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zulutango · 03-05-2011, 10:06 AM

"again that's due to hindsight they didn't even know who he was, how would they know about the firearms ban"

When you go to stop a vehicle you always radio in what you are doing and enter the plate number. That info pops up on your MDT and the dispatcher will be going into greater detail...specially when the subject tears away from the scene after Police have seen 2 guns in the car. They would be fully aware of what and who they had there as he was the regsitered owner of the car. His Violence, assault PO, firearms prohib etc would all be instantly available and all involved would be aware of the high risk nature involved. At this point is appears that Mr Purdie got what he wanted...to be killed by Police. Suicide by Cop is more common than you may think, even here in BC. It is incredibly difficult to talk them out of it because they have decided that this is the only solution open to them. This is even more difficult when they are armed with lethal weapons. I'm sorry for his family and their loss and I'm also sorry for the Members involved in the shooting. I have been there myself and you do not want to do what you must do.

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zulutango RS Peace Officer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver Islan Posts: 3,867 Thanked 1,636 Times in 683 Posts Failed 64 Times in 27 Posts	"again that's due to hindsight they didn't even know who he was, how would they know about the firearms ban" When you go to stop a vehicle you always radio in what you are doing and enter the plate number. That info pops up on your MDT and the dispatcher will be going into greater detail...specially when the subject tears away from the scene after Police have seen 2 guns in the car. They would be fully aware of what and who they had there as he was the regsitered owner of the car. His Violence, assault PO, firearms prohib etc would all be instantly available and all involved would be aware of the high risk nature involved. At this point is appears that Mr Purdie got what he wanted...to be killed by Police. Suicide by Cop is more common than you may think, even here in BC. It is incredibly difficult to talk them out of it because they have decided that this is the only solution open to them. This is even more difficult when they are armed with lethal weapons. I'm sorry for his family and their loss and I'm also sorry for the Members involved in the shooting. I have been there myself and you do not want to do what you must do. Last edited by zulutango; 03-05-2011 at 10:13 AM.