(09-10-2021, 03:37 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(09-10-2021, 03:31 PM)jeffster Wrote: Normalization has been happening for a long, long time. P.E.T. did it, Chretien did it (the pie incident, he didn't want talk), leader of the PPC just did it (egg incident), as did JT (gravel incident). Harpers case was different, since the nut job was pretty close to actually assonating the PM.
I agree it should never happen. And thugs like that should be charged. But in a system of equality, which we *should* have, we then need to be charging everyone that does this. Regardless of background.
Mike Harris, btw, is a Progressive Conservative MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga. He's had similar incidents happen to him. Unless you're talking about the other Mike Harris, same party, same riding, same incidents, different dude.
I know that Michael Harris was a candidate for PC MPP in K-C. I am sad that he has had similar incidents, nobody deserves to be harassed and assaulted. He should not tolerate, he should speak out against it, instead of complaining about those who do speak out against it.
And I don't believe the gravel incident is an example of normalizing. (The police not arresting is concerning, I don't know why that happened). But when you or Michael Harris just say that people should just suck it up when you're spit on, that's normalizing it.
Well, at least they're reporting assaults now: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...-says.html
This time a volunteer for the Conservative party. This was an assault in every single way.