Sunday, January 25, 2004
Earl Mcree of the Ottawa Sun:
In Friday Jan 23, 2004 edition of the Ottawa Sun Earl talks about an experience he had while working for the Toronto Star. The article was about freedom of the press but what struck me is story he related from his past. Earl tells us about his experience in a park in Toronto where he witnessed a man sexually assaulting a little girl. He describes several calls to the police about the matter and how they did not respond until after the man had left. He goes on to describe the Toronto police's efforts to prevent him from printing the story. In the end his paper supported him and the story was printed.
My problem with the story, He describes in detail how he watched this happen for more than 30 minutes while waiting for the police and did nothing. That's right folks, more than 30 minutes watching a man assault a little girl without even uttering the word stop. From my standpoint this is every bit as much of a crime as the person committing the assault. What is even worse is the fact that Earl doesn't seem to realize this as he tells us the story. Perhaps this is part of the reason for the cops attitude towards him. I think most Men in the same position would have taken a more direct intervention once notifying the police. Shame on you Earl, you could have stopped this assault and did nothing. This little girl must now live with the results of your inaction.
In Friday Jan 23, 2004 edition of the Ottawa Sun Earl talks about an experience he had while working for the Toronto Star. The article was about freedom of the press but what struck me is story he related from his past. Earl tells us about his experience in a park in Toronto where he witnessed a man sexually assaulting a little girl. He describes several calls to the police about the matter and how they did not respond until after the man had left. He goes on to describe the Toronto police's efforts to prevent him from printing the story. In the end his paper supported him and the story was printed.
My problem with the story, He describes in detail how he watched this happen for more than 30 minutes while waiting for the police and did nothing. That's right folks, more than 30 minutes watching a man assault a little girl without even uttering the word stop. From my standpoint this is every bit as much of a crime as the person committing the assault. What is even worse is the fact that Earl doesn't seem to realize this as he tells us the story. Perhaps this is part of the reason for the cops attitude towards him. I think most Men in the same position would have taken a more direct intervention once notifying the police. Shame on you Earl, you could have stopped this assault and did nothing. This little girl must now live with the results of your inaction.
# posted by Wil Smith : 12:12 p.m.
