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Inspired by the Beslan school hostage crisis where freedom fighters held a school of over 1,100 students ,staff , and visitors hostage demanding the independence of Chechnya . The stand off lasted for three days until nearing a deal a firefight broke out suddenly between the surrounding Russian army and the Chechen militias.

WI a similar event happened in Windsor university? (Windsor city right across from Detroit on the Canadian side)

How would news networks report such an event as opposed to similar events in Iraq/Afghanistan, would be they be called terrorists (and if so what if the majority of them are white protestants?). How would the military respond? How would normal people view this event? Would the government actually negotiate now that its Canadian citizens? Would America show the same level of response for this event as it did when a private plane flew into an apartment block after 9-11 for Canadians?

This is just to see the interest for such a thing.

And just for a disclaimer this event is a completely fictional intellectual exercise , any similarities with anything in the story would be completely coincidental.

EX:

Transcript taken from conversation between masked hostage leader and A-channel report James Mendacium

[JM enters windowless concrete room .MHL is wearing a urban camouflage with a ski mask . MHL nods from his seat behind table as JM approaches, offers seat with hand gesture. JM proceeds to set up audio recording equipment. MHL waits for JM to finish and then reaches for his ear piece]

Is this live?


[Inaudible radio chatter from earpiece]

Good, Good... Welcome Mister Mendacium, I'm glad that you made it today.

Why did you specifically ask for me?

Its because you are convenient, that is all. Now, there is no need for you to talk anymore, just listen and record.

[MHL takes a drink from a bottle of water]

Our demands are very simple, the withdraw all of military forces and support in any form from the Middle East and Afghanistan. You have 12 hours to start complying. By the end of the 12 hours we will execute one random hostage per hour. The buildings are rigged with explosives that will be triggered if anyone approaches the building without permission. Also every one of us is equipped with a dead man switch that will trigger the explosives in a random should they become active.

[MHL motions for JM to turn off recording, This is now a copy of JM's personal recorder and notepad ]

MHL that you for your compliance Mister
Mendacium. Please make yourself comfortable, your staying.

[
MHL takes another sip of water from the waterbottle]

Now,
Mister Mendacium. They shouldn't be able to organize yet so the message will go through, but we will need more messages delivered later when their censoring the content.

What does this have to do with me? I'm just a reporter, you'd need someone in management to do that at the station. Besides why should I help you?

Oh don't worry, I'm sure you'll figure some way, you have some connections at the station. Plus we need your video equipment. And as for helping us... well little did you know that we'd actually share a common goal.

And what's that?

Well you see neither of us will live to see this fail, unfortunately you only have 12 hours.
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