This story is incredible. The friend who sent it to me wondered if it was
an urban legend, but it's from Reuters, so hopefully they checked out the
story.

They say this guy is "mentally disturbed". That's an understatement!

Joyce

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1140162.htm

A Canadian man, driving a car packed with weapons and ammunition, was
intent on killing as many people as possible in a Toronto
neighbourhood but gave up the plan at the last minute when he
encountered a friendly dog, police say.

The middle-aged man, who police say is mentally disturbed, had
planned to carry out the shooting spree on Wednesday to ensure he
would be put in jail permanently.

Police say he had set himself up in an east-end park to load his
weapons and then planned to drive around shooting.

He told police that a dog then approached and started playing with
him.

Police say the encounter melted the man's heart, and he then went in
search of police to give himself up.

"He happens to be a pet lover, and decided that since there was such
a nice dog in the area, that people were too nice and he wasn't going
to carry out his plan," Detective Nick Ashley said.

Police have found 6,000 rounds of ammunition, two rifles, a shotgun,
a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and an air rifle in the man's
car, along with a machete and a hunting knife.

The car also contains a throwing knife, a camouflage mask and netting.

James Paul Stanson, 43, has been charged with a variety of
weapons-related offences and appeared in court for a bail hearing on
Thursday.

-- Reuters