Letters from the Front Lines: Vancouver Riot

A message from someone who cares, to the people who don’t

From the amount of coverage in the media on this horrendous situation, I’ve seen the worst of the general public to the best.

From the negatives, I don’t think these people deserve the right to apologize, let alone ask for forgiveness. The only thing forgiveness will teach is that they can get away with it (you don’t punch someone in the face and ask for forgiveness right after). These rioters are simply an evolutionary set back to society. They don’t deserve rights as citizens after ruining if for the people that actually work hard to people part of this amazing city.

On the positive side, we’ve seen the best in humanity. Ranging from civil workers and the general public. We’ve shown the world that we as a group can unite to clean this horrible mess. We’ve seen complete strangers band together to protect one another. We are better than the rioters…

All in all Vancouver is still an amazing place. Let’s move past the negative and simply not forgive the trash of society, and forget about them as human beings.

I love this city.

— a proud Vancouverite