Two brothers on a Greyhound bus from Edmonton to Fort McMurray were threatened by an apparently intoxicated passenger wielding a knife. Apparently because Canadians are now normalized to bus beheadings the bus continued on its way to the next stop without any mass panic:

The man sat between the two brothers and suddenly began stabbing the seat.

Andrew got up and told the bus driver what was happening. Despite the warning, the bus driver kept going.

"(The man) started calling us rats," Josh said. "He said 'how'd you like walking around without an eye.'"

The bus continued for about an hour. Twice during that time, the bus driver pulled over, telling the man he would have to get off the bus. When he refused, the driver kept going.

The man then threatened the two brothers with beheading, referring to the attack on Tim McLean outside Portage La Prairie July 30. McLean was stabbed and then beheaded by another Greyhound passenger.

"You'll be on the news," Josh recalled the man saying. "I'm going to cut your head off and throw it out the window."

The bus finally came to a stop near Wandering River, where it was met by an RCMP officer who was in the area, said Sgt. Ray Williams of the Boyle RCMP. An officer got on the bus, pepper sprayed the man, and took him into custody, Josh said. (Sun Media)

Fact: Whenever I'm driving a Greyhound bus and somebody threatens a beheading I casually pull off to the side and usher everyone off.

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Elane said:

	... It was just a matter of time and there will be variations on this theme forever. Routine. However we must feel compassion for our disturbed and disturbing fellows. We must embrace, work with and accept the killers in our midst. They have their own unique and protected reasons why they are allowed to kill, maim, injure, terrorize and attack anyone they wish and at any time. Just ask Maggie.
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Aug 20, 2008 15:06:49
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OMMAG said:

	... My only question is .... How did this asshat wit the knife avoid getting his ass kicked?
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Aug 20, 2008 16:53:11 | url
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Elane said:

	... YOU (OMMAG) weren't ON that bus otherwise his ass would have been dragging behind the bus, yes?
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Aug 20, 2008 16:59:03
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Darcey said:

	... No I don't think so. As a normal Canadian I would have probably followed the status quo and left him onboard like everyone else.
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Aug 20, 2008 17:15:54
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OMMAG said:

	... Well I can't guarantee it Elane and we'll never know ....but I'd definitely have been looking for an opening..... been in too many altercations in my life and the reflexes just happen. I'd be interested to know what the other passengers were doing while this was going on. I don't understand why the driver didn't get the passengers off when he had the bus stopped.
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MaryT said:

	... Thanks a lot, I really needed this news today, as my grandson will be taking the greyhound tomorrow to Fort MacMurray. I will tell him to sit way up front, and I know he wont listen.
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Aug 20, 2008 19:48:29
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OMMAG said:

	... Mary ... go buy him some bear spray! Better yet a bear banger.
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puddin n pie said:

	... gotta keep on schedule!
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Aug 20, 2008 22:44:18
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WL Mackenzie Redux said:

... Had another old biker been on that bus this obnoxious lush would be waking up on the side of the road with a hunting knife suppository up his recum. Like OMMAG says, when you've had some desperate scraps in your life you don't leave a pissed up backstabber to brood about how or when he will take you out...you react...I won't allow myself or others to be the first "bones" of some stone gangsta wannabe wanker.

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Aug 20, 2008 23:21:03
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WL Mackenzie Redux said:

	... OMMAG said: Mary ... go buy him some bear spray! Better yet a bear banger. Kershaw boot knife in hubbie's stocking for Xmas Mary? most useful gift my wife ever bought me.
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Aug 20, 2008 23:29:22
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kelly said:

	... I dunno, by recent experience one would think that this was a serious issue regarding knives and lopping off of heads. I'm just sayin'...you can't wait for the authorities in some cases, you gotta take justice into your own hands. Ask the people on flight 93.
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Aug 21, 2008 00:05:52
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Louise said:

	... Hope to hell there's a good explanation of why that driver didn't evacuate everyone. This sure is cementing that our kid is NOT taking the greyhounds anymore.
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Aug 21, 2008 00:06:22
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WL Mackenzie Redux said:

... idd said: This sure is cementing that our kid is NOT taking the greyhounds anymore. The bus lines have to take the security of their passengers more seriously.....and I hope they don't make these pointless placebo moves of turning bus terminals into frikking gulags like the airports (this is the reason I don't fly if I can avoid it)...try arming the driver with a taser and a RCMP "silent" trouble beacon RF set up.

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Aug 21, 2008 00:25:45
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lucifers taxi said:

	... The cop peppersprayed a nutbar on a bus !?! How many other passengers were there at the time?
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Aug 21, 2008 01:50:55
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Darcey said:

	... If they were all aboard complaining and doing nothing then hopefully all of them.
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Louise said:

... I agree WLMR, now the line has been drawn and passed...and the sheeple will be satisfied with over extended efforts so they don't have to think about it themselves or any longer than what the announcer says to think, on their tv's. And exactly Darcey, no one called 911? After what just happened? I hope we're not getting the whole story and this is sounding worse than what happened, I have serious some serious questions if the driver chose not to evacuate the bus, why didn't he? Not like on a plane, you can pull over in a bus.

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