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Man running across Canada for cancer charity arrested by Quebec police after using Trans-Canada Highway



QUEBEC — A man attempting to run across Canada for charity was arrested near Quebec City for taking his journey along the shoulder of the busy Trans-Canada Highway. In a further blow, Curtis Hargrove’s RV was vandalized by a group of teenagers after his arrest.

Hargrove, from Alberta, faces a charge of obstructing justice because he refused a police officer’s demand Monday that he get off the autoroute near St-Jean-Port-Joli, about 120 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

The 23-year-old, who has been running about 50 kilometres a day since he left Newfoundland in early May, was taken to a police station in Quebec City and released a few hours later after signing a written promise not to run on the Trans-Canada in Quebec. He was given a court date for Sept. 21.


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[SLM]

Oh man.

Next they'll be saying "Terry who?"

 

[Goober]

Oh man.

Next they'll be saying "Terry who?"

I have no problem with what the Police Officer did- He tried to deal with the runner- offered solutions- the guy refused- So he received a ticket. And as he stated- publicity.

 

[Redmonton_Rebel]

Yes, it's clear we live in kinder gentler times.

So if you get herded into tight confines for protesting against the government or the living crap beaten out of you and arrested and charged while doing something as self-sacrificing as running to support cancer research, can we still call ourselves a civil society...it's starting to seem more and more like a police state.

 

[wizard]

Yes, it's clear we live in kinder gentler times.

So if you get herded into tight confines for protesting against the government or the living crap beaten out of you and arrested and charged while doing something as self-sacrificing as running to support cancer research, can we still call ourselves a civil society...it's starting to seem more and more like a police state.

... how very true ...

... canadian cops are a joke. this is just grandstanding. they'll do anything, including picking on innocent people like this, to get into the news ...

 

[Goober]

Yes, it's clear we live in kinder gentler times.

So if you get herded into tight confines for protesting against the government or the living crap beaten out of you and arrested and charged while doing something as self-sacrificing as running to support cancer research, can we still call ourselves a civil society...it's starting to seem more and more like a police state.

Hard to stay on topic with out going off the deep end- Take some drugs man.

Nice to see you have Wiz as a friend.

 

[lone wolf]

... how very true ...

... canadian cops are a joke. this is just grandstanding. they'll do anything, including picking on innocent people like this, to get into the news ...

To paraphrase Mom: Next time you're in trouble, call someone with a tinfoil helmet....

 

[wizard]

To paraphrase Mom: Next time you're in trouble, call someone with a tinfoil helmet....

... i have attempted to enlist the aid of the police many, many times. and i'm always told to bug off ...

 

[Nuggler]

... i have attempted to enlist the aid of the police many, many times. and i'm always told to bug off ...

you must impress them the same way you impress us

 

[wizard]

you must impress them the same way you impress us

... yeah, i'd say the attitude from the police is about the same as many of the posters on this site. in fact i've wondered if some of the posters here aren't government workers, they sure sound like it. a very sore bunch of babies ...

... like many of the posters here, the automatic response from the cops is to deny and lie ...

 

[lone wolf]

Hargrove's run is for a good cause. Running on a limited-access highway? Not so bright....

 

[Redmonton_Rebel]

Hard to stay on topic with out going off the deep end- Take some drugs man.

Nice to see you have Wiz as a friend.

I don't even know the guy and why be such a dick, are you trying to prove my point about how ignorant this nation is becoming?

I was in my teens when Fox did his run and he was a hero, now someone is repeating it and he's a criminal? we really are becoming a joke as a nation.

 

[wizard]

... the runner had government approval and clearance to be on the highway. the police broke the law ...

 

[lone wolf]

.. the runner had government approval and clearance to be on the highway. the police broke the law ...

Link, please....

I don't even know the guy and why be such a dick, are you trying to prove my point about how ignorant this nation is becoming?

I was in my teens when Fox did his run and he was a hero, now someone is repeating it and he's a criminal? we really are becoming a joke as a nation.

Fox didn't run on any limited access highways - without police escort either....

 

[wizard]

Link, please....

... link to what?

 

[lone wolf]

... link to what?

You can read?

... the runner had government approval and clearance to be on the highway. the police broke the law ...

 

[wizard]

You can read?

... no i cannot ...

 

[Goober]

Yes, it's clear we live in kinder gentler times.

So if you get herded into tight confines for protesting against the government or the living crap beaten out of you and arrested and charged while doing something as self-sacrificing as running to support cancer research, can we still call ourselves a civil society...it's starting to seem more and more like a police state.

I think this states my opinion of your post quite clearly.

Chicken Little -The Sky is Falling - YouTube

 

[wizard]

... the pigs are nailing this guy because they're jealous -- he's competing with the phony cancer research charities they have going ...

... the runner wouldn't have been on the highway without prior government clearance. the cops screwed up ...

 

[Goober]

... the pigs are nailing this guy because they're jealous -- he's competing with the phony cancer research charities they have going ...

... the runner wouldn't have been on the highway without prior government clearance. the cops screwed up ...

And of course you have proof of this- But you cannot share due to possible repercussions. Is that right?