By now everyone has seen ample footage of the recent Vancouver riot which occurred after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup. Going through the copious amount of media from the past few days I find asking the same questions over and over. What effect is this going to have? What will be the long term effect on hockey, Vancouver, the Canucks and Canada? I am starting to notice a trend which is somewhat concerning. The G20 Summit in Toronto, Montreal hockey riots and Vancouver in 1994 and now. What is the reason some people are driven to such destruction?
The world over Canada is known as a peace keeping country. Canadians is considered to be liberal, economically stable and a place where people immigrate to in droves. We are leaders in environmentalism (minus Alberta), human rights, science and technology, health care and education, just to name a few. Canada has a role to play on the world stage and us as Canadians have responsibilities in that role as well. We should be ambassadors of the values which are nation stands for. We need to be positive role models for others that may have not had the luxury to live like we do. The disregard for societal norms and the rule of law which is depicted throughout these videos offends me as a Canadian. I am offended and embarrassed when I see my fellow citizens act in this nature. I only hope that the drunken back water cavemen and women that participated in this unfortunate incident are swiftly and harshly dealt with by our courts.
We as Canadian citizens are so lucky to have the rights and freedoms that we do. The freedom of demonstration, unreasonable search and seizure etc etc. Why violate the few rules of law that we do have in place which are there primarily for your own protection? Just imagine the amount of law enforcement man hours and resources that is going to go into investigating this riot. That is time and resources that is not being spent on serious crimes. That's a murderer that has a few more days to craft his skill. It's a drug dealer who has more time to push his product or a house burglar who can now break into a few more houses. Forgive me for the melo-drama but seriously, it is time for us to wake up. This is a great place to live and I am proud to say I am Canadian but unfortunately there are some out there who wish to insult my pride. You will not win. There are many more good, moral and decent Canadians than there are bad.
To all the international readers of my blog, last I looked it was around 30%, please do not judge Canada by the actions of a few.
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