I have given a lot of thought to the cutting of brake lines in Dr. Carolyn Bennet's riding.
Quite a few brake lines were cut -- I have personal knowledge of one accident caused by the sabotage.
This sabotage took some skills and organisation. We are not talking about 3 teens on a spree -- this needed at least 7 or 8 people, likely more, with planning, some technical skill and the courage to go under a stranger's car in the dead of night (if caught these people face serious jail time).
Who would do this?
It needs to be some group who believes that the Liberals, or maybe just Dr. Bennet, are/is so wicked that risking others' lives is appropriate.
I thought more on it being just Dr. Bennet. Why her riding?
Certainly the saboteurs are not Conservatives -- the Conservatives are trying to do the best for Canada (as they see it) in a democratic process. Dirty tricks yes (and that is not just Conservatives -- Liberals too (sadly) have torn down lawn signs etc) but murder no. This is no ordinary election skulduggery
So who is it?
Well, Dr. Bennet is pro-choice and a doctor. Indeed, some websites say she was an abortion provider (I don't know if that's true) -- certainly she is proudly pro choice.
And what did we see across Toronto on Saturday? Anti abortion protests.
And when were the brake lines cut?
Perhaps there's a link?
Now even if the sabotage was done by people opposed to abortion that does not mean those opposing abortion are anti democratic criminals.
Indeed, the men I saw on Saturday (see the photo on this blog in an earlier post) standing in silent protest are the model of democratic action -- they withstood mockery to make a point in a strong but legitimate way. They are to be admired for their actions -- they are behaving rightly. Whether they are right or not isn't the issue; they have a right to express their views and I am glad they did.
But what I'm not glad about is that the criminals who cut brake lines are still at large.
3 comments:
Good points, all... Just hypothetically speaking now... Just who do most "anti-choicers" TEND to vote for - or perhaps even campaign for? Certainly no party should take the fall for this, but it should be clear that one party has created an atmosphere of bullying and aggression that certainly allows for people to "push the envelop" when it comes to acts of foolishness - and criminal acts like this.
The whole thing is SICK. I've posted about this, and it's not so much the WHO, as much as the reason, and the whole question of why is there a shift towards this attitude of "violence is good", and "being a tough, "strong" character is critical". The aggressive male approach to political action simply doesn't fit in politics. Parliaments are a place for REASON (or should be). Polite - often heated - discourse is essential for any civilized society.
Unfortunately some would like to take us back to the stone ages... Pure Social Darwinist fantasies...
And it wasn't just her riding. It happened in Guelph a couple of months ago. It also happened this weekend in Halifax, NS. A liberal blogger wrote about it.
I DO attribute this to politics and one or two parties in particular. They may not have endorsed it, but they put forth a view of divide and hate and bully.
They do this kind of stuff all the times in other countries...we have lots of candidates running from these countries that use violence to try and stop their opponent...WHY ARE WE SURPRISED...they have brought their terrorist ways to Canada with them....there is always a bad apple in the bushel....gramps....if you can stop them by calling them names..KILL THEM.
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