Thread by @AndyBrookeLmstn

ON THE DAY THAT Hamilton Tiger Cats unexpectedly dominated Edmonton Eskimos in 74th Grey Cup (1986) ... two lives were almost lost.

IF I MAY, I'll share what happened. And, I hope @CTVNews pays attention.

While posted to Lower Mainland, B.C., I was ambushed by an Indigenous ...

male armed with a 12-gauge shotgun in front of the garage (photo taken hours later). It was 3:00 AM, the subject emerged from in front of the bicycle. I was in #RCMP uniform and was standing at the right corner. Time slowed, details heightened as my senses acutely sharpened.

I repeatedly identified myself as "Police" as he continued to level his weapon. He disregarded all commands to drop his gun. I was now squeezing the trigger of my service revolver. THEN - in a microsecond - I saw the opportunity to hurl myself across the 2 meters separating us.

I disarmed and subdued him without injury to either of us. It unfolded suddenly and was over almost as quickly.The terrible circumstances that had impacted his life earlier that evening and that had brought our paths to a potentially deadly intersection were appalling and tragic.

SO, I DIRECTLY ASK THIS CRITICAL QUESTION:

IS ANYONE AT @CTV @CTVNews @CTVNationalNews SERIOUSLY SUGGESTING THAT at that moment, race or heritage of male subject had anything to do with my decision to use or not use deadly force?

Cc: @CTVToronto @CTVOttMornLive #PPC

The statistics represented in the graphic prepared by "CTV News analysis" are woefully misleading in tenor - and possibly even reckless in their intent.

In fact,I am struggling to understand what they really mean. Each shooting has context that these statistics cannot capture.

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