Nurse slams rioter's 'apology'
ShepherdsDog @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:19 am
http://www.theprovince.com/health/Paul+ ... story.html
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Angry Vancouverites have flocked to social media sites to vent their frustration at the rioters who wreaked havoc on downtown Vancouver on June 15, following the Canucks loss to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final.
The online postings have run the gamut from: "outing" the perpetrators of the looting and violence, arranging a cleanup of the downtown core, sharing positive stories about Vancouver and, with the "Letters from the Front Lines" blog, providing a different perspective on just what happened.
In this blog entry, an E.R. nurse addresses the apology made by Tim Kwong, a young man who was caught on video during the riot.
An E.R. nurse addresses the apology of Tim Kwong:
Tim: Just because you can string an apologetic sentence together does not mean you are sorry. Perhaps I should make you aware of the consequences of your action. To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set on fire. To me, it’s walking into an overflowing ER and helping treat a girl with a severe asthma attack because she was exposed to the noxious, acrid smoke of a burning vehicle. To her, it was just a chance to be a part of a group cheering for her team. Little did she know that later on, we were thinking of sticking a breathing tube down her throat if her condition did not improve.
To you (yes, I am lumping you with all the douchebag rioters in the ER that night), it’s a chance to congregate in the ER waiting room, pounding on the triage window demanding to be seen for teargas exposure and cuts from looting and fighting, while posturing and bragging about how you kicked the crap out of somebody and smashed shit up. To me, it’s taking my time away from the little old quiet lady having chest pain or taking time away from the person you “shit-kicked” for trying to stop the looting.
To you, it’s just a fight. To me, it’s the ER social worker looking for a teddybear to console a four-year-old girl because she just witnessed her dad get a broken nose as he was trying to get his daughter out of the hotzone.
To you, it’s writing a letter saying you "will do whatever it takes to help clean the city.” To me, it’s walking home after a long shift and seeing all these people at 7:30 in the morning armed with garbage bags cleaning up YOUR mess and realizing that these people have more class in their pinky finger than you could ever muster in your whole life.
To me, it’s getting home to shower, only to have my elderly neighbour knock on my door and ask me if he should make an appointment to see his doctor because he was experiencing shortness of breath, which later turned to chest pain in the morning. He did not think about leaving his window open as he went to bed at 9 o’clock. The smoke from all the burning cars made it to our building, into his room and triggered his asthma, which then raised his heart rate, which then became a small heart attack. I asked him why he didn’t go to the ER, and he answered, “I turned on the TV this morning and saw the rioting, I did not want to be a burden.”
To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set on fire.
Why am I blaming you for all this? Because you are the instigator. You ask people to leave your family, friends and co-workers alone? I think they need to know how much of a [expletive] you are. Remember that your parents worked themselves to the bone so they can move to this country and give you your god-given right to flip cars over and set them on fire.
You, Tim Kwong — apology not accepted.
— from an E.R. nurse
The online postings have run the gamut from: "outing" the perpetrators of the looting and violence, arranging a cleanup of the downtown core, sharing positive stories about Vancouver and, with the "Letters from the Front Lines" blog, providing a different perspective on just what happened.
In this blog entry, an E.R. nurse addresses the apology made by Tim Kwong, a young man who was caught on video during the riot.
An E.R. nurse addresses the apology of Tim Kwong:
Tim: Just because you can string an apologetic sentence together does not mean you are sorry. Perhaps I should make you aware of the consequences of your action. To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set on fire. To me, it’s walking into an overflowing ER and helping treat a girl with a severe asthma attack because she was exposed to the noxious, acrid smoke of a burning vehicle. To her, it was just a chance to be a part of a group cheering for her team. Little did she know that later on, we were thinking of sticking a breathing tube down her throat if her condition did not improve.
To you (yes, I am lumping you with all the douchebag rioters in the ER that night), it’s a chance to congregate in the ER waiting room, pounding on the triage window demanding to be seen for teargas exposure and cuts from looting and fighting, while posturing and bragging about how you kicked the crap out of somebody and smashed shit up. To me, it’s taking my time away from the little old quiet lady having chest pain or taking time away from the person you “shit-kicked” for trying to stop the looting.
To you, it’s just a fight. To me, it’s the ER social worker looking for a teddybear to console a four-year-old girl because she just witnessed her dad get a broken nose as he was trying to get his daughter out of the hotzone.
To you, it’s writing a letter saying you "will do whatever it takes to help clean the city.” To me, it’s walking home after a long shift and seeing all these people at 7:30 in the morning armed with garbage bags cleaning up YOUR mess and realizing that these people have more class in their pinky finger than you could ever muster in your whole life.
To me, it’s getting home to shower, only to have my elderly neighbour knock on my door and ask me if he should make an appointment to see his doctor because he was experiencing shortness of breath, which later turned to chest pain in the morning. He did not think about leaving his window open as he went to bed at 9 o’clock. The smoke from all the burning cars made it to our building, into his room and triggered his asthma, which then raised his heart rate, which then became a small heart attack. I asked him why he didn’t go to the ER, and he answered, “I turned on the TV this morning and saw the rioting, I did not want to be a burden.”
To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set on fire.
Why am I blaming you for all this? Because you are the instigator. You ask people to leave your family, friends and co-workers alone? I think they need to know how much of a [expletive] you are. Remember that your parents worked themselves to the bone so they can move to this country and give you your god-given right to flip cars over and set them on fire.
You, Tim Kwong — apology not accepted.
— from an E.R. nurse
Tim's 'apology' is printed as well.
As Eyebrock pointed out, people need to relearn how to police themselves. These 'folk' deserve the public shaming they are receiving. Hopefully this will make others think twice about trying to pull shit where others can document their behaviour.
martin14 @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:49 am
This is Tim:
This is Tim after failing his ESL classes:
A Letter of Appoligy to Vancouver and Family and Friends Hey Everyone ! The status is : I Turned myself in to the VPD today at 12pm I am now being charged on 4 counts. I am Truly Sorry for what i have done !!! I have no excuse for my actions during the Riot. To my Friends, Family, Coworkers, and of course all of Vancouver and BC i am SORRY for what i have done. I would like to say on my behalf that I LOVE VANCOUVER ! I’ve been Born n Raised here all my life !! and that This Town means everything to me !!! again i understand that my actions caused did not show any of that ! But i hope you one day see that i do care about this town and my friends n family and this is NOT like me !! I am ashamed at what i have done, I know i may never gain the respect of this town again. But I PROMISE that i will do whatever i can to make this up !! I am a big believer in Cleaning up your mess !! I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to make things right ! I hope this will insite some of the other rioters to do the right thing and turn themselves in !!!! I will do whatever it takes to help out and clean this town up and do what i can to prevent actions like this from ever happening in our town again. I know I deserve all the hate ! but please be respectful and don’t hate on any of my friends or family or co workers since these actions are only caused by ME and ME only !!!! Again SORRY VANCOUVER ! SORRY BC !!
This is Tim lighting a truck on fire, he has already admitted it was him... 53 second mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwdcUVlAr-I&t=53
desertdude @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:40 am
Shit, that video was horrible. All that over a game of Ice Hockey ! WTF
Scape @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:39 am
Hi Tim,
Hope you reflect upon what has happened and you understand why it is so many are upset and disappointed with you. You have a debt to repay to society for your actions and I hope you take this time to repay that by volunteering.
andyt @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:04 am
Scape Scape:
Hi Tim,
Hope you reflect upon what has happened and you understand why it is so many are upset and disappointed with you. You have a debt to repay to society for your actions and I hope you take this time to repay that by volunteering.
Hope you reflect upon what has happened and you understand why it is so many are upset and disappointed with you. You have a debt to repay to society for your actions and I hope you take this time to repay that by volunteering.
I doubt it. He's just doing the mob mentality thing again, this time it's tearful apologies. That will wear off in a couple of days and he'll resume his normal loser life.
This is part of what's playing out here - people are so eager to submerge themselves in a crowd, or at least not willing to stand against the majority. I think it's exactly the same behavior that played out in Nazi Germany, except there it was respect for authority that caused the problem. But I've seen this shit since high school - people who really have no ideas of their own and just follow where ever the mass leads.
BartSimpson @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:10 am
Nice to see someone not accepting the BS from the mob.
Thugs like Timmy there are just upset because they either got caught or they realized that getting caught was just a matter of time.
Brenda @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:12 am
It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission. Either, you won't get, but you did what you wanted anyway.
That's how any apology works.
Scape @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:17 am
andyt andyt:
I doubt it. He's just doing the mob mentality thing again, this time it's tearful apologies. That will wear off in a couple of days and he'll resume his normal loser life.
As they say, if you listen to fools THE MOB RULES!
GreenTiger @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:17 am
While the rioting was certainly repulsive the film clips of people cleaning up and rebuilding to me represents on of Vancouver at its finest. Seeing those people out with garbage bags makes me proud to be North American.
Brenda @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:00 am
And then there is the asshole who did this:
andyt @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:02 am
I wonder if that asshat thought he was doing a good thing?
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:07 am
Brenda Brenda:
And then there is the asshole who did this:
Why is that person an asshole? IF the worst they did was spray paint some plywood being used to protect a window front, that was going to be taken down the following day anyway, what harm did they actually cause? It's not like the message is anarchistic or vulgar.
Brenda @ Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:11 am
PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
Brenda Brenda:
And then there is the asshole who did this:
Why is that person an asshole? IF the worst they did was spray paint some plywood being used to protect a window front, that was going to be taken down the following day anyway, what harm did they actually cause? It's not like the message is anarchistic or vulgar.
What they did was spray paint over all the messages that were left by people with a heart. I doubt this particular piece of plywood would have ended up in the landfill.
This asshole was selfish enough to want only his/her opinion read, regardless of what other people put on there.
The message it sends is: "fuck you, all you good meaning people, it's all about me me me me me".
Hyack @ Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:22 pm
desertdude desertdude:
Shit, that video was horrible. All that over a game of Ice Hockey ! WTF
Just an FYI for you dd.....when in Canada hockey is hockey, not ice hockey, all other forms of the game are just bastardizations as in ball/street hockey or field/ grass hockey. This is somewhat on the same vein as football being called soccer in North America.
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23 years ! Shit the U 17's really suck at football ! Yes football and not soccer.
ShepherdsDog @ Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:37 pm
field hockey and soccer both being viewed as games played by girls and children.