Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Sword-wielding man subdued by Vancouver police

Police used rubber bullets and a Taser to try to take down a sword-wielding man in downtown Vancouver near the busy intersection of Burrard Street and Georgia Street on Monday.

The man was hit by several of the bullets fired by Vancouver police officers as they tried to subdue him after he had been waving the sword on a downtown street and while on the city's public transit system, said police spokesman Const. Lindsey Houghton.
The rubber bullets — fired from an Arwen gun usually deployed in riot control — and a shot from a Taser stun-gun failed to take the man down, and he was then tackled to the ground by several officers, Houghton said.
The man was taken into custody and appeared to have suffered no serious injuries.
Houghton said SkyTrain passengers reported the man to police at about 1:30 p.m. PT when he started repeatedly unsheathing the sword while on a train at the Metrotown station.
Police confronted the man outside the Burrard SkyTrain station at about 2 p.m. PT.
The man is facing possible weapons-related charges and officers will be requesting the courts consider a psychological examination, Houghton said.
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23 comments:

  1. Delirium TigerMay 31, 2011 at 7:36 a.m.

    Yeah that reminds me that vdeo on youtube when they captured some D&D "wizard" - "I'm wearing boots of escape!"

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  2. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 9:06 a.m.

    I guess he's got a pretty low parry/dodge rating

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  3. MariekeMay 31, 2011 at 9:14 a.m.

    Rubber bullets? Lol

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  4. BigMikeMay 31, 2011 at 9:49 a.m.

    HA! "requesting the courts consider a psychological examination" Ya think he might be a bit off his rocker do ya?

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  5. Blk JesusMay 31, 2011 at 10:59 a.m.

    hahaha very nice! he must be pretty BA taking rubber bullets and tasered

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  6. Finding Cheap HomesMay 31, 2011 at 1:47 p.m.

    Just when I was starting to think Vancouver would be a perfect place to move to after college...

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  7. Brofessor NeekoMay 31, 2011 at 3:41 p.m.

    Lol oh wow and d&d jokes are the best ahaha

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  8. LoneIslanderMay 31, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

    No crit for you?

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  9. Doc_WafflesMay 31, 2011 at 6:13 p.m.

    Good thing he wasn't spec'd prot.

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  10. RaduxMay 31, 2011 at 6:56 p.m.

    Shockwave would have been awful :>

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  11. d0tMay 31, 2011 at 7:19 p.m.

    huh...rubber bullets eh

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  12. VavMay 31, 2011 at 7:37 p.m.

    Haha crazy people.

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  13. William MainMay 31, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

    That's damn crazy.

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  14. AlexanderMay 31, 2011 at 8:04 p.m.

    crazy shit

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  15. Marc DMay 31, 2011 at 8:22 p.m.

    Wow that's crazy!

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  16. Spartan094May 31, 2011 at 9:08 p.m.

    Crazy, crazy fool.

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  17. Juan Pablo CardenasMay 31, 2011 at 9:11 p.m.

    He needs a psychological examination for sure!

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  18. R.CMay 31, 2011 at 9:15 p.m.

    Yeah, sword wielding in public is anything BUT sane. Getting off light for sure!

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  19. vinex08May 31, 2011 at 10:29 p.m.

    What's wrong w/ him. ? lol

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  20. PatresMay 31, 2011 at 10:56 p.m.

    He was a paladin.

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  21. Garysip1June 1, 2011 at 4:52 a.m.

    legend just legend :P

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  22. OatmealStoutJune 1, 2011 at 5:23 p.m.

    Wielding this swords protects the user from lightning and rubber damage.

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  23. BojanCoJune 6, 2011 at 1:49 p.m.

    He needed to use "blink" to escape! Or use his ulti... :D EPIC guy...

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