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who will be the next rsm??? Quesnel?
Black Watch said:who will be the next rsm??? Quesnel?
former BW...now driver for 51st Bn services...yeah, I should update my profilePte D. Krystal said:The new RSM is CWO Barron. For a guy whose profile says he's in the Black Watch, you're a bit out of the loop.
Pte D. Krystal said:I know, it could be a lot worse, and I'm happy that at least we get to march along Ste-Catherine. Still, the vets won't be happy...
I wonder how many of them have rusty Lee-Enfields up in their attic and a grudge against Mayor Tremblay? >
Michael Dorosh said:I wasn't aware veterans were allowed to take their weapons home with them.
I wasn't aware that if anyone wanted a Lee Enfield badly enough, he would let it get rusty.
I wasn't aware that military veterans had some special right to assassinate public figures over something as insignificant as a parade route.
I wasn't....
geo said:Fast eddy.....
not sure what you're getting at with the "not being able to express your sentiment"???
The city passed a bylaw which was 100% their right to do.
The city gave the BW 3 or 4 years to adjust to the new law (law was passed in 02)
The city does not allow any other parade on Sherbrooke street - INCLUDING the St Jean Baptiste day parade - which to some quebecers is like "the holy grail"....
Given that, in spite of the City's "request" that the Unit comply with municipal laws (at long last) the unit did follow it's heart instead of it's head.... the unit will undoubtedly have to face the consequences.
mcchartman said:The Montreal Gazette has also released an article concerning the Blackwatch's decision to take Sherbrooke nonetheless - and the policemen turning a blind eye:
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=d43fddba-14d0-460f-8565-8bd4ee56272b&p=1
I won't comment on the events. It seems opinions on this board are highly divided regarding the subject and I doubt a junior member like myself could influence anyone of you with my ranting (without mentioning the fear of being flamed by a moderator heh).
scoutfinch said:Being relatively uninformed on the BW parade, I have one comment to make about the fact that the unit paraded along the route they chose rather than the route they were to parade on:
The deliberate and flagrant flouting of law by the military should not be tolerated by the military nor civilians. What separates us from banana republics is that the military is subject to the law and a servant of civil society. It is shocking to me that a military unit should treat the law as an inconvenience to their whim.
/rant off.
I agree with you ScoutFinch. +1scoutfinch said:Being relatively uninformed on the BW parade, I have one comment to make about the fact that the unit paraded along the route they chose rather than the route they were to parade on:
The deliberate and flagrant flouting of law by the military should not be tolerated by the military nor civilians. What separates us from banana republics is that the military is subject to the law and a servant of civil society. It is shocking to me that a military unit should treat the law as an inconvenience to their whim.
/rant off.
mcchartman said:I won't comment on the events. It seems opinions on this board are highly divided regarding the subject and I doubt a junior member like myself could influence anyone of you with my ranting (without mentioning the fear of being flamed by a moderator heh).
mcchartman said:I won't comment on the events. It seems opinions on this board are highly divided regarding the subject and I doubt a junior member like myself could influence anyone of you with my ranting (without mentioning the fear of being flamed by a moderator heh).
scoutfinch said:In fact I do.... although there is a substantial difference from someone failing to obey a posted speed sign and a military unit choosing to ignore the law.
By the way, Fast Eddy, your slags on my career prospects are unnecessary and fall on deaf ears.
From the looks of your profile, you are in law enforcement, non? Let me guess -- you think the law should not apply to certain professions... yours in particular.
Michael Dorosh said:Dead on, scoutfinch. And why I posted my comments a page or two ago also; the military is not above the law, nor should it be. Nor should it even give the appearance of being so; I truly believe idiotic comments about veterans starting an insurrection or assassinating people serve no real purpose and can in fact do us harm.