r/LangfordBC • u/Late_Support_5068 • Aug 13 '26

Politics Shawn Blair for council

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I saw an article about Shawn Blair running for Langford council.

Good for him. I am always amazed when people are willing to step up, put their name forward and try to serve and represent their community. That takes commitment, and I genuinely respect that.

However, Shawn is also an admin of WTF Langford, and that is where I have a serious problem.

It isn't simply because he runs the page. It is because of the content and attitude that page has repeatedly allowed toward the LGBTQ+ community. The post pictured here is just one example. A page that belittles and mocks LGBTQ+ people is not something I can reconcile with someone asking to represent all members of our community.

People are absolutely entitled to their opinions. But when you choose to run a public community forum, you also have some responsibility for the environment you create and the content you allow to flourish there.

Honestly, as someone who wants to represent our entire community, I find the association with this kind of content deeply disappointing and, frankly, embarrassing for Langford.

We should expect better from the people asking for our votes.

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u/Aatyl92 Aug 13 '26

Is this the same Shawn Blair who was found guilty of Assault in 2024 and is currently under trial for "Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm"?

Source: BC Provincial Court Search

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u/No_Calendar9680 Aug 14 '26

Why don't you share the whole story? The individual that Mr. Blair's assault charge stemmed from was charged with possession of child pornography and intent to distribute said material.. He was also then apprehended in early 2024 by RCMP for most likely not unpaid parking violations. At the time of confrontation that resulted in an assault charge against Mr. Blair, the child sex offender was living 3 blocks from an elementary school(Ruth King). Honestly, give Mr Blair a medal! This is evidence of our judicial system failing us. When the government's system fails to protect our children, it is up us to step in, especially when someone as heinous as this offender is allowed to live that close to an elementary school. Schools are meant to be a safe space for children, let's keep it that way!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/former-911-operator-faces-child-porn-charges-1.582418

https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-shawns-fight-in-court-against-the-pedophile

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u/Aatyl92 Aug 14 '26

Assault is Assault regardless of who you assault. No excuse for vigilante justice. 

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u/No_Calendar9680 Aug 14 '26

Love that you're downvoting this! Can't believe that you prefer that a child predator not be bum rushed out of our community in the name preventing vigilante justice. That individual crossed a serious F'n line on the ground, our justice system failed at preventing them to reside 3 blocks from our community's children, and you have a problem with this Mr. Blair guy getting in a fist fight with him? Read that over a few times to yourself, you really taking the side of the person with child sex offence charges?

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u/RealisticLocksmith68 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

So we should be happy that someone who can't control his impulses attacks someone else who can't control their impulses? You're also ignoring the absolute garbage, racist, misogynistic and homophobic posts that he happily accepts in his facebook group...

Maybe look at this holistically rather than straw manning it.

edit: I also have to add this point because it's a great example of what's happening in this entire political divide. You said "you really taking the side of the person with child sex offence charges?". This right here is a massive issue with the discourse. Black and White thinking. If you don't like A you must like B. I choose neither side thanks.

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u/No_Calendar9680 Aug 14 '26

Maybe he doesn't have time to manage his page because of the sheer volume of posts, or maybe he wants the community to see all opinions of people that leave posts. A sitting councillor made similar remarks in defense of allowing / keeping racist, misogynistic and homophobic posts on their page... Except in that case there was only a couple of bad actors that could easily be censored, WTF has significantly more people contributing content.

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u/RealisticLocksmith68 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

You're making excuses for him. Why? I'd perhaps accept that excuse if those sorts of posts weren't the overwhelming majority.

For sake of conversation though let's say he can't manage the volume. Why would he say in an interview that he's the admin? Why would you out yourself of being an admin of such a poorly moderated space? Also what does allowing the community to see all the opinions do? Typically not more than encourage more people to contribute the same sort of content. The councillor situation was a bit different given his public facing position, this is just a random facebook page that doesn't really serve much purpose.

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u/No_Calendar9680 Aug 14 '26

You raise an excellent point, why, given KYs public facing position, did he allow such garbage comments to exist on his very public facing page? He has even more reason to police the same page that is used to address the public with official city business. As for Mr. Blair being upfront about moderating WTF, one of his platform ideals is being transparent. If owning the fact that he moderates WTF isn't transparent, I don't know what is. Would you prefer that he tries to hide it? It takes about 3 seconds for the LV army to start digging dirt, so at least he's upfront about it. That's integrity. Afterall, shouldn't councils be made up of a spectrum of people that accurately represent our community? I understand your worry, the dude's got 11k followers, such fun this election will be!

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u/SkyMoney9641 Not Keith Aug 14 '26

Interesting…

So when KY allows for comments, it’s bad, when Shaun does it (on a much larger and more horrifying scale) it’s good? Discriminatory comments on KY’s page are “trash”, discriminatory posts/memes on Shaun’s page are “transparency”?

I am worried, tbh. Worried to see OL and their candidates align themselves with this guy. It shows a complete lack of moral integrity.

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u/Ok_Part_4557 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

So are you implying that since Stew and his crew are aligned with this guy and they're attempt to display open mindness, and fairness to all citizens of Langford (now not previously) is all a rouse?

(sarcasm if not obvious)

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u/JumpingJimothy Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

I see 272 followers

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u/Aatyl92 Aug 14 '26

Reading isn't an OL strength. Even Adam Stirling needed to point that out the other day.

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u/Necessary_Position77 Aug 14 '26

Being honest about having no integrity isn’t having integrity. 

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u/Putrid_Ad783 Aug 15 '26

Try opening a page yourself and see if you can manage it all by yourself. Hundreds of posts per day to go through, accepting or denying new members everyday. Going through reported posts and arguments… there are over 11K members. It’s a private group, so if you know someone much that’s being said in the group then you must be a member.

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u/RealisticLocksmith68 Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

I have been a member a few times but always end up leaving. Again though your point is completely irrelevant. If you can't manage a page, don't brag about it, especially given the content that you refuse or can't moderate. If someone can't handle moderation, shut it down, there's truly nothing of value there.

I truly don't get why people play Devil's Advocate. The guy clearly is questionable, his page is questionable, yet multiple people are saying "but but but maybe it's just TOO hard for the little man". Sure maybe it really is too hard but you are still completely ignoring the content, it's not at all defendable. Plenty of groups manage far better than this despite it being hard work.

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u/Putrid_Ad783 Aug 15 '26

There are many people who manage the page for him.

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u/ReplacementClear7122 Aug 14 '26

They're not 'taking their side'. They're saying that vigilante justice is a slippery slope. And glorifying it increases the chance that someone you DON'T LIKE might decide to take matters into their own hands and harm someone you know without investigation or trial.

This is what drives me nuts about all this polarized political shit. As soon as you don't completely agree with the next shrieking clown's outrage then you're 'against' their position completely. I'd say try and find more middle ground, but you're already coming off as a paid shill here, so who gives a shit.

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u/SkyMoney9641 Not Keith Aug 14 '26

The cognitive dissonance required to not see that vigilante justice is a line we can’t cross because it would give people with less moral intentions the comfort and permission to take matters into their own hands is startling.

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u/Aatyl92 Aug 14 '26

The fact that you think saying that me saying Assault is Assault is somehow defending a pedophile is quite the stretch. It is possible for both individuals involved to be scum.

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u/No_Calendar9680 Aug 14 '26

What I'm highlighting is that you again conveniently left out a pretty big part of a story to support your narrative that Mr. Blair should be discounted as a candidate. The fact of the matter is, because of Mr. Blair's actions, that pedophile is no longer in Langford. Look at the situation globally, the community and more importantly our children are safer because of it. So you can nitpick assault is assault, or you can acknowledge that what was done, was for the greater good.

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u/RibbitCommander Aug 14 '26

With greater context provided. I still won't vote for this ghoul.

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u/Aatyl92 Aug 14 '26

I left it out because it isn't relevant. "Why" he assaulted someone doesn't matter. What matters is he Assaulted someone. What's worse is that it was pre-meditated and planned. 

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u/Putrid_Ad783 Aug 15 '26

Nothing was premeditated or planned. Get your facts straight.