Verbal violence, including verbal abuse and psychological violence, are absolutely considered a form of violence. What are your sources when you dismiss claims that places like https://www.gov.nl.ca/VPI/types/index.html ?
I agree, even if the asshole deserved it. This will be used by right wing media to paint us as the bad guys
Who cares? Toronto stepping up and showing we won't tolerate that shit. Put me on the side that thinks this guy got off lightly. It's not going to "embolden the right" because there is a very, very small number of (vocal) people like that in Toronto. Let them get angry and try to paint us as the bad guys, it ain't gunna fly.
People were murdered because of their religion less than a week ago.
They already think you're the bad guy. Stop acting like bigots view you as a person with a different opinion and understand that they view minorities, and anyone who sticks up for them, as intrinsically enemies to their way of life.
Rebel Media was going to call this piece of trash a "freedom crusader" regardless of whether or not they got a well-deserved smackdown because that's what right-wing media does. Let's not pretend like they care about the facts. This person is a bigot and should not be treated as just "someone with different viewpoints".
Are you sincerely equating these two situations to make it seem like victim blaming? Or is this sarcasm.
Please tell me you aren't serious with that comparison.
This man has a criminal record for harassing Muslims.
yes, why being there criticizing a thing justify other people to push him in the fountain?
of course i don't think that "girls shouldn't be out late" just i don't think that guy "shouldn't protest there". if he wants to be there let him be there and call police if you want to solve the situation
A girl being out late is trying to enjoy her life. The guy was there to incite and harass Muslims at a memorial service for shooting victims.
Minorities aren't cowards that call the police on every single social slight or faux pas tho'.
They have no problem painting them as bad guys anyway, with or without this incident.
It hasn't even been a week since these people were shot. People are still mourning. Businesses are still picking up the pieces.
let them pull out a whole vat of bad guy paint and I will roll around in it and then chase you around lest I get badguy stains on your pretty white easter suit.
well, some really think that if women don't want to get molested they shouldn't go places, i don't, but i don't agree with the "he shouldn't protest there if he doesn't want to get pushed argument too
I talked about the COMPARISON. Not the statement. It's godawful. Downright offensive.
