Hostage situation ends peacefully

A carpenter out of work because of an injury has been charged after a hostage-taking at the Workers' Compensation Board office in downtown Edmonton, police said Thursday.

Yet the same bureaucratic nightmare that awaits many claimants in the workers compensation circus remains. When will this government run agency get a clue and realize that their practises hurt many and cause people great suffering? I am actually surprised this hasn't occurred sooner. This guy is facing a multitude of charges and has obviously been pushed over the edge, but nothing will be done to ensure stuff like this doesn't happen again, other than tightening security in these buildings. What a shame, for this system is broken and no one will do anything.



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  • Line of Sight
    Comment from: Line of Sight
    10/25/09 @ 01:00:07 pm

    As tragic as this person's story may be, it still does not excuse his actions for which he has to accept full responsibility. There are many other, legal, ways of getting a point across, or even changing a system. Armed revolt is not an option in Canada.

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