Dad killed outside Starbucks after allegedly asking attacker not to vape near his toddler

New York Post ^ | March 29, 2023 | Yaron Steinbuch

[nickcarraway]

A 37-year-old dad was stabbed to death in front of his 3-year-old daughter and fiancée outside a Starbucks in Canada after he asked the attacker not to vape in front of his child, his family said.

Paul Stanley Schmidt and his daughter Erica were outside the Vancouver coffee shop about 5:30 p.m. Sunday while his fiancée, Ashley Umali, was getting drinks, his mother, Kathy Schmidt, told the Vancouver Sun.

Horrifying video posted on social media captured the moment a man suddenly stabbed Schmidt, who was seen clutching his stomach as he staggered and fell to the ground in a pool of blood.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

This guy didn't deserve to get killed, but he did deserve to get punched in the face.

[Delta 21]

In Canadiastan you got no right to self defense.

Canadia ~ No.
Starbucks parking lot ~ No.
With a sketchy looking dude vaping in the parking lot ~ No.

$13.00 “coffee” worth it?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

In front of his daughter?

Because he was with his daughter, he thought he had a license to be a jerk.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The dead man was in a public place. When you are in a public place you have to accept that you don't own that space. Don't be a Karen, or you might get killed.

[BradyLS]

Even in “civilization,” apply situational awareness and double-check your premise before approaching a stranger. The coming encounter may be your last.

[canuck_conservative]

the stabber was a Sikh from India

they always carry those religious daggers ...

[HYPOCRACY]

Live in fear. So it’s okay to screw with a family because it’s public and having toxins blown in the face of a 3 year old might get you killed?

If I can’t walk away, he won’t be able to.

[TigersEye]

“What kind of world are we living in when you take your family to Starbucks in the middle of the afternoon and you’re attacked and killed, with many people standing around videotaping and watching?” she said.

A Trudeau socialist paradise. Celebrate diversity. Vote for the leftist.

[TigersEye]

He may be from a Sikh family but he is clearly not a religious Sikh.

[Ronin]

Aren’t all Starbucks stores no-smoking?

[dragnet2]

he thought he had a license to be a jerk.

How was the victim of this horrific murder being a jerk?

[Tired of Taxes]

On another thread, some posters shared information about the Khalistani. If I understand correctly, it’s a violent movement among a certain group of Sikhs...? (I never heard of them before, either.) This killer was reportedly Khalistani. Notice how he calmly walked back into Starbucks after stabbing this man to death.

[Tired of Taxes]

Just to be clear, I’ve heard of Sikh, of course, but not Khalistani.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

So it’s okay to screw with a family because it’s public and having toxins blown in the face of a 3 year old

Kids today are too fragile and have resiliency problems because they're raised by Karens like you.

[dragnet2]

Maybe they can pass a law where these people will be required to have, “Dangerous stay back” tattooed on their foreheads.

[reardensteel]

My understanding is the father put hands on the stabbed which caused the altercation.

[TigersEye]

I don’t know anything about the Khalistani but any true Sikh male would never be without a turban.

I’ll take your word about the video as I only viewed the pics.