The BCHRT Hard at Work Helping You!!!

Letter just submitted to the Vancouver Sun:

I just learned of an interesting fact that all Vancouverites should be aware of. Every resident and visitor is very much aware of the intimidating thugs errrr sorry "poor homeless people" who sit outside retail businesses, asking every passerby for some spare change. Day after day they sit there and glare. Jobs are going begging throughout the province but they don't move from their perch, making Vancouver look like a ghetto in some 3rd World country.

Ever wonder why such people didn't do this up until a few decades ago?

If a retail shopkeeper dares ask one of these folks to leave, the "victim" (that's the spare change collector in case you weren't aware) heads straight down to the Pivot Legal Society. This "wonderful" organization then contacts the offender (that's the hard working store owner in case you weren't aware) and tells them to never, ever do such a horrendous thing again or they'll haul them in front of the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

What a lovely little racket huh?! So beneficial to those who make Vancouver what it is today.

Yes, I realize that I'm an "uncaring jerk lacking any compassion" for daring to say such a thing. I also realize that I'm "absolutely crazy" for wanting my city to be a clean place for children and a safe place for seniors.

Well, this uncompassionate jerk will cast his vote for any provincial or federal party who promises to get rid of the BCHRT. That's the first step in cleaning up the Kafka like community that Vancouver has devolved into.