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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle13724694/

The trouble, of course, is that Rob Ford is not just an average guy. He is the guy who sits in the mayor’s chair.

If nothing else, this incident – the latest in a long series – shows a lack of judgment. It’s not that a mayor should be prohibited from having a little fun. But all public officials have to take care how they act when they are out and about, and that goes double for an official with a history like Mr. Ford’s, with so many people watching for what he might do next.

According to a report in Monday’s Globe, the mayor appeared at the Toronto West Detention Centre at about 7 p.m. on March 25 and asked if he could go on a tour. When he was told no, the report says, he asked to meet Bruno Bellissimo, an inmate of the jail at the time. That request was declined, too.

It would be easier to cut him some slack if he made an attempt to explain himself and clear the cloud hanging over him. Instead, he goes for a stroll on the Danforth and gets the whole city talking about his behaviour again. Once again, Rob Ford’s troubles are of his own making.