# British Columbian RCMP get into a shootout **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 23, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752 "2015-03-23T02:12:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/1 "2015-03-23T02:12:26Z")
[Canadian style](https://twitter.com/bcRCMP/status/578678981488148480/photo/1). No serious injuries reported. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/2 "2015-03-23T02:59:54Z")
So, your location says you’re Canadian. Would you say Albertan RCMP get … Or would you say Alberta RCMP get… Would you say Newfoundlander RCMP get… Or would you say Newfoundland RCMP get… Would you say Ontarian RCMP get… Or would you say Ontario RCMP get… It’s British Columbia RCMP get … And that’s not the only reason your OP is making me stabby. ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/3 "2015-03-24T04:24:39Z")
I hope that all of the shootouts that the RCMP get into are of the same caliber. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/4 "2015-03-24T04:37:23Z")
> [@donkeyoatey](#): > > So, your location says you’re Canadian. > > Would you say Albertan RCMP get … > Or would you say Alberta RCMP get… > > Would you say Newfoundlander RCMP get… > Or would you say Newfoundland RCMP get… > > Would you say Ontarian RCMP get… > Or would you say Ontario RCMP get… > > It’s British Columbia RCMP get … > > And that’s not the only reason your OP is making me stabby. 😕 could you explain a bit less elliptically what you see as wrong with the PP? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/5 "2015-03-24T05:41:03Z")
Being aware that the RCMP is the national police force, I would have said; The RCMP in BC… PS. I like Canadian style shootouts! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/6 "2015-03-24T06:54:57Z")
> [@donkeyoatey](#): > > Would you say Newfoundlander RCMP get… > Or would you say Newfoundland RCMP get… > > Would you say Ontarian RCMP get… > Or would you say Ontario RCMP get… I’d say “the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary get…” and “the Ontario Provincial Police get…” respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/7 "2015-03-24T13:21:10Z")
I actually had “Mountie” in place of “RCMP” initially, which would have avoided the adjectival disagreement, but I decided to change it and didn’t notice my horribly offensive grammatical error. 🙂 I don’t disagree with the nitpick, but the…errrr…vehemence of it seems a bit out of scale for a silly picture and a bad pun. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/8 "2015-03-24T14:56:37Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > I actually had “Mountie” in place of “RCMP” initially, which would have avoided the adjectival disagreement, but I decided to change it and didn’t notice my horribly offensive grammatical error. 🙂 I don’t disagree with the nitpick, but the…errrr…vehemence of it seems a bit out of scale for a silly picture and a bad pun. There is nothing one can post on the Internet that cannot provoke outrage from _someone_. 😃 Myself, I think the pic was a hoot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/9 "2015-03-24T15:12:24Z")
I have an acquaintance whose son is an RCMP officer in BC. This officer basically straight up murdered a shoplifter and lied about it in the ensuing investigation, implying the perp was mere feet from him and was reaching for something. The ballistics showed that he was more like 100 feet away and in full stride away from the officer when he was hit. Despite this (and many other transgressions, some serious enough to make the provincial news), he’s still an RCMP officer. I was placing bets with myself on whether this “shootout” involved him! Never been so happy to be trolled! ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-columbian-rcmp-get-into-a-shootout/715752/10 "2015-03-24T20:27:50Z")
> [@donkeyoatey](#): > > So, your location says you’re Canadian. > > Would you say Albertan RCMP get … > Or would you say Alberta RCMP get… > > Would you say Newfoundlander RCMP get… > Or would you say Newfoundland RCMP get… > > Would you say Ontarian RCMP get… > Or would you say Ontario RCMP get… > > It’s British Columbia RCMP get … > > And that’s not the only reason your OP is making me stabby. Perhaps they are both RCMP natives from BC?