Very bad example of a "joke"

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seth gecko

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Soldiers' families get fake death calls​







By Marianne White, Postmedia News November 23, 2010 ​


QUEBEC - Military police are pursuing a prankster preying on families of soldiers deployed to Afghanistan by calling them in the middle of the night to say their loved ones have died.​


The relatives of at least three soldiers serving in the war-torn country have been targeted by the prank, said Alex Maillé, a spokesman at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier said Tuesday.
The wife of one soldier filed a complaint with military police after someone called her last week to say her husband had died in a roadside bomb explosion.
"It's a shame and we're taking this very seriously," Maillé said.
He stressed the military always delivers such news in person - never over the phone - and urged other victims to lodge a complaint to help put an end to the hoax.
To ensure the families of soldiers on their first tour of duty in Afghanistan are aware of the military protocol in the event of crucial incidents, CFB Valcartier's deployment support group will send a letter outlining the procedure.
CFB Valcartier's family centre is offering counselling and information to those who are worried about falling prey to the crank caller.
The Department of National Defence said the prank is not something it has ever dealt with before.
"We are not aware of other similar incidents," spokesman Major Martell Thompson said.
He said the Forces are baffled at someone showing so little respect for the families of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.
"It's pretty low. I can think of a lot of things one can do to voice their discontent with the mission and this would not have made my list of what people would do," he said. "This does not fit into what a normal human being would do to another."
The prank also struck an angry chord with Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
"Military personnel should not be needlessly worried about their families when they are fighting for our country in far-away lands," he said in a statement. "Military families, who also make incredible sacrifices in Canada's name, should never be the target of such an insensitive, amoral and disgusting act . ... It is our hope the perpetrators of this despicable action are brought to justice."
A Quebec City police spokeswoman said the department has not yet received any formal complaint. She noted that if the prankster is caught, he or she could face jail time.​
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NoK notifications are never done by telephone. The unit CO, RSM and chaplain go to the family's home.
 
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Hangman said:
NoK notifications are never done by telephone. The unit CO, RSM and chaplain go to the family's home.
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That is true, but even knowing that I would tend to think that having someone call me in the middle of the night telling me that my son/daughter/husband/wife had been killed would still make my heart skip a few beats.
 
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Absolutely, Moraff. It's a terribly hurtful prank and I hope that the police consider it criminal harassment.
 
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Got the feeling those nut jobs are coming from the looney left in NDP or something who are staunchly anti-war and pointing fingers on the MIC no matter what.

Having said that, those nut jobs could also well be the Westboro Church wannabe but to this day there are no recollection to indicate such "chapters" exist in Canada.
 
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