On the heels of what happened at Manitoba Hydro recently, this incident noted in this mornings BPS release stands out as being a little scary. Glad to hear that nobody was hurt.  
 
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Possession of a Weapon / Suspect Arrested  
 
At 2:06 PM on Wednesday, an employee of Manitoba Public Insurance reported that a disgruntled customer had pulled out a knife, while in the front lobby of their building. Police responded to find that the male suspect had produced the knife with the intention of cutting his arm and signing his name in blood, as some type of protest against the corporation. No one was threatened and the suspect was cooperative with Police. A 47 year old Brandon man is to appear in court on August 27th, 2012, on a charge of possessing a dangerous weapon.  
 
http://notes.brandon.ca/bpsmediarelease?opendocument&ID=11079  
 
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Edited by admin, 2012-06-29 08:03:34. Reason: Updated title

that would make any worker nervous i would think

i wonder if there is an old, dusty law somewhere in the books stating blood is an acceptable form of media regarding signatures

lol, i wondered that too but in this day and age, especially since mpi isn't always popular, i would think common sense would stop someone from actually participating in that form of identifying themselves

he was probably insuring a motorcycle.

I can understand the level of frustration that dealing with MPI can cause. Even though I don't think he should have done this, it doesn't suprise me much.

actually surprised to hear that MPI does have more of this happen actually. I'm sure it was really scary for the employees involved!

DeSoto Sam said "I can understand the level of frustration that dealing with MPI can cause. Even though I don't think he should have done this, it doesn't suprise me much. "

Though I don't agree with it I can see how a person can get to the point especially dealing with MPI sometimes.

think he thought out what he was doing. Did he realize what he did would result in charges? Glad to know we have people capable of this running around in mainstream society. Wow.

It's scary to think that someone would think to go to that length to demonstrate their displeasure. Yet one more incident where we become more like Americans where they think more is better. Glad to see that nobody was harmed in this incident in spite of the fact it could have gone the wrong way in a hurry.  

While not the britest thing to do. was it the drawing of the knife that resulted in the possessing a dangerous weapon charge or was it the size of the knife?

It wasn't the drawing or the size of the knife that makes it a dangerous weapon, its being in possession of an object with the intent to do harm either to one's self or another person. Oryx anyone is capable of violence they just need to be pushed far enough, I'm this fellows frustration with mpi isn't the only factor here. LPM what is so wrong with Americans? The fact that the man didn't threaten anyone and was cooperative with the police tells me he only had the intentions to do what he said, these aren't the actions of a hysterical person, seems to me he was calm and in control as to what he planned to do. I don't agree with his actions but hey everyone gets a little crazy at times.  

bigdogdaddy said "It wasn't the drawing or the size of the knife that makes it a dangerous weapon, its being in possession of an object with the intent to do harm either to one's self or another person. Oryx anyone is capable of violence they just need to be pushed far enough, I'm this fellows frustration with mpi isn't the only factor here. LPM what is so wrong with Americans? The fact that the man didn't threaten anyone and was cooperative with the police tells me he only had the intentions to do what he said, these aren't the actions of a hysterical person, seems to me he was calm and in control as to what he planned to do. I don't agree with his actions but hey everyone gets a little crazy at times.   "

disagree. I do agree that anyone is capable of violence but most people have control. This guy lost it. It's only when someone's violent impulses are triggered that they realise they are out of control. But by then it's probably too late. Bottom line is that people cannot behave like this without consequence. Rightfully so, he was charged. Poor move. These definitely are the actions of someone who is hysterical, people of sound mind don't "sign their name in blood". That's not normal.  

POV2 said "he was probably insuring a motorcycle. "

If that was the case, the blood would only be a down-payment...

bigdogdaddy said "It wasn't the drawing or the size of the knife that makes it a dangerous weapon, its being in possession of an object with the intent to do harm either to one's self or another person. Oryx anyone is capable of violence they just need to be pushed far enough, I'm this fellows frustration with mpi isn't the only factor here. LPM what is so wrong with Americans? The fact that the man didn't threaten anyone and was cooperative with the police tells me he only had the intentions to do what he said, these aren't the actions of a hysterical person, seems to me he was calm and in control as to what he planned to do. I don't agree with his actions but hey everyone gets a little crazy at times.   "

You do not pull a knife out in a public place!!