Letters to the Editor - some entertaining reading

[40below]

There is no problem on Aberdeen Street that the judicious use of water cannon and tear gas would be unable to solve.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Are we to ban the Grey Cup every time Calgary plays just because of incidents on "the red mile" ?

How about banning the Stanley Cup playoffs ?

Frosh week ?

Ban bars in the entertainment districts ( Toronto, Vancouver ?)....how many shootings / stabbings would that prevent......

No, but it wouldn't be fair to use these events to condone rampant "goofs will be goofs" behaviour - I'd be curious to hear how this Queen's homecoming compares re:  levels of violence/vandalism to these other events.

Also, how OK would you be if your car was trashed/flipped, or your business or personal property was vandalized or destroyed during such high spirited, meritorious public events?  I know I wouldn't.  

Should me alone being pissed be enough to cancel such events?  No way.  How many IS enough?  That's up to the organizers and sponsors to sort out...

 

[aesop081]

No, but it wouldn't be fair to use these events to condone rampant "goofs will be goofs" behaviour - I'd be curious to hear how this Queen's homecoming compares re:  levels of violence/vandalism to these other events.

I'm not condoning it but i'm sure you understand my point.

Also, how OK would you be if your car was trashed/flipped, or your business or personal property was vandalized or destroyed during such high spirited, meritorious public events?  I know I wouldn't.  

I would be just as pissed off as the next guy.

 How many IS enough?  

So just how far do we go ?

 

[The Bread Guy]

I'm not condoning it but i'm sure you understand my point.

I didn't mean you personally were using the events as an excuse - apologies if it felt that way.

So just how far do we go ?

That's what I meant that it would be up to the sponsors/organizers to to decide the best "public benefit vs. public impact" balance. 

Part of that calculation would be affected by public input.  If my car is getting trashed or flipped on a consistent basis during a specific, identifiable annual event, you bet the sponsors/organizers would hear from me.  That said, I'm guessing it would take BOXCARS full of complaints before changes would be considered to major events.

Should there be a law, or should the state step in?  Well, you couldn't have said it better yourself (sarcastically, I presume) in another forum, and I agree.....

I'm confident that more legislation will make us safer..........