PoetsTryinWrite 1,262 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 May the fourth is widely known among fans of the sci-fi series as Star Wars Day, and thus, a local business themed around the franchise wanted to put on a promotion to celebrate it. Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina Owner Bradley Whalen told LNN that it very quickly went off the rails and put one of his employees in serious danger. “We had music playing in the parking lot, we had one of our staff dress up as a stormtrooper kind of waving to people walking up and down the road, we had people stopping by and getting pictures with the stormtrooper, we put a couple of promotions on in the restaurant to entice people to come.” The female employee arrived for work at 10:00 am on Monday, May 4, and went out in full costume around 20 minutes later. He believes that some members of the public must have seen her brandishing a plastic toy blaster believing it was a real gun and phoned police. Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) Inspector Jason Walper says they got two 911 calls regarding a firearms complaint near the business on 13 Street North. “Police officers had guns drawn, pointed at my employee. They were yelling at her to put the gun down so she threw the plastic gun on the ground. At that point in time when I came out, she was on her knees kneeling down on the ground. The police had already checked and seen that the gun was plastic so they already knew that there wasn’t an issue or a risk there.” https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2020/05/04/star-wars-day-promotion-goes-awry-after-lps-arrests-employee-in-stormtrooper-costume/ Watch the video here: Defend Your Humanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie 5 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Who sees a stormtrooper and calls the cops?!! Have there been so many mass shootings that people are that jumpy? #merica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,652 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Yet armed protestors are allowed to stare down public servants and point real, actual assault rifles at innocent people en masse. But this is what cops waste their time addressing. Ok. My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 35,054 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, the Devil of Pop said: Yet armed protestors are allowed to stare down public servants and point real, actual assault rifles at innocent people en masse. But this is what cops waste their time addressing. Ok. Not true at all. They also waste their time arresting/beating/murdering innocent black people. Duh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 27,737 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, brownie said: Who sees a stormtrooper and calls the cops?!! Have there been so many mass shootings that people are that jumpy? #merica This was Canada, I believe, but still in North America. She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahrahWitch 6,985 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 At first I thought it was america and was confused why he'd be arrested when there's been so many people with guns in protest crowds lately. But It's Canada and considering what happened recently, It's a bit understandable that police are jumpy when it comes to seeing guns. Plastic or not they had to make sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie 5 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: This was Canada, I believe, but still in North America. Oh, makes sense now. No one in america would ever call the cops on a stormtrooper with a blaster tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 27,737 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, brownie said: Oh, makes sense now. No one in america would ever call the cops on a stormtrooper with a blaster tbh US Americans would just shoot the stormtrooper themselves. She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie 5 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Franch Toast said: US Americans would just shoot the stormtrooper themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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