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Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback
    #23879982 - 11/29/16 09:33 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38147982

   
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Canada police to punish drink-drivers with Nickelback

    29 November 2016
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A Canadian police force is threatening festive drink-drivers with a cruel and unusual punishment: forcing them to listen to local band Nickelback.

Kensington Police Service, which looks after the residents of Prince Edward Island, will be handing out fines and criminal charges as usual.

But it seems it is the possibility of having to listen to Nickelback which has really upset the locals.

"Doesn't torture go against the Geneva Convention?" asked one on Facebook.
The gift of Chad Kroeger?

In recent years, the band has become a source of ridicule and hatred on the web - something the Kensington Police Service were apparently all too aware of when posting their annual advice to assign a designated driver before going out for the evening.

However, conscious not everyone would heed the law, officers warned they would be out "looking for those dumb enough to feel they can drink and drive".

Writing on Facebook, they continued: "And when we catch you, and we will catch you, on top of a hefty fine, a criminal charge and a year's driving suspension we will also provide you with a bonus gift of playing the offices [sic] copy of Nickelback in the cruiser on the way to jail.

"Now, now, no need to thank us, we figure if you are foolish enough to get behind the wheel after drinking then a little Chad Kroeger and the boys is the perfect gift for you.

"So please, lets not ruin a perfectly good unopened copy of Nickelback. You don't drink and drive and we won't make you listen to it."

And in case people didn't quite get the message, they posted a picture of the offending item, still in its wrapping.
Bieber Hell?

The tongue-in-cheek post has divided the community, with some criticising Kensington Police Service for making light of a serious issue, while others hit out at them failing to support Canadian music.

There were also those, however, who didn't feel they had hit quite the right note - and suggested there was another Canadian native who would work even better.

"Don't hate on Nickelback!! They are a good band. Use someone like Justin Bieber. No one will ever think twice about drinking and driving if you use Bieber," the cheeky Facebook user argued.



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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: 404]
    #23880247 - 11/29/16 10:58 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

People want to jump on the bandwagon and be a hater. They think it makes them seem cool and hip. Nothing wrong with that band. Quit being a douche hipster.


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: 404]
    #23880332 - 11/29/16 11:39 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Haha, BBC is a legit news outlet too right? Hella bizarre stuff.


And yeah, Nickleback doesn't really seem particularly bad. Not something i'd go out of my way to listen to, but really not the worst band music ive ever heard


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: Sheekle]
    #23880477 - 11/30/16 01:43 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

I don't know why but a lot of people just fucking hate nickelback
It's like the ultimate anti-band

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse]
    #23880574 - 11/30/16 03:11 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Quit being a douche hipster.




Kinda rude don't ya think? All I did was post a link/article

edit: grammar

Edited by 404 (11/30/16 01:24 PM)

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: 404]
    #23881149 - 11/30/16 10:26 AM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Sorry. I didn't mean you as poster, only people who hate the band. And not even people who hate the band legit, just morons who jump on the bandwagon because everyone else hates the band.

It reminds me of high school and how all the 'sheep' would laugh when a cool person said something meant to be funny so they would seem cool also .


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse] * 5
    #23881447 - 11/30/16 12:18 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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People want to jump on the bandwagon and be a hater. They think it makes them seem cool and hip. Nothing wrong with that band. Quit being a douche hipster.





As a musician I can definitely say as far as the amount of talent they have compared to the amount of records they've sold, yes there's a lot wrong with that hallmark corporate shit show band. They are the epitome of why musicians struggle, and why listeners of music don't know shit from food.

I's simplistic, of key, horrible lyrics, poor vocals, every song is radio friendly, they don't write their own music ( I doubt their contract allows them to make any final decisions what so ever ) They are the ultimate sell outs.  Like I imagine the band themselves feels like what they do is 24/7 work.  Shitty bosses, and singing really shitty songs.

There's nothing hip about hating nickelback. It was instantaneous with their release.

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: vandago]
    #23881628 - 11/30/16 01:20 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Well, thats like, your opinion man.

Not everyone analyzes music like a computer. They just like it or not. Personally, I think all that analytical jargon makes people sound like a douche. I suppose YOU have the perfect taste in music. That's like thinking your favorite color is better than everyone else.


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse]
    #23881705 - 11/30/16 01:34 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Their agenda was to make $,they succeeded
Canada seems so soft


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: 5150]
    #23881717 - 11/30/16 01:38 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Some people quit liking Metallica after they had a hit. It's all about being too cool for the Top 40 music.


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse]
    #23881896 - 11/30/16 02:36 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Who did the cops piss off to be stuck listening to nickleback if they find a drunk driver?

If they weren't canadian i would say guess someone got shot.


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse] * 2
    #23882226 - 11/30/16 04:06 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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klhouse said:
Well, thats like, your opinion man.

Not everyone analyzes music like a computer. They just like it or not. Personally, I think all that analytical jargon makes people sound like a douche. I suppose YOU have the perfect taste in music. That's like thinking your favorite color is better than everyone else.



No he's right. You have a point but if you spend 6 months with a guitar you can come up with the shit they do. That's what he's saying. They are ultra poppy dude. Simplistic. Pleasing to the ear is cool and I understand what you're saying, but if you can be noodling slightly and say to yourself, "Oh shit that's a Nickleback song" then there's something wrong with the composition.

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: larry.fisherman] * 1
    #23882726 - 11/30/16 07:13 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Glad I'm in the USA, where we have laws preventing this type of cruel and unusual punishment...

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: MidnightCity]
    #23882857 - 11/30/16 07:50 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

So many people hate Nickeback that is now mainstream to dislike the band--- so I'm going to be different and like Nickleback just to go against the tide so I can be cool and hip.


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse]
    #23883770 - 12/01/16 06:54 AM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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So many people hate Nickeback that is now mainstream to dislike the band--- so I'm going to be different and like Nickleback just to go against the tide so I can be cool and hip.



:facepalm:

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse]
    #23883773 - 12/01/16 06:57 AM (7 years, 2 months ago)

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Some people quit liking Metallica after they had a hit. It's all about being too cool for the Top 40 music.




No. It's the top 40 music that blows. There may be some things that cross into that realm that are decent but most are what I like to call overpolished turds.

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: Sk8nshram]
    #23884380 - 12/01/16 12:32 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

Do you know what a good taste in music is? It is the kind of music that YOU like. And by YOU I mean anyone. Everyone thinks they have the best choice in music. Maybe I like polished turds. I guess you like un-polished turds. So be it.


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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: klhouse]
    #23884509 - 12/01/16 01:30 PM (7 years, 2 months ago)

I actually prefer to stay away from turds. They smell like shit...

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Re: Canadian Police Threaten Drunk Drivers with Nickelback [Re: 404]
    #23886588 - 12/02/16 05:00 AM (7 years, 2 months ago)

I'm not a Nickelback fan by any means.  I saw them once at the Rolling Rock Town Fair in PA in 2002.  It was a hot, summer day and there weren't any water cannons or anything for the crowd to cool down with.  Those guys emptied their tour bus of all the water and drinks they had and tossed the bottles and cans into the crowd.  They're just really decent guys.


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