I totally agree. And I was just regaling my poor DH about how I like the Canadian system so much better. Every effort should be made to bring perps to justice without a hail of bullets. Canada has the much better policies and I think those policies will prevail in this situation (I still don't think that these two have lots of ammo or even any real guns).
Of course I'd love to know if K&B are aware that suicide by cop is not as easy in Canada and also, whether the RCMP is, in this case, going to attempt to negotiate if they make sudden moves or bring out their pellet gun or pretend to have guns aimed at police. I'd hate to see this case bring in a new precedent for Canada.
Not that we don't have negotiation teams. I've actually observed a couple in action and they are quite common here, too. It's the non-manhunt events that usually result in suicide by cop here (person comes out of car with a supposed gun, gets annihilated by pointing at cops on the freeway, etc). In Oregon (another place where they try to avoid killing suspects), some suicidal people negotiate for hours and then come out of their hiding spot with their gun raised and pointed at a cop (whether loaded or not). That's been a common way of doing it. Suicidal suspects sometimes take a while to get to that "blaze of glory" point. Typically, though, the suspect is guilty of some pretty nefarious crimes in that situation and is dreading the impact on themselves and family. They're often older than this pair.
I think there's a good chance this pair will surrender. Somehow I don't think they are suicidal. When push comes to shove, when and if they are surrounded, they will surrender.
