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Originally Posted by Slava
Right, and I get that: he should've paid back the $3,000. The part that worries me is the potential precedent though. Admittedly, I don't know if there is one here, or how this impacts things going forward, but that's my concern. I mean, if you can get a mayor booted for a mere $3,000 (which doesn't sound like it went directly into his pocket either as it went to his football charity), how else could people with an axe to grind railroad a public servant?
Do I like Rob Ford and his politics? Not particularly. Would I vote for him? Almost certainly not. But that shouldn't mean that he should be stripped of his public office for this; its a piddly amount that was directed to a charity he runs. If he took the $3,000 and spent it on a keg party or whatever, ya fair enough. I just think that the context matters somewhat here, as well as the fact that its a harsh penalty to pay in the first place.
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I don't care what its for.
Misappropriation of public funds, facilities or infrastructure for any private interest should never be tolerated.