Comments on: Vandalism in Toronto to Liberal supporters mirrors exactly what occurred in Guelph

By: Scott Tribe

Scott Tribe — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:48:56 +0000

Mike.. I just made an update of this.. but we now have Impolitcal with a blog that says Liberal supporters in Parkdale-Highpark also faced vandalism and were targeted last night. Ugh.

http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2008/10/parkdale-high-park-liberal-supporters.html

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:28:54 +0000

I will echo ALW and Devin both. We don’t know the political affiliation, if any, of the perpetrators of this. But given the venom directed at the Liberals by the CPC over the last year, it would not surprise me to find that it was this that motivated the crimes. And when the next car loaded with kids going to hockey, with cut brake lines, careens through a red light at Younge and York Mills, will we pretend that this is the work of a “psycho”? Or will it take that to admit that the political vitriol that has become the currency against the Liberals by, for the most part, Conservative supporters, in the last year?

Garth Turner has been having trouble in Halton as well. this is becoming a pattern. A dangerous one that could easily escalate fast.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:28:15 +0000

This is discusting and criminal.
We need Harper even more, no more “house arrest” for such criminal acts.

By: kwittet

kwittet — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:03:44 +0000

I have noticed in the Tillsonburg area that there seems to be alot of vandalism toward the current MP conservative Dave Mckenzie. His signs have nasty words drawn on them, hitler moustaches…not very nice stuff…i would suspect it would be the red sign supporters.

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Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:53:37 +0000

[...] Scott’s Diatribes on similarities to tactics used in Guelph during the by-election there. [...]

By: ALW

ALW — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:04:18 +0000

Devin – why? If, for example, they turn out to happen to be NDP supporters, does it make any sense at all to blame the NDP? Of course not!

By: Devin Johnston

Devin Johnston — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:49:54 +0000

Just disgusting. I don’t know who is responsible for this, but they sure aren’t doing whichever party they support any favours.

By: mclea

mclea — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:17:10 +0000

“It does suggest a coordinated, well-planned effort.”

If by “well planned”, you mean hitting the bar early so that you are sufficiently drunk to go through with it, and by “well-coordinated” you mean a guy saying “I’ve got these 5 cars, you get the other 5.”

Look, I’m not an expert on this or anything, but I’m pretty sure you don’t need a degree in Mechanical Engineering to cut a brake line. In fact, I’m pretty sure you can cut a rubber brake line with a good pair of scissors.

But I apologize for letting “logic” and “reason” get in the way of your conspiracy theories.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:35:29 +0000

It’s the Conservatives and/or the NDP. Just my opinion but it fits.

By: slg

slg — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:30:30 +0000

This is weird…Guelph and St. Paul’s riding – totally different regions. Obviously a sick, deliberate plan. I don’t want to point fingers, but it’s really hard not to.

RCMP anyone?