Stories for a winter's night

You know what would be very nice? It'd be wonderful if some people (American and otherwise - I'm looking at you Canada) would read the U.S. Constitution Ammendments before shooting their mouths off.

It's right there, in black and white. It's not even like it's couched in legalese.

The media seems to be the worst offender too. ... I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

I would also love it if people would get to know their general rights before bitching about it ... recently a Canadian woman was arrested in Georgia for speeding. Due to a soon to be passed law, she was held in jail until they could check out her papers and make sure there were no outstanding warrants. She's still bitching that they never read her her rights and they held her without cause. No one in the Canadian media has yet mentioned that the real world isn't television and that the cops can often hold you up to 48 hours before laying charges and don't have to read you your rights until they lay charges. The whole thing was ridiculous from the get go, but she's busy complaining that "OMG! It's not like this on Law and Order!"


... sory, that's been building up for a while. Feel free to ignore me ...

You know, the bus stop should not be a place of political activism, it really shouldn't.

See, in my little riding we are having a provincial election this Friday. Our old MPP is no longer in the position (I have no idea why) and so, we are going back to the polls. Unfortunately, the PC followers chose today to decend upon Fallowfield Station. They stopped people as they ran for their buses, they blocked the entrances to buses, and generally made nuicances of themselves, all in an attemt to get us to vote PC. Well, guess what, Lisa McLeod? I missed my bus and was late to work thanks to your little flunkies, and I'm bitter and vindictive enough to not vote for you because of this.

And not only did they get in everyone's way, but they were yelling at people. If you refused the woman's flyer, then the man yelled at you: "YOU KNOW THERE'S AN ELECTION ON FRIDAY?!" ... Yes, I know, leave me the hell alone!

And, you know, during the lead up to the Federal election, Pierre Poillivre and his folks did the same thing (decend, I mean), but they were polite, they stayed out of the way, and they ensured that they didn't interfere with transit. So why is it that McLeod's flunkies felt the need to get in the way?

I am less than pleased.