Thank goodness for friendly dogs! (Shooting spree averted by happy pup in Toronto)

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Apparently, a man from New Brunswick turned himself in to Toronto police after a friendly dog wandered up to him, making him reconsider his plans to start shooting as many people as possible in an east-end park. (The park is probably one that I've been to a few times, if the description in the news is correct.)

From the Star:

A man drove from the Maritimes with a carload of guns and ammunition, vowing to kill as many people in Toronto as he could — before a last-minute encounter with a wandering dog inspired a change of heart.
The New Brunswick man, in his 40s, surrendered to police yesterday afternoon in front of a supermarket at Leslie and Eastern Sts. He had a loaded gun in his pocket and a car crammed with more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition.
"At that time, he decided he was going to shoot people in the area," said Detective Nick Ashley of 55 Division. "He attended a local park nearby and was preparing the weapons to do that."
By chance, a dog approached the man and started playing with him in the Victoria Park Ave. and Queen St. E. park.
"He happens to be a pet lover and decided that if there was such a nice dog in the area the people were too nice and he wasn't going to carry out his plan," Ashley said.

Full story here:

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1088028613858&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Canadians.

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

what kind of dog was it?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

someone should have showed him the cat thread

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.res.com/images/features/jonzework/pic-dafunk.gif

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh. That's creepy.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

http://safety-identification-products.com/images/dog-gun-window-sign.jpg

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

that should say "This Home" instead. Geddit? It's home plate!

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.leerburg.com/Photos/gun.jpg

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that the authors picture on the front?

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 25 June 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The amazing bit is he was from NB and not NS.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 25 June 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Dog minus him plus him minus gun = one person without a gun? Or an unarmed dog?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 25 June 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow.
Suddenly that stray moose that helped me carry my groceries home last week doesn't seem so special.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 25 June 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe the "him" in the plus and minus thing = god?

'an ungodly dog and god minus a gun protects this house'

― dave amos, Friday, 25 June 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Now if this had been round our way and he had encountered the evil creature wot lives next door to us, whole differnt kettle of fish....

― smee (smee), Friday, 25 June 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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