Top Canadian military official charged with murder

[Malthus]

Allegedly, he's confessed.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/763292--colonel-told-police-of-break-ins-report?bn=1

[crazy canuck]

I know it's Canada, but does a colonel really count as one of Canada's top military officials? 

Do you think that if a person of similar rank in the US did this it would not be big news?

Our colonels are all cold-blooded killers. This is a tradition that dates back to Curtis LeMay.

Yeah, but they are only supposed to gun down villagers who may or may not be the enemy.  Not townspeople outside their home country base.

[Malthus]

In Canada, this is without a doubt a very major story indeed (no puns based on military rank allowed!)

[DontSayBanana]

I know it's Canada, but does a colonel really count as one of Canada's top military officials? 

Do you think that if a person of similar rank in the US did this it would not be big news?

Probably, but more because Americans have a macabre fascination with public guardians abusing their positions.  Without a sample, hard to say how desensitized we've become over the subject.

See: JAG, NCIS

[grumbler]

(no puns based on military rank allowed!)

Generally speaking, I agree.  Your is an admiral stance.  Such rank jokes should be captain reserve for the Queen (since we know no one has the power to commander to tell them) .

[jimmy olsen]

I know it's Canada, but does a colonel really count as one of Canada's top military officials? 

Do you think that if a person of similar rank in the US did this it would not be big news?

Of course it would be huge news, it just wouldn't be correct to call him a top military official.

[katmai]

I know it's Canada, but does a colonel really count as one of Canada's top military officials? 

Do you think that if a person of similar rank in the US did this it would not be big news?

Our colonels are all cold-blooded killers. This is a tradition that dates back to Curtis LeMay.

Woo then my Grandpa is safe as he was Colonel before that

[Malthus]

(no puns based on military rank allowed!)

Generally speaking, I agree.  Your is an admiral stance.  Such rank jokes should be captain reserve for the Queen (since we know no one has the power to commander to tell them) .

That post is deserving of corporal punishment.

[Malthus]

I know it's Canada, but does a colonel really count as one of Canada's top military officials? 

Do you think that if a person of similar rank in the US did this it would not be big news?

Of course it would be huge news, it just wouldn't be correct to call him a top military official.

Once again, he's a top military official not because of his rank, but because of the job that he held - base commander.

[Jacob]

That post is deserving of corporal punishment.

I'm rating this post low.  Could you please sort out your disagreement in private?  Though, for the record, I don't think puns warrant official punishment..

[Ed Anger]

What a major asshole.

[Malthus]

Apparently, there is a court ordered publication ban in effect on details mentioned in his court appearance for charging.

[alfred russel]

I know it's Canada, but does a colonel really count as one of Canada's top military officials? 

Yes--think over the important colonels: Colonel Qadaffi, Colonel Sanders, and of course Colonel Clink.

[Admiral Yi]

Colonel Mustard.

Suspicion grows that Fredo is an AQ mole.

[Barrister]

Apparently, there is a court ordered publication ban in effect on details mentioned in his court appearance for charging.

It's routine for a publication ban to be issued for evidence presented at a bail hearing.