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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
Well the Toronto Star already published an article about Ford beating his players did they not? That was false, why wouldn't this be? There could be a video, it may not be him, or it could or there isn't, we have no bloody idea...
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Have you actually read the article in question? The Toronto Star did not say that Ford beat his players. They reported (correctly) that Ford was dismissed from his coaching position at Newtonbrook Secondary School following an incident with a player. The TorStar article was very clear that they could not confirm if a physical altercation took place.
Read the article and judge for yourself:
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hal...gh_school.html
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Mayoral candidate Rob Ford was quietly asked to stop coaching football at a Toronto high school following an incident with a student player, say officials with the Toronto District School Board.
Ford was coaching at Newtonbrook Secondary School in North York in 2001 when he had a confrontation with a young player over poor performance on the field, say two witnesses who spoke with the Star on condition of anonymity.
Chris Spence, director of education for the Toronto District School Board, confirmed a dispute between a student and Ford was dealt with internally, although he was not aware of the details.
“Something did happen and they decided that he was no longer welcome to coach at Newtonbrook,” said Spence, himself a former pro football player who was not director of the board at the time.
Witnesses interviewed by the Star disagree on whether there was a physical confrontation between Ford and the student player.
Ford, one of his players and an assistant coach at the time deny any physical contact took place. But a parent and another player say Ford aggressively manhandled the student in anger.
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That story, in which they're quoting eye witnesses from an event that occurred nearly a decade ago, is an entirely different situation than the current story in which two of the Star's own reporters claim to have personally seen the crack video.