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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (333156)	11/9/2009 4:37:40 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794015

I know two different reservists with two very different opinions on the matter. The first is an older Navy man who does his once a month weekend on Whidbey and his once a year two week stint in Japan. He doesn't really work much when he's there and it sounds like he gets to do a lot of playing. He told me if he's called up he'll pitch one great big fit. Wants nothing what so ever to do with it. The other is also a Navy man but much younger. He has a beautiful wife and two darling children. He was just given orders to deploy to Iraq next Spring and his attitude is that he'll gladly go if he can bring stability and peace to that country. It's all a matter of attitude.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (333156)	11/9/2009 11:35:59 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794015

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer arrested 2nd time for drunk driving in Vancouver A Vancouver-area RCMP officer is facing impaired driving charges a second time after getting stopped behind the wheel while his driver's licence was suspended. 'As police officers, we have seen first-hand the carnage and death caused by this irresponsible behaviour.' —RCMP spokesman Sgt. Tim ShieldsThe off-duty Mountie was arrested Saturday morning after a Vancouver police officer watched a man urinate in the Spanish Banks parking lot on N.W. Marine Drive and then get into a vehicle and attempt to drive away. After the Vancouver officer stopped the vehicle and identified the man as an RCMP officer, the man failed to pass a breathalyzer test, said police. Vancouver police are recommending he face charges of driving while prohibited, impaired driving and driving with blood-alcohol exceeding 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. He was released and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 8. Previous arrest for impaired driving The 55-year-old officer, assigned to RCMP's E Division headquarters, was previously arrested Oct. 3 after an accident on the Second Narrows Bridge, said police. In that incident, police suspended his licence and recommended charges of impaired driving. He was scheduled to appear in court Nov. 20 in that case. The officer's name has not yet been released because the Crown counsel has not yet approved a criminal charge from either of the two incidents, but police did say the man has been a member of RCMP for 16 years and has been on medical leave since the October incident. Sgt. Tim Shields, media relations officer for the RCMP in B.C., said the Mountie also faces two formal internal Code of Conduct disciplinary hearings where possible sanctions include loss of pay and dismissal. "Impaired driving is the No.1 criminal cause of death in Canada," Shields said. "As police officers, we have seen first-hand the carnage and death caused by this irresponsible behaviour. This makes it all the more difficult when an incident involves one of our own." cbc.ca