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Below from the Buffalo shooting. More guns and guards is not the answer. This guy was armed, and well trained to use it (assuming being a retired cop) and acted, and it changed nothing. Then you've got guys like this that carry the gun for appearances, or maybe he was waiting for a real crisis. There was one way in and one way out of the store, and there was an armed guard there, and it didn't deter or slow the Buffalo shooter. Pieces of **** like Cruz can eat a bag of dicks. Aaron Salter Jr., 55. The "hero" security guard who engaged the suspect but was fatally shot was Aaron Salter, a former Buffalo police lieutenant, said the mayor. Salter was well respected throughout the police department, Brown told CNN's "New Day Weekend," and had worked at the supermarket for several years after retiring. He was a loving son who "had a caring spirit and a desire to take care of other people," Brown said. Salter "is a hero who tried to protect people in the store, tried to save lives and in the process, lost his own life," Brown added. The supermarket's security guard "fired multiple shots at the suspect" when he entered the store, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said, but the suspect was wearing tactical gear that protected him from the guard's gunfire.

One of the aspects lost in this discussion is the fact once the PA rejected the tentative agreement, the employer can take everything discussed off the table and go back to square one. If the employer is offering new language and the million, and leaving everything else as is, it'd be really bad for the PA to still turn that down. It shows the league is working, and the PA expectations may be too high. ... and this coming from a union guy.

I think Strev's value goes up with the new rules given his skill set and receiving experience. I think he'd have to take a bit of a discount to come back, but certainly hope he does.

Florida man dressed like Fred Flintstone pulled over in his ‘footmobile

Found it; A little-known aspect of the league’s agreement for global players is a rule limiting them to a salary of $54,000 – $11,000 below the CFL minimum for all other players. So becoming a free agent last month was basically meaningless for the 29-year-old Hansen. “We’re not able to negotiate,” he said. “This is a hard situation for me. It’s fair maybe for one year to have us on a deal where we get maybe the league minimum. Because for teams it’s a shot in the dark. But after that, we should be able to. Especially if teams want to pay us more.” The Bombers actually tried to sign Hansen to a deal with a bigger salary after his first season, 2019, but the league voided it. Word is the CFL Players Association is working to get the rules changed in the new collective bargaining agreement. While Hansen appreciates the opportunity the league has given him, he’s not sure how much longer he wants to put his body on the line for such low pay. “I play all the special teams, I get snaps on defence,” he said. “So I’ve got to see, if they don’t change, if I really want to continue to do it.” https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/friesen-bombers-free-agent-hansen-makes-play-of-his-life

I thought I read somewhere that Bombers had him signed to a contract, but the league voided it as it exceeded the global tag amount. I'll have to see if I can find that. In any case, it's an issue that should be addressed in the new CA.

This is how I'm feeling too. This time last year there were lots of question marks around DB, and they unearthed a couple of good ones. Thinking they'll be able to network a few surprises this year. Eli was another great example of unearthing some off the radar talent.

I just want the enforcement to be there when laws are clearly being violated. That would be a good start. I want the same standards applied to other actions to be applied to this one. Part of my job is to organize rallies and other public events up to and including strike pucket lines. There's specific laws around legal struke action, but rallies are different. For rallies, we always have permits when needed and ensure traffic (both vehicle and pedestrian) is never impacted as the law requires . We are also respectful of those affected as it is easy to turn people off, and a fine line between being seen and heard, and turning people off from your message. Organizers are also responsible for the actions of each and every person participating. When organizing, we coordinate with police to ensure any issues come to the organizers, and frequently meet when needed for example when a strike happens. I think these organizers totally messed this one up, and lost control of the participants and the messaging. they should be ultimately responsible the same way I would be ultimately be held responsible should that happen at any other event, or anyone else organizing something similar.

That, and how many of them are actual truckers begin with?

By what was mentioned in that twitter stream (that was hilarious BTW)- not long if not already hit. Some are already hoping for that gofundme $$ to get home, that they're never gonna see.

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Don't know if it was mentioned or noticed in another thread, but I noticed that avatar change. What a great reminder. Very touching.

Love their humor. my daughter grew up watching Shaun the Sheep, and we still watch new episodes when they come out.

Whoa baby! So excited for this!

I agree. I was referring to hospitalization/ICU numbers that seem to be being ignored. They're getting called out on this now.

Yup. Screw the numbers

It was time. Like mentioned he took them as far as he could. This organization was not going to fire someone they held in such high regard. This is the best outcome. I too thought he was a great guy to have in the position, but the organization needed a change.

I'd rather have a list of team's player that are not FA. That's gonna be a lot more useful to figure out with all of the short contracts

Absolutely. If Bombers are in it I'm at home with 1 or 2 friends. Any chatting is left for commercials. That's the way they like it too. If Bombers aren't in it I'm much more casual.

It's been out a while so I shouldn't have to warn of spoilers- right? Fantastic game and story- but I had so much trouble getting beyond getting behind a character that offed a character so close to you. It was probably different for you going right from one to the other, but I had years to attach myself to a character (though flawed) and then try to identify with the character that ended them.

Mine are all charged up and ready to go!

Leopold's is one of my favorites, we try to get out to one even though none close to us every so often. Love that buffalo chicken poutine! The location on Osborne by the park theatre is still our favorite- wasn't a fan of the Corydon.

3 Things stuck out for for me; 1. certainly not a lot of Canadians making that trip still. Border crossing were relatively quick and easy, especially considering people haven't ben able to do it for like 18+ months. Not many cars with MB license plates in any of the parking lots 2. Made me appreciate the collective effort we've done. Yeah, south MB is a shitshow, it hasn't been remotely perfect anywhere, but it's light years beyond what they're doing collectively and as a whole. Also gave me a perspective of how they got to where they are at as opposed to us 3. definitely wouldn't recommend to anyone that values taking precautions. I honestly feel like an idiot for even going for a few hours and doing everything I normally do to protect myself and others.

Well story time; Went to Grand Forks today (yes we had the app) and it's gonna be a while before we do that again! Had a couple packages to pick up in Pembina and we figured go a bit further have some lunch, shop, make a day of it. You'd never know we were still in a pandemic, 95% of people unmasked, most masked elderly. People walking around without any care, dirty looks we got from people, lack of measures in place, zero distancing. I can't recall the last time I felt that uncomfortable and unsettled.

I'm still thinking there's more to the story- same way AC Leonard's **** didn't come out right away, and we found out there was more to the story. Guy doesn't spend the night in custody over what's currently coming out. Rider organization handling this stuff much worse than the Bombers would. All the more reason to embarrass them this weekend. **** them and two time snitch Purifoy.