Toronto mayor Rob Ford crack scandal, Somalis own the evidence

[D.O.C]

Safferz;951733 wrote:

 

 

This fat man is not only racist as he appears but he is also clumsy.

[Wadani]

Safferz;953994 wrote:

You're right but I do think the Star realized that they really f*cked up here, and as responsible journalists they are going to address the social consequences of their mistake. One editorial will not solve the issue of racism facing Somalis in Canada, but I'm glad we can have this conversation on the pages of the Toronto Star, the most widely circulated paper and the one at the centre of this story in the Canadian press.

This is true, ur brother has achieved something significant here. Also, another thing I didn't understand about their use of the term 'Somali dealers' surrounds the issue of citizenship. Almost all the youth from Dixon have been here since the early 90's and are Canadian citizens. If these dealers had been recent arrivals without citizenship their use of the term 'Somali', though still problematic, would make more sense. But these kids are Canadian...it's just mindboggling the levels of otherizing Somalis have to deal with. So I geuss in the West we are 'Somalis' when we sell crack but are ''Canadian' when we gain international acclaim (K'naan) and 'British' when we win Gold medals in the olympics (Mo Farah)....hmmm I c. It's a blatant process of selective conferment of the rights and privileges that should naturally come with citizenship.

[Safferz]

Wadani;953998 wrote:

This is true, ur brother has achieved something significant here. Also, another thing I didn't understand about their use of the term 'Somali dealers' surrounds the issue of citizenship. Almost all the youth from Dixon have been here since the early 90's and are Canadian citizens. If these dealers had been recent arrivals without citizenship their use of the term 'Somali', though still problematic, would make more sense. But these kids are Canadian...it's just mindboggling the levels of otherizing Somalis have to deal with. So I geuss in the West we are 'Somalis' when we sell crack but are ''Canadian' when we gain international acclaim (K'naan) and 'British' when we win Gold medals in the olympics (Mo Farah)....hmmm I c. It's a blatant process of selective conferment of the rights and privileges that should naturally come with citizenship.

Exactly the issue and what's at stake here. I'm interested to see how the Toronto Star addresses this.

[Wadani]

Safferz;954005 wrote:

Exactly the issue and what's at stake here. I'm interested to see how the Toronto Star addresses this.

So am I.

[Safferz]

$135k now, we're getting there... I CAN'T wait to see this tape.

[Nin-Yaaban]

Safferz;954018 wrote:

$135k

now, we're getting there... I CAN'T wait to see this tape.

Making this a personal crusade huh, Safferz. How how hard is't to recall him, or force him to resign from his position if what's being reported is true.

 

U think if they offered him a lifetime supply of Cheeseburgers and Donuts he'd do it? That's one fat Mayor.

[Safferz]

Nin-Yaaban;954029 wrote:

Making this a personal crusade huh, Safferz. How how hard is't to recall him, or force him to resign from his position if what's being accused of him is true. I bet if they offered him a lifetime supply of Cheeseburgers he'd do it in an instant. That's one HUGE mayor.

Indeed it is Believe it or not, the man was actually removed from office on a corruption charge before but he managed to be reinstated after another court overturned the ruling. But I believe this will finish him once and for all... I have a feeling he is waiting to see if the video will be released, until then he's in a position to keep denying allegations. The climate in the city has changed drastically though, it's possible we may see him step down because of the pressure.

[Safferz]

As the sh*tstorm continues, today Rob Ford fired his chief of staff:

 

 

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has fired his chief of staff, the latest development in a tumultuous week at city hall where the pressure is growing for the mayor to comment on crack cocaine allegations raised by two media outlets.

 

"I am no longer the chief of staff, I did not resign," Mark Towhey told reporters Thursday afternoon as he was escorted out of city hall.

 

Towhey said it was "an honour and privilege" to work at city hall.

 

His departure comes as pressure increases on Ford to break his silence about allegations he was captured on video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

 

Last week, the Toronto Star and the gossip website Gawker reported they had seen a cellphone video that appears to show Ford smoking crack.

 

The video has yet to surface. CBC News has not seen the video and has not been able to verify its contents. Gawker is trying to raise funds through online donations in an attempt to purchase the video so it can be posted online.

 

Mark Towhey told reporters Thursday that he did not resign as the mayor's chief of staff. (CBC)

On Wednesday Coun. Doug Ford defended his brother in a media statement lambasting the media. Doug Ford said his brother has told him the drug use allegations are not true.

 

The mayor himself has refused to make a public comment about the video, beyond calling the allegations untrue and “ridiculous.”

 

Frustration over Ford's silence

 

The lack of a public explanation from the mayor has prompted newspaper editorials to criticize his silence.

 

The Toronto Sun, generally one of Ford’s fiercest defenders, calls on the mayor to speak publicly about the contents of the video or step aside.

 

"It is not enough for Ford to simply dismiss this allegation as “ridiculous,” or to send out third parties to deny it based on what he has told them. Of course it’s “ridiculous” that the mayor is being accused of smoking crack cocaine and consorting with drug dealers. The issue isn’t whether it’s ridiculous. The issue is whether it’s true … Ford needs to directly address these allegations, or get help and step aside."

 

The Toronto Star, a newspaper Ford has long refused to speak to, calls on the mayor to leave office: “If Ford’s strategy is to lie low, stonewall, and hope this issue goes away he’s painfully mistaken. Beyond being inexcusably reckless, smoking crack in the company of drug dealers is a criminal offence.”

 

In a column by Chris Selley, the National Post calls on Ford to provide more details about the video.

 

“The allegations are too serious to ignore; and the possibility that Mr. Ford might actually survive them by crying media conspiracy is too outrageous to tolerate.”

 

A Globe and Mail editorial calls for answers from the mayor's office.

 

"Public office-holders do not need to respond to every rumour or allegation. But these allegations cross a line. There is no room for debate; Mr. Ford’s alleged appearance on the videotape is a legitimate public concern. Crack and those who deal it bring addiction and murder to city life, especially its young people."

 

Some members of council were also left unsatisfied by Doug Ford's comments Wednesday. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday said he wanted to hear from "Rob, not Doug."

[Safferz]

Damn, someone donated $10,000 to the Crackstarter campaign. $158k.

[Saalax]

Who owns the video that is about to be purchased for $200k, Somali gangs in Toronto?

[SomaliPhilosopher]

^ Ethnic Somalilanders loool

[Saalax]

^

 

Funny. Not.

[Safferz]

lool SP

 

Saalax all we know is that it's in the possession of a Somali man involved in the crack trade in Toronto, who has agreed to sell the video for $200k so he can get out of the city. I believe he's in hiding right now.

[Saalax]

Ok he's a business minded man. Why give out the video for free when you can cash in. Properly

build several villas for yourself in Somalia and purchase a Humvee.

[SomaliPhilosopher]

Why Villas in Somalia waryaa? Why not villas in Somaliland? Is being an 'ethnic' Somalilander and a crack dealer mutually exclusive? Your racism has no bounds sxb