tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post5707617519193877383..comments2023-08-15T11:03:58.591-04:00Comments on Adventures in Sparkland: Smashing my faith in humanitySparkling Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-42988297744704236792010-06-29T12:57:36.237-04:002010-06-29T12:57:36.237-04:00So, it's clear these vandals are nothing more ...So, it's clear these vandals are nothing more than a bunch of criminals who deserve to be punished by law. But, what's equally as ugly? The fact the news media followed these people so closely. Do you think they'd behave so poorly if they knew they'd get no press for it? Stops and makes you think.Nilsa @ SoMi Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474642034399063234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-68753603853951066452010-06-29T11:24:29.493-04:002010-06-29T11:24:29.493-04:00LL Cool Joe: What makes it saddest to me is that ...LL Cool Joe: What makes it saddest to me is that it was all pre-planned and deliberate. The vandals came here with a clear destructive purpose in mind. It would be slightly less bad if it was something that just erupted in the heat of the moment.<br /><br />Ily: Yonge St. was fantastic in the 80's! I hung out there all the time in high school, which would have been starting in '86. They've cleaned it up a lot now. I like the stretches that are still a little grimy, where you can buy bongs and extra-large clear stilleto heels for the glam transvestites. That's so much more interesting than The Gap.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-77079062973618383492010-06-28T19:53:28.628-04:002010-06-28T19:53:28.628-04:00PS - I have wonderful memories of Yonge Street and...PS - I have wonderful memories of Yonge Street and The Plaza II hotel pool back in the early 80s!Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-68294723888233890422010-06-28T19:52:34.762-04:002010-06-28T19:52:34.762-04:00How awful! I'm surprised they were all able to...How awful! I'm surprised they were all able to get away with it!! That's even more shocking.Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-81977155055731491542010-06-28T19:22:42.394-04:002010-06-28T19:22:42.394-04:00Violence never achieves anything. Sounds like a bu...Violence never achieves anything. Sounds like a bunch of thugs looking for an excuse to cause destruction. <br /><br />Very sad.LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-81831909445313100452010-06-28T13:13:00.029-04:002010-06-28T13:13:00.029-04:00G: They should meet virtually online, to save the...G: They should meet virtually online, to save the host city all this trouble. OK, so maybe that oversimplifies the situation, but are the benefits of meeting face to face really worth all this destruction?<br /><br />Ron: They proved that they're stupid and bloodthirsty. I would expect better behaviour from a bunch of squirrels.<br /><br />Jenski: So far as I know things have gone back to normal as of this morning. It'll be up to each individual business owner to clean up the mess. Glass window salespeople all over the city are getting the biggest sales of their lives today.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-58588264110979646392010-06-28T13:05:32.951-04:002010-06-28T13:05:32.951-04:00The fact that it was not even apparent *why* they ...The fact that it was not even apparent *why* they chose to be destructive makes it that much worse! Hope they are out of there so the city can go back to normalJenskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368202166540468533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-66033311692506616092010-06-28T11:31:06.197-04:002010-06-28T11:31:06.197-04:00Nothing like random violence against innocents to ...Nothing like random violence against innocents to prove something to the Man!!! umm... just not sure what it proves other than stupidity.....Warped Mind of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670039992710968421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-80612643408274545052010-06-28T06:57:01.883-04:002010-06-28T06:57:01.883-04:00Unfortunately this is part and parcel for a G-20 s...Unfortunately this is part and parcel for a G-20 summit meeting.<br /><br />Like you, I don't have a problem with legitimate protests (even if they don't quite have all their facts straight), but I do have a problem with the random acts of stupidity.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-36880343973077135332010-06-28T06:52:37.734-04:002010-06-28T06:52:37.734-04:00Michelle: That's exactly how I felt. I love ...Michelle: That's exactly how I felt. I love Toronto. I've walked up and down that section of Yonge St. more times than I can count. That was where I went to hang out with friends in high school and university. I still get down there almost every weekend. I hated seeing it trashed by a bunch of mean losers.<br /><br />DarcsFalcon: Sadly, that's true. Too bad we managed to attract so many of them this weekend.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-12268187528404458102010-06-28T01:18:59.307-04:002010-06-28T01:18:59.307-04:00It doesn't sound to me like they were proteste...It doesn't sound to me like they were protesters, against Capitalism or anything else. I think they sound simply like a bunch of a$$holes thugs who found an excuse to trash some property and get away with it. Unfortunately, there always have been and always will be, such people.DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-16220901348071520812010-06-27T18:26:54.998-04:002010-06-27T18:26:54.998-04:00watching it from nova scotia, the coverage of the ...watching it from nova scotia, the coverage of the "protest" made me sick to my stomach ... i love toronto and seeing the violence and destruction was heart-breaking. my mom grew up on dundas and lived off of queen for years ... she kept asking me, "why are they doing this?"michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621010769917643680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-81744841333396951172010-06-27T17:56:13.785-04:002010-06-27T17:56:13.785-04:00Yes, exactly! Thanks for coming up with a phoneti...Yes, exactly! Thanks for coming up with a phonetic spelling for how non-Torontonians pronounce "Yonge". It's a tough one to pin down.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-46339488606982361092010-06-27T17:49:40.516-04:002010-06-27T17:49:40.516-04:00"So, your address is Yawnj street, right?&quo..."So, your address is Yawnj street, right?"<br />Took me a few moments to understand what the heck the person was asking me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com