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Teen shot by RCMP handed over weapons and then ran away, investigators say

https:// www.cbc.ca /news/canada/edmonton/alberta-police-shooting-lightning-1.7314483

A 15-year-old Indigenous boy killed by RCMP in Wetaskiwin, Alta., last week handed a machete and a knife over to police and had run into a field before officers opened fire, Alberta's policing watchdog said Thursday.

In a statement, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) provided new details on the final moments leading to the death of Hoss Lightning from Samson Cree Nation.

Lightning died last Friday. According to RCMP, the teen called 911 and told a dispatcher he was being followed by people trying to kill him.

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The teen handed over his weapons, ran away, and the cops shot him to death.

Fucking assholes.

ACAB

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Bit of a sidenote, but when did the shorthand for Alberta become “Alta”? “AB” is right there and is shorter.

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- My mom has always written Alta when addressing mail. I wonder if it’s an older convention that’s still clinging on for some people. I’ve used AB my whole life.
  
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  That’s interesting if it’s an older convention. I don’t normally read Alberta-focused literature, so it comes up for me a lot less.
  
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- It was the old form. Other than BC, the old postal short forms were 3 or 4 letters.
  
  BC
  
  Alta
  
  Sask
  
  Man
  
  Ont
  
  Que
  
  NB
  
  NS
  
  PEI
  
  Nfld
  
  The 2-letter acronyms came up from the United States relatively recently.
  
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  The two letter designations came in the late 90's and are used by Canada Post in automated sorting.
  
  I can find no history of Canada adopting this system from the US.
  
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_postal_abbreviations_for_provinces_and_territories
  
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