Anti-Olympic signs could mean jail

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A proposed B.C. law would allow municipal officials to enter homes to seize unauthorized and possibly anti-Olympic signs on short notice, civil libertarians say.

Violators could be fined up to $10,000 a day and jailed up to six months, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association said Friday.

The proposed law was introduced Thursday as a bill to amend the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act.

The government said in a statement that the changes will "provide the municipalities of Vancouver, Richmond and Whistler with temporary enforcement powers to enable them to swiftly remove illegal signs and graffiti during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games."

"The legislation does not change the existing scope of authority to regulate signs and graffiti. Rather, it provides, on a temporary basis, a faster way of removing signs and graffiti that violate municipal bylaws during the short period the Games are underway."

Bill Bennett, the minister of community and rural development, said that given the short duration of the Olympics, the cities of Richmond, Whistler, and Vancouver must be able to enforce their own bylaws quickly.

"That to me seems like a reasonable thing to do when you've got the Olympic games lasting 20-odd days," Bennett said.

"You've got the potential for some businesses to try and exploit the games logo without having paid for the rights to do that. I think its a reasonable thing for communities to want to remove those kinds of signs, and to remove them before then end of the Olympic Games."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/09/bc-anti-olympic-sign-law-bccla.html?ref=rss

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Bill Bennett, the minister of community and rural development

is the law his or is he bringing it to the publics attaention

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I am wondering if the law will be held on the books as other for the next hundred years just to enforce the curtailment of free speech when the man feels the need

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haha the oposition could use the law in the nes election as well, campbell is a crook, no he's not you get 6 months sheesh

[yorkcountykid]

this is an abuse of martial law.

i dare anyone to show me this is not a form of dictatorship.

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I agree yck, just sneaking in another method of control and like the write states a way to make BC look good in the eye of the camera to the outside world

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I wonder if Orik will be out on Hastings with a sign to help the down trodden and homeless of the les

[yorkcountykid]

i won't make jokes about orik or anyone who runs into hard times, whether mental or physical.
all i know is that orik never hurt us at dawt or tried to and although i agree he seems to lack the dignity of being humble, this in no way alters my opinion that orik is welcome here.

i like you eyeball, but i'm just saying what i think bud.

[eyeball]

i won't make jokes about orik or anyone who runs into hard times, whether mental or physical.
all i know is that orik never hurt us at dawt or tried to and although i agree he seems to lack the dignity of being humble, this in no way alters my opinion that orik is welcome here.

i like you eyeball, but i'm just saying what i think bud.

have you had a drink or two yck? where in my thread did or was i bashing orik? i was making a statement actually asking a question

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I eagerly await your retort and i can see orik is here reading the thread he can add his 2 cents as well

[Orik]

if some one with good spelling makes me a large sign i would fly it.... No Olimpia on stolen native land... were is the affordable housing promised ? down with Campbell the drunken bastard...

what happened to affordable neighborhoods, they promised this would not be another expo thing... but it is worse than expo. millions upon millions of dollars over budget... new taxes to pay for useless sh-. while our medical services suffer and crumble..

 when a ambulance takes 25 minutes to arrive for a amputated limb in a industrial accident and 90 minutes for a over dose... this is unacceptable...

 I hate Campbell... I hate the Olympics... just another bunch of Liars and thieves... and now they are going to go Orwellian and take away the right to free speech... I cant even fly a flag in my window, saying these Olympics suck.. or put a poster on my own property saying Gordon Campbell is a Drunk and endangers human lives...

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well that pretty well covers that topic

[yorkcountykid]

eyeball, i meant no argument.
i despise phonies and i have surmised that you ain't no phony.
yes, i did have a few ha ha ha
is it that f-ckin' apparent?

[Orik]

And If i can have time off work I would stand on Hastings and Main if some one did the same at Georgia and Granville  (well I would sit in my wheelchair seeing that I can not stand for to long) and hold 2 large signs side 1 saying to hell with the Olympics and To hell with Gordon Campbell. side 2 Gordon Campbell a Liar and a Drunk who endangers human lives..  and sign 2 Say no to the HST we are taxed tio death as it is. and we want a referendum...

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not trying to be prissy here but a short stint in jail could have some benefits to a person in need or medical treatment, first off all new teeth, proper meds, and surgeries if needed to make a recovery of said illnesses. Americans noncriminals have been doing it for years

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I actually saw a documentary on this very thing

[sid]

If I said what I think about the Olympic Organization I would have to pay a 10,000 dollar fine and go to jail for six months.

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wonder if you could just take a few more months and say screw you to the fine, i'm not donating 10 gran to YOUR olympic hahaha

[cartman]

wow way to kill free speach

[yorkcountykid]

If I said what I think about the Olympic Organization I would have to pay a 10,000 dollar fine and go to jail for six months.

lol, me too

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I feel any city that want to sponsor an olympic should already have a trust fun set up and the near total smount of cash needed on hand, also the ioc should take over the planing and take care of the building just so the city host cant keep this one up chit going on, how in hell can any city get the one up on chinas spending show

[Orik]

I Have an appointment made to have my broken teeth fixed with in the next month I am not sure what it will cost... but as long as its under $ 25,000.00 I can afford it...

 Work coverage is 75 percent and my credit is good enough to cover the 25 percent through a loan from the bank... (another 2 months and my credit card will be finally paid off)  best part is the dental plan we just got... has no dollar limits...  though only 1 full set of dentures per 3 years..  Not sure how many crowns we are limited to.. white porcelain is allowed but gold are not

I have medical and dental through extended health from work.. jail would not be Good for me. I am in a bonded career field... doing time would mean a criminal record and the loss of my nice cushy job... even though it would give me free medical free dental and best of all a FREE EDUCATION...

BUT with a Criminal Record, I would not be able to do my job i would lose my  bonded status & my security clearance would be revoked and that would seriously hurt my bottom line.

I would never be able to work swing shifts at the ports again, Never able to do a shift at the supreme or provincial courts again, not to mention I would lose all my medical and dental benefits..

No more Private hospital Rooms.. No More home care workers to clean my house or help with my shopping when I am to sick to do so.. having to pay my own Monthly prescription costs some times exceeding 1000 dollars.. 1 medication I was on was 100 dollars per day x 90 days

Could you imagine having to pay for that... or some of those anti cancer medications some of which cost 30,000 to 50,000 per month... Bi-weekly blood tests done on a out patient basis might mean having to go back to hospital 2 days a month... NO THANKS!!! to that..

Getting a criminal record for stating our beliefs is Criminal

Can we sue the government for breaking our inherit right allowed under the charter of rights ?? we need some serious legal eagles on this..

Now if i could get all my medical and dental while in Jail with out the risk of a permanent criminal record, following me around I could almost almost be willing to accept the consequences But I just Can't.... losing my job now would probably kill me... It is not much but it gives me what I need ...

So sadly with the passing of this law I will not be protesting like I had originally planned too... I just can not risk losing everything I have...

[yorkcountykid]

i just spent 15,000 in braces and teeth work anfd i was robbed

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dayum Yck was that your dime or insurance?

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