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Bernardo de La Paz

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31. No. Canada is not the USA. We do things differently. Not perfectly but better.

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:36 PM

13 hrs ago

The guy is in custody. Read the thread.

You make a big mistake if you think Canadians behave like maga or make automatic assumptions generally. Of course a few do, but not most.

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11 people killed, more than 20 hurt after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival [View all] malaise 17 hrs ago OP

Troubled young man? SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #1

Rules do not apply malaise 17 hrs ago #2

Right! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #3

Not too many MAGAts in Canada. Elessar Zappa 16 hrs ago #5

There are PLENTY enough for any given person to turn out to be one of them AZJonnie 15 hrs ago #7

more than there should be, barbtries 14 hrs ago #17

Oh, Canada has them for sure! SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #21

Almost certainly so, otherwise they'd be 'terrorists' or 'militants' or 'gang members' AZJonnie 16 hrs ago #6

No. Canada is not the USA. We do things differently here. Prejudging is bigotry and you're already proven wrong Bernardo de La Paz 15 hrs ago #8

As far as I know, neither of us know his politics AZJonnie 15 hrs ago #11

Mental illness trumps politics and don't give us any shit about maga being mentally ill. Bernardo de La Paz 15 hrs ago #12

You're one of my favorite posters here so I'm not going to argue further. AZJonnie 14 hrs ago #18

Thank you, it is kind of you to say so. I have no animus, I just call 'em as I see 'em. Be of good cheer. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 14 hrs ago #19

"What is the proof this guy is not a xenophobic wingnut?" MichMan 12 hrs ago #33

I expressed I agreement with Sheltie that its *likely*, under this set of circumstances, that it's a white dude. AZJonnie 12 hrs ago #34

I claimed to know what is in the OP and that other speculation as to "almost certainly" was factless. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 11 hrs ago #35

Had you said 'you have no hard evidence' I would have immediately agreed with you, Bernardo AZJonnie 10 hrs ago #36

Perhaps I could have worded that better. I meant that the mental illness factor overrode any possible political factor. Bernardo de La Paz 9 hrs ago #37

All good. And I should've mentioned I was thinking along the lines of if someone committed a violent crime AZJonnie 6 hrs ago #39

Right! SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #22

The *speculation* we've seen based on eyewitness accounts is not a white man. I guess we'll see. LauraInLA 14 hrs ago #16

OK. I've not seen anything about the perp SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #24

Some local stuff, which I didn't really want to share as I'd guess it's premature. I did find it interesting LauraInLA 13 hrs ago #26

Interesting. Maybe they're busy looking for a non-English speaking immigrant to pin it on. SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #27

No. Canada is not the USA. We do things differently. Not perfectly but better. Bernardo de La Paz 13 hrs ago #31

But that didn't stop you from posting prejudgemental falsity. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 13 hrs ago #29

I must keep telling myself. The person was mentally sick...was mentally sick...mentally sick,, chouchou 16 hrs ago #4

Right. Magats are mentally sick as well, part of a cult. SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #25

No. Cult members, yes. "Mentally" is a cop-out attempt at explanation for maga. Emotionally satifying but factless. . nt Bernardo de La Paz 13 hrs ago #28

They should have had those streets blocked..theyve used dump trucks in the past Demovictory9 15 hrs ago #9

Streets were blocked but someone started letting cars in. I think it might have been non-officials letting cars in Bernardo de La Paz 15 hrs ago #10

Oh... Demovictory9 15 hrs ago #15

Uh, the United States had a car attack a few months ago Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #13

Countries have started blockading street festivals..Canada had too Demovictory9 15 hrs ago #14

Post removed Post removed 14 hrs ago #20

11 people died and you are making a joke, LG?! sheshe2 13 hrs ago #23

Not funny malaise 13 hrs ago #30

Horrible mcar 13 hrs ago #32

Suspect has been identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30 MichMan 9 hrs ago #38