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  How often does that happen after police release photos of suspects?
context: Really looking forward to these two being identified and put in jail. >
  
  I like how they are as of yet unidentified yet they blur their faces in the video >
  
  Yeah, I don’t get the logic there. >
  
  Maybe the editors on the site are being overly cautious about being accused of 'doxxing'. Though I'd say that this couple should be named and shamed. As it stands, if authorities decide to press charges, their days of anonymity are likely numbered. As might be their 'employed' status at wherever they are currently employed. >
  
  It's Global News, one of Canada's biggest broadcasters.  There is zero legal problem with showing their faces without blurring. >
  
  There are legal concerns with the public coming to the wrong conclusions though. >
  
  No, there absolutely are not. >
  
  Goddamn that was a brutal read. I feel so awful for the victim. >
  
  I totally agree. No way in fuck should that man have put his hands on her. But as an amateur hiker, people who walk their dogs off leash on trail when they see other people are at worst kinda inconsiderate. Like I’m not even saying it’s not fine do to so, but when I do it, my eyes are always way ahead on the trail so I can leash my dogs up as soon as I see someone. 
  Lots of people are afraid of dogs, even dog owners, lots of leashed dogs aren’t friendly even if yours are. With 5 dogs, no way she would’ve had time to leash them. 
  I’ve had to stand off with people’s dogs who don’t listen to them and come charging at us. I’ve had to tell people off for that shit. Shit’s scary, stressful and being in the middle of the woods makes shit scarier. Always carry my OC spray and walking stick for shit like this. For dogs and aggressive dirt bags. >
  
  His dogs were also off leash though. The leash is literally hanging around his neck in the video, so that can’t be the “justification” for this >
  
  This, since he was also doing what he complained she was doing and after seeing the victim (who appears to be Indian?) I think it’s a racist incident masquerading as a dispute about dogs. Hope they find that guy and charge him. >
  
  Hope they’re ID’d quickly.  Degenerates. >
  
  Their faces are right there in the video, so... >
  
  Yeah, but why did they blur them? If the cops are still looking, wouldn't they want to show their faces? >
  
  Remember when Reddit "found" the Boston Bomber? >
  
  Did you miss the sequel when Reddit ‘found’ the /r/moscowmurders killer? >
  
  That sub is a complete joke. Just a bunch of tragedy chasers with a victim complex and some sick sympathy fetish. >
  
  This attack has nothing to do with dogs. It was about someone looking for any excuse to do violence against another person. >
  
  Definitely, if it wasn’t the dogs it would’ve been something else. If it wasn’t her it wasn’t her it would’ve been someone else. >
  
  My money is on a white conservative borderline nazi couple and this being a thinly veiled hate crime since the victim looks Indian. >
  
  I think that as well >
  
  Alright I'll say it, some people just straight up shouldn't exist >
  
  Too many assholes, not enough consequences. >
  
  100% 
  You can get away with an enormous amount of petty borderline serious crimes. You start to wonder what it is that police actually do. Someone steals your ID and heads to a local bank to steal your money from a bank. They take a report. Someone breaks into your car and steals some shit, they file a report. 
  The number of horror stories I've read about women being stalked and harassed on Reddit and the complete lack of fucks given by police. It's sad.
  My best guess, they only go after serious crimes, and ones they can make $$$ off of. >
  
  In the us the supreme courts decided police don’t have to help you. 
  The US Supreme Court has made it clear that law enforcement agencies are not required to provide protection to the citizens who are forced to pay the police for their "services."
  In the cases DeShaney vs. Winnebago and Town of Castle Rock vs. Gonzales, the supreme court has ruled that police agencies are not obligated to provide protection of citizens. In other words, police are well within their rights to pick and choose when to intervene to protect the lives and property of others — even when a threat is apparent.
  In both of these court cases, clear and repeated threats were made against the safety of children — but government agencies chose to take no action.. >
  
  On the flip side, I’m not sure I’d want police to be legally compelled to address every single crime they observe. 
  Car driving 1mph over the speed limit. Car not signaling a left turn while being in a left turn lane. Person waiting(loitering) outside a gas station for their Uber to show up. Drunk guy in public outside a bar being helped into a taxi by his friends.
  Granted, it would be nice to have them be legally compelled to help someone who needs and wants their help. >
  
  Somehow you took someone talking about cops not having a duty to protect you from criminals as a reason to bring up petty civil infractions like they’re somehow equivalent. >
  
  They talk about assault charges but that second round sounded more like attempted murder to me. When she said she'd call the police, herealised his mistake and tried at a draconian solution to avoiding the consequences. >
  
  100%. At a minimum this dude needs about 20 years behind bars to think about this one. Honestly, once you commit violence like this, you really don't ever need to be let out. >
  
  If you click on the links you'll understand why both these cases got lower than expected sentences and it's not because "this is Canada".
  In the first case the defenant took a plea deal in exchange for testimony against her partner, and video evidence showing the extent of her involvement had not been reviewed yet.
  In the second the perpetrator was a person with severe schizophrenia who was not medicated who had a very severe psychotic break. In court he was found to not be criminally responsible for his actions (insanity defence). >
  
  So he went to a facility for mentally ill people after he was released… right?
  Right? >
  
  He received treatment at a mental facility before being released. >
  
  Great! Now what's stopping him from stopping his medication and killing again? >
  
  How about we let the psychiatrists that treated him determine if he's likely to reoffend?
  I'm Canada, when someone who is found to be not criminally liable has been treated, and medical professionals determine they aren't likely to reoffend, we don't lock them up indefinitely. >
  
  Hope that guy goes to prison for a long long time. Don't care if he was off his meds. >
  
  Most times Canada lets “mentally ill” rapists and killers back into the community. Not a chance this guy would get more than a petty fine >
  
  “I’m scared to look at people in case they’re having a bad day”
  I think a lot of us completely feel that fear these days. >
  
  I just realized a layer of my own personal issues now. I always avoid looking at anyone unless they are talking to me. It's just instinct that if I do, I will be confronted. Wow. That's sad.. >
  
  Hmm.. have you ever lived in NYC? This is part of how you give people space in tight quarters. >
  
  
  And so as I approached, the woman said something to me and I said, ‘oh, pardon?’ And she immediately said, ‘don’t ignore me b---h. Don’t ignore me b---h. You heard me put your f---ing dogs on a leash’. And I said, ‘I really didn’t hear you’. And I was standing there like this going, ‘I’m really sorry. I actually didn’t hear you.'
  
  Reminds me of my time in retail where we were required to greet customers when they walked in. I hated doing it because 90% of the time, they genuinely do not hear you because they are in their own heads when walking into a shop. Not a dig at anyone, I'm sure I've done the same thing many times. 
  A guy walks in, I greet him, no response. Then he walks up to me and demands to know why I didn't greet him. I said I did. He says I didn't. I say maybe I was too quiet. Lucky for me, he wasn't too angry and just ordered what he wanted, but that's one of those situations where people just take shit personally. I think he genuinely believed that I decided not to greet him for whatever reason. But even if I didn't greet him, maybe I missed him coming in or maybe I was too busy thinking of what I wanted for lunch. People just get so crazy over stupid shit! >
  
  When I was younger,  I worked retail.  The first thing they taught us was to say good morning,  or “how’s it going today” instead of “can I help you”.  
  A lot of people responded with “no thank you” or “I’m good” as a response because of being conditioned to the usual “can I help you” questions from salespeople.  It would really throw people off their game and made for a great conversation starter. >
  
  In this case it was a simple, "Welcome!" Management didn't expect us to actually start conversations with people just walking in. I didn't expect anything but a nod or a smile or maybe a thanks. 
  We did have a specific greeting for walking up to a customers out on the floor. In our case it was, "What are you celebrating?" We had a whole list of open-ended questions we were supposed to ask and we were quizzed on proper responses as well. 
  "Where is the party being held?"
  "Did you have a theme in mind?" 
  "How old are they turning?" 
  "What characters do they like?"
  Things like that. >
  
  Jesus Christ people; I live in North Van; many many trails allow dogs off leash! Some don’t, some do, stop blaming her without knowing. She is the victim, ffs >
  
  And the attackers also had their dog(s) off leash! >
  
  And they were all being good boys! Both sets of dogs! They got a little freaked out by the commotion but they weren’t bothering each other at all >
  
  Those dogs really should train their humans to not be so reactive off leash when walking near other humans >
  
  Sorry my human is poorly socialized >
  
  The lady had 2 poodles and a psycho human male off leash. >
  
  The lady was equally psycho, according to the full account of her participation in the attack given in the article. >
  
  Anyone else feel like she’s lucky they didn’t kill her? These two really need to be found before they kill the next person. >
  
  Those dogs are usually 100+ lbs. I think she would be dead if they hadn’t been with her and she hadn’t screamed. >
  
  We’re “potentially looking at an assault charge”?? I don’t understand why “potential” is necessary, if this person is not charged with assault at the very minimum I will lose faith in humanity >
  
  Canadian cops "media training" commit to nothing, be as vague as possible >
  
  Be as sorry as possible? >
  
  i hope they find these scumbags. how does it even occur to anyone to do this, u have to be genuinely stupid >
  
  Why are people like this blurred on news outlets? >
  
  So they can't get sued for "Defamation" would be my guess. >
  
  Probably also so guys who look similar to the suspect don't get harassed and assaulted by vigilantes who think they found the right dude.  Just my guess.