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9/11 conspiracy theorists have no respect for our intelligence

By Caitlyn Therrien

s Canadians we enjoy our right to

vote, and with this right we band

together to support a political party
that we hope will responsibly lead and
represent us. The month of May is once
again voting time, and political parties
are battling for our support. It is a time to
think of who we want to represent us in the
eyes of the nation, and in the eyes of our
province. Election signs are, of course,.an
important part of every campaign. One day
as I was driving down Essendene Avenue in
Abbotsford a new sign made my jaw drop, an
enormous white sign and on it was painted
in immense bold lettering: “9/11 was an
Inside Job. Legalize Marijuana. Vote for Tim
Felger.” .

The sign was from the store Da Kine
as a desperate attempt to gain support and
publicity for Tim Felger, a candidate for
the Marijuana Party. I find it disgustingly
disrespectful for anyone to say such things
about such a traumatic event, and I find it to
be a cheap way for the Marijuana Party to get
attention.
Personally, I thought that the lame conspiracy
theories on 9/11 were long since dead, but I
guess I was wrong. I would, however, like to
know what proof the stoner shop Da Kine has
and what proof that the Marijuana Party has.
If 9/11 were in fact about oil we would not be
struggling to scrounge up money to put in our
gas tanks.
The facts about 9/11, do not indicate in

any way that 9/11 was an inside job. It’s a

ridiculous theory. 9/11 was a terrible event
that changed the world forever. That day,
many people were killed. Parents were left
without children, and children were left
without parents. It should never be an event
to look down upon, or to use for publicity.
The signs, such as the ones at Da Kine, not
only disrespect the people who died on 9/11
but they disrespect and belittle our soldiers.
Our troops who are sent to Afghanistan to
prevent an attack like 9/11 on us, to fight for
women’s rights, their empowerment, and to
fight for the freedom which we often take for
granted. These signs disrespect brave men
and women who fight, risk their lives, and
those who have lost their lives in serving
their country throughout wars past. Even
those who do not support the war should give
the victims of 9/11 as well as our country’s
soldiers the respect they deserve.
Now it is again the time when we enjoy our
right to vote, a time we enjoy our freedom
without even realizing it.

Nobody can tell us who to vote for,
or who to support, but after you’ ve chosen
your party and your leader remember that
you’re choosing someone to represent you.
Would you like someone who is respectful,
intelligent, and will lead with honour?
Or would you like a leader who relies on
ridiculous conspiracy theories for publicity?
It is your duty to try to make an intelligent,
educated decision whenever you make your
mark on that ballot.

Without educated decisions we are as
ridiculous as those conspiracy theorists.

 

 

Banning erotic ads won’t save lives

 

By Natalie Nathanson

n the wake of the deadly trail left

behind by the “Craigslist Killer,”

talk of new regulations in regards to
making the popular social networking
site safer are taking place. Plans to rid
the website of its erotic ads are being
discussed in an attempt to prevent the
sexual predators from finding their
victims online. The idea, put forward
by Connecticut Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal, is meant “to stop
ads that lead to horrific brutal tragedy
such as the Boston murder, as well as
other violent crime, human trafficking,
or exploitation of children.”

I’m not personally one to cruise
these ads, but I think ridding them
completely is ridiculous. Sexual
predators will always find a way,
through any medium, to lure victims
into their web. Look at Willy Pickton;
he’s accused of being Canada’s worst
serial killer by killing potentially
more than 40 women, and he did it
all without the use of internet. What’s
next—a ban on inviting chicks back to
your dirty barn to party? At least with

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the erotic section, those advertising
know (or should know) the possible
danger they’re putting themselves in.
If they decide to nix these erotic ads,
they might as well begin looking into
eliminating all chat rooms and forums
that exist online. Because, let’s face it,
even in the Yahoo! Chess chat room,
people aren’t always talking about
rooks and kings.

People are going to get murdered
either way regardless of who they are
and what their purpose is for posting
any kind of ad on the internet. Why
nix the erotic services section when
just as many deaths have occurred in
other sections? Most of them seemingly
harmless! In November 2007, a woman
in Minneapolis was murdered after
responding to a babysitting ad on
Craigslist. Why not get rid of that too?
Meeting people in person after only
knowing them online can be dangerous,
and it’s something the public should
be aware of so they can take their own
steps to protect themselves. Something
as innocent as a simple babysitting
job turned out to be a deadly trap for
a young girl. If someone has blood on

their mind, banning sexy ads won’t stop
them from killing.

People who live their life in these
kinds of lifestyles knowingly put their
lives in danger. If it isn’t the Craigslist
Killer that gets them, it’ll be the Yahoo!

them.

If people want to put themselves
in these situations, let them. These are
adults, and I’m sure they’re well aware
of what can happen to them. Quit trying
to regulate everything. If someone

 

 

 
 

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