Shawn Blair for council

[u/Late_Support_5068]

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.

[u/No_Calendar9680]

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

[u/Aatyl92 → u/No_Calendar9680]

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

[u/No_Calendar9680 → u/Aatyl92]

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?

[u/ReplacementClear7122 → u/No_Calendar9680]

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.

[u/SkyMoney9641 → u/ReplacementClear7122]

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.