Pouge was not the man to go after Claude. Pouge was even harrassing friends of mine before the incident and they are upstanding citizens. Yes Claude killed in cold blood and there is no excuse. Claude and Pouge had bad blood long before this happened. Pouge had a habit of sticking his nose where it didn't belong and intimidating people, even those who were living by the law. Don't get me wrong here because I am in no means defending Claude or saying that an officer shouldn't have been there to arrest Claude. But at the same time I will never defend Pouge either. Connely on the other hand got the bad deal. He was in fact a good officer and a good all around guy. He was just doing his duty. For Pouge this issue was personal as was with Claude, and both were ready to settle the score.