Get a Grip on Reality, Mr. Ombudsman
Don Sellar seems to suffer from delusions of grandeur. As ombudsman for the Toronto Daily Star, he is still after all, just a pen pusher.
"The image of a hopping prisoner was still fresh Wednesday night when mouthy Don Cherry switched from the Flames-Sharks hockey game to the killing of Const. Garrett. After displaying a family photo, Cherry adopted the Hollywood rhetoric of a hanging judge: "Chris, the little creep killed you."
He said "little creep" twice.
No presumption of innocence. No sign of CBC's vaunted seven-second tape delay. No public uproar. How does Cherry get away with it?"
This excerpt is taken from Sellar's self-righteously indignant rant that appeared in the Saturday Star. Get a grip on reality, Sellar! Cherry had it exactly right when he referred to "the little creep". You can carry on all you want to about protecting the dignity of the accused, but tell me, who is going to ensure the dignity of the deceased? At only 39 years of age, the police officer was far too young to face death. At 18, the 'man' charged with his murder has already gone a long way toward calling into question how worthwhile it might be for him to live to see even one more birthday. Explosives found in his home? Oh yeah, here's a really great citizen, a good, contributing member of society! We need more like him around, don't we, Sellar? How about a few like him moving into your neighbourhood, Sellar? We don't need any seven second delay on Cherry. Let him say what he wants, when he wants. At least it's worth listening to. What we do need is a permanent delay on the garbage you come out with, Mr. Sellar. I wonder how concerned you could manage to be about "presumed innocence" if the tables turned on you? Would you still be all worried about the dignity of the accused if you were the one some day who had to answer the knock on your door to see a police officer standing there, waiting to give you the kind of news that would turn your comfy little, self-righteous world upside down forever?
Stop pushing those pencils around, Sellar. It's just a waste of good graphite!
Don Sellar seems to suffer from delusions of grandeur. As ombudsman for the Toronto Daily Star, he is still after all, just a pen pusher.
"The image of a hopping prisoner was still fresh Wednesday night when mouthy Don Cherry switched from the Flames-Sharks hockey game to the killing of Const. Garrett. After displaying a family photo, Cherry adopted the Hollywood rhetoric of a hanging judge: "Chris, the little creep killed you."
He said "little creep" twice.
No presumption of innocence. No sign of CBC's vaunted seven-second tape delay. No public uproar. How does Cherry get away with it?"
This excerpt is taken from Sellar's self-righteously indignant rant that appeared in the Saturday Star. Get a grip on reality, Sellar! Cherry had it exactly right when he referred to "the little creep". You can carry on all you want to about protecting the dignity of the accused, but tell me, who is going to ensure the dignity of the deceased? At only 39 years of age, the police officer was far too young to face death. At 18, the 'man' charged with his murder has already gone a long way toward calling into question how worthwhile it might be for him to live to see even one more birthday. Explosives found in his home? Oh yeah, here's a really great citizen, a good, contributing member of society! We need more like him around, don't we, Sellar? How about a few like him moving into your neighbourhood, Sellar? We don't need any seven second delay on Cherry. Let him say what he wants, when he wants. At least it's worth listening to. What we do need is a permanent delay on the garbage you come out with, Mr. Sellar. I wonder how concerned you could manage to be about "presumed innocence" if the tables turned on you? Would you still be all worried about the dignity of the accused if you were the one some day who had to answer the knock on your door to see a police officer standing there, waiting to give you the kind of news that would turn your comfy little, self-righteous world upside down forever?
Stop pushing those pencils around, Sellar. It's just a waste of good graphite!
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