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Originally Posted by Rathji
I doubt you really need this explained to you, but here goes.
In order of likelihood,
Option 1)
Someone paid off the drug dealers, they agree not to sell video.
Option 2)
Someone threatens/hurts drug dealer, they agree not to sell video.
Option 3)
Video was a hoax, so obviously no video to sell.
Whichever option it was, if the video ever existed, I am sure it still does, likely as some sort of insurance policy.
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Option 1 - that's a possibility, however if hypothetically I as Rob Ford paid for the video all that does is open the door to future blackmail, this isn't like the 80's where you can burn the negative.
Option 2 - In my dark mind if Ford was directly dealing with this, then the drug dealer wouldn't have called Gawker to say the video is gone, he'd just up and be vanished which would lead people to believe that its a monumental hoax.
Option 3 - Maybe the video under further scrutiny doesn't pass the smell test. Or maybe its the "independent film" that we saw the casting ad for in Canadaonline. From my understanding this video was viewed on a smartphone screen, but how much of the video did the reporters see? would it pass tougher scrutiny in terms of an expert of movie manipulation? We don't know and might never know. We are being assured that there is a video, but the fact that the Star didn't outright pay the $200,000 for the video which would be the story of the century (for now) raises my eyebrows.
I doubt we'll ever find out.