It’s Funny How “Ironic” Irony Can Be

Canadian Border guard shot at “Peace Arch”

A Canadian border services officer was shot and seriously wounded by a gunman who then fatally turned his weapon on himself at the Peace Arch crossing south of Vancouver, police say.

Much as 100% of school shootings in the US occur in “gun free zones.”

Hopefully she’ll pull through.

categories Life | | datetime October 17, 2012 9:59 am

4 Responses to “It’s Funny How “Ironic” Irony Can Be”

  1. JeffS says:
    October 17, 2012 at 11:10 am

    I grew up just south of Blaine. The Peace Arch is in a very nice park. The Arch itself was built to commemorate the lack of war between Canada and the United States for over a century.

    What they don’t talk about is the drug running that is rampant in that area (Vancouver, BC, is a major drug transfer node); a major anti-war riot that resulted in the park being vandalized and trashed; and all the never ending dramas associated with a major international border crossing.

    So while this is a tragic event, it’s far from rare. There isn’t all that much “peace” in the Peace Arch Park.

    Here’s a brief history, provided by the city of Blaine.

  2. mojo says:
    October 17, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    “Peace is the Platonic Ideal we infer from the fact that there have been occasional lulls between wars.”

  3. JeffS says:
    October 17, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Truer words have never been spoken, mojo.

  4. Kathy Kinsley says:
    October 17, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    @mojo. Too true.

    @article – well, at least he saved Canada untold dollars in hunting him down and prosecuting him. Then putting him in prison for a few years and letting him out to try again…

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