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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
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Defenders of Rob Ford, read this article and think about it.
The man is responsible for his own demise and no one else.
The best part is this:
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He probed whether Ford’s actions could be considered inadvertent or an error. But, on the witness stand, there was this exchange between Magder’s lawyer, Clayton Ruby, and Ford:
Ruby: So your speaking and voting were deliberate acts, correct?
Ford: I’m voting because I know my foundation . . . it’s a fantastic foundation.
Ruby: You deliberately chose to make the speech you did and vote the way you did?
Ford: Absolutely.
Ruby: And you don’t regret for a moment having done that?
Ford: Absolutely not.
Ford had kicked down the final protection with one last defiant statement.
Knowing all of the above, and following the dictate of the law, Hackland found Ford guilty and ordered his removal from office by Dec. 10. On Wednesday, Ford will seek to suspend that decision, pending an appeal to be heard Jan. 7.
Stating the obvious, as kindly as he could put it, Hackland wrote in his decision:
“It is difficult to accept an error in judgment defence based essentially on a stubborn sense of entitlement (concerning his football foundation) and a dismissive and confrontational attitude to the integrity commissioner and the code of conduct. In my opinion, (Ford’s) actions were characterized by ignorance of the law and a lack of diligence in securing professional advice, amounting to willful blindness.”
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The guy was regularly warned that he was flaunting City integrity protocols, and all those around him were trying to actually help him from this fate. He was too stubborn, ignorant, and ultimately arrogant to understand what was really at stake.
Just a complete buffoon.