Thread by @sunnshiiny

The far right has radicalized its followers into weapons. Fuelled by hate and disregard for anyone that dissents from their beliefs, enraged radical extremists are taking matters into their own hands.

This one aimed rage at children protesting BLM.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Where was law enforcement? Nowhere to be found.

Sure, they took the report after the fact. But one would expect a police escort would be provided to a large group of teenagers protesting the utterance of the “N” word. Even if it were spontaneous in origin.

That’s law enforcement’s responsibility: to keep the peace.

When police don’t do their jobs to the best of their ability, it’s no reason to celebrate. It’s time to start asking tough questions.

Negligence almost led to vehicular homicide.

The political environment in Canada, and especially Alberta, is well known by law enforcement.

Extreme polarization fuelled by far right and far left political discourse means violence is entirely possible and highly probable when protesters gather to make their voice heard.

Children’s lives obviously are not excluded from the populist animus being fomented by irresponsible politicians.

Some might offer criticism that children should be in school and not protesting.

As citizens of this nation, children also possess the human right to protest.

But there is no right to violently counter protest. Adults or children.

Provocation to enrage and intimidate is not a legal right guaranteed in Canada. Or anywhere for that matter.

Because it’s meant to cause a violent reaction. Peaceful protests are 100% legal.

Violent counter protest is not legal.

Law enforcement management needs to be held accountable. This incident was predictable and preventable if police had provided their presence.

Police know there are extremists looking for an excuse to intimidate.

The school administrators are also culpable. When a large group of teenagers exited the school building to protest, the police should have been informed. Not to stop them, but to ensure their safety and wellbeing performing their guaranteed human right to peacefully protest.

That’s their job. To ensure the safety of the children under their care. Not to ignore the protest because it’s actually the school’s administration who are being protested. Because a second school employee was recorded using the “N” word.

It shouldn’t matter if the schools administration supports the protest or not. What they failed to do was ensure the safety of the children who are their students. That’s grounds for termination. Were my kid one of the protesters, I’d be looking for evidence of walking papers.

And the Calgary Catholic School District, they also failed to protect the very people who are the reason they have a paycheque.

Their job is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the students that attend the schools they administer.

It doesn’t matter that those very students are protesting the absence of mental wellbeing because the “N” word has twice been recorded being used by District employees.

Police should have been called to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the students.

There is no excuse. The system FAILED our children.

Three institutions completely abdicated responsibility for the welfare of peaceful underage protesters. All during a volatile political climate, after an incident of systemic racism and subsequent peaceful protest.

Yes the red truck’s driver is ultimately responsible, but so are the administrations of the three institutions that completely FAILED to respond appropriately.

Why?

The public deserves to know why our institutions are failing. Especially when they fail to protect children.

Who are the administrators who made the decision to ignore a group of frustrated and vocal teenagers? Were they ignored because the administrators wanted to keep the protest out of the media?

When you sit at the top of the hierarchy, you’re provided a salary that takes into consideration that you will be dealing with controversial and difficult situations. That why you collect higher pay.

I’d sure like to know why we continue to provide handsome salaries to administrators who run to cover their own behinds rather than perform the duties they are paid to perform. Like ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of the students they are entrusted to protect.

It’s no accident that three institutions, in an undeniably volatile political climate, forgot to do their jobs.

The lives of those teenagers were put at risk because of negligence and concern for their public image.

There is no room for more lame and “plausible” excuses. Do your job or vacate it so someone who will earn their high pay can be hired.

People’s lives depend on institutions performing their roles. People die when individuals within those institutions abdicate responsibility.

This is a huge failure of our institutions. Law enforcement, School Administrators and School District Administrators; all completely abandoned our children’s rights and humanity.

This is not normal. We don’t ever allow an institution to abandon their role.

We as citizens hold institutions accountable for their actions or inaction.

We need answers. Not only are children being subjected to racial epithets by the adults responsible for their welfare, when those students protest the conditions, they’re left to fend for themselves.

That’s a dangerous situation that needs immediate attention.

If administrators of institutions don’t realize the danger, as citizens it’s our job to remind them and hold them to task.

Protect the kids, not reputations.

Here is the article this opinion is based upon.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…