with his father. No context in that one. No doubt he got tired of answering the door and doing interviews at some point. He commented earlier. That guy was a bit slow. Expect a news crew live from the scene reporting on the door for the next week.

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#1160599 23-Oct-2014 12:43

next will be the neighbors all being interviewed and saying he was quiet , kept to himself and was no trouble and they are shocked he did it.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#1160656 23-Oct-2014 13:42

If they can spell and use apostrophes correctly I'll give it a good pass.

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#1161508 24-Oct-2014 16:25

gzt:
Or have I missed something ?

Kind of. There was an earlier report he lived with his father. No context in that one. No doubt he got tired of answering the door and doing interviews at some point. He commented earlier. That guy was a bit slow. Expect a news crew live from the scene reporting on the door for the next week.

And how did you feel when you heard that your son was killed? :rolleyes:

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#1161559 24-Oct-2014 16:58

stuzz: Normally they seem to just troll the victims Facebook page.

What do they do if the victim does not have one?

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#1161578 24-Oct-2014 17:16

Geektastic: What do they do if the victim does not have one?

Probably report that he's a hermit.

(I don't have one either)

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#1162474 26-Oct-2014 16:49

Behodar:
Geektastic: What do they do if the victim does not have one?

Probably report that he's a hermit.

(I don't have one either)

Therefore its obvious you are an anti social malcontent and likely to go nuts with a gun. Can I make a facebook page up about you for when you do go postal? I'll put myself down as your BFF and garner my 15 minutes of fame that way.