Last week accusations popped up that a video showing Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, smoking crack. I'm not here to say whether it is true or not that Rob Ford smokes crack, I'm just waiting for the video to come out. Although the video has not been released, these accusations have to be investigated. Toronto is the 5th largest city in North America. If people are saying that the mayor, Rob Ford, is smoking crack, that could be very detrimental to the city of Toronto.
So far, we have seen a picture of mayor Rob Ford hanging out with 3 men who are alleged drug dealers, one who was shot and killed a few months ago. The editor of a U.S. gossip website "Gawker" claims to have seen the video, and witnessed Rob Ford smoking what appears to be crack. The owner of the video is asking for $200,000 dollars for the tape. 2 reporters from the Toronto Star also claim to have witnessed the video.
We know that Rob Ford has stirred up controversy in the past, but this is a serious accusation, and cannot just be dismissed so easily. It could be real, it could be fake. There is a lot to question on both sides. If it is true, Rob Ford will be arrested and there will be a new mayor. If it is not real, then this will have been a big waste of time for the mayors office. A lot of members of Rob Fords' office are resigning. It will have a lot of people upset if it's a hoax.
Gawker is currently raising an online donation campaign to raise $200,000 for the video. If he cannot get the video, he has promised to donate the money to a charity for substance abuse. A poll was released that over half of the Toronto population believes Rob Ford smokes crack. That brings in a lot of negative attention towards the mayor and wouldn't be fair for this whole thing to be a hoax (although I may not necessarily be a supporter of Rob Ford and agree with how he is running the city and other previous actions). This is a very controversial matter.
In conclusion, this is a serious topic of discussion. The allegations are there, now all we need is solid evidence. We have seen evidence that it MAY exist and it needs to be investigated. All we can do now is just wait and see if the mayor of our countries largest city is a crackhead.
So far, we have seen a picture of mayor Rob Ford hanging out with 3 men who are alleged drug dealers, one who was shot and killed a few months ago. The editor of a U.S. gossip website "Gawker" claims to have seen the video, and witnessed Rob Ford smoking what appears to be crack. The owner of the video is asking for $200,000 dollars for the tape. 2 reporters from the Toronto Star also claim to have witnessed the video.
We know that Rob Ford has stirred up controversy in the past, but this is a serious accusation, and cannot just be dismissed so easily. It could be real, it could be fake. There is a lot to question on both sides. If it is true, Rob Ford will be arrested and there will be a new mayor. If it is not real, then this will have been a big waste of time for the mayors office. A lot of members of Rob Fords' office are resigning. It will have a lot of people upset if it's a hoax.
Gawker is currently raising an online donation campaign to raise $200,000 for the video. If he cannot get the video, he has promised to donate the money to a charity for substance abuse. A poll was released that over half of the Toronto population believes Rob Ford smokes crack. That brings in a lot of negative attention towards the mayor and wouldn't be fair for this whole thing to be a hoax (although I may not necessarily be a supporter of Rob Ford and agree with how he is running the city and other previous actions). This is a very controversial matter.
In conclusion, this is a serious topic of discussion. The allegations are there, now all we need is solid evidence. We have seen evidence that it MAY exist and it needs to be investigated. All we can do now is just wait and see if the mayor of our countries largest city is a crackhead.
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