Rob Ford's Toronto

[OSS 117]

Did he say there's nothing in the video that could warrant criminal charges being pressed?

I think that just comes down to not expecting a charge based on a video to stick.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

PL:

No surprise there - you can't confirm what's being smoked in a video.

AoD

 

[kbdid]

They've only had the video for 2 days; probably reviewing to see if charges can be laid etc

 

[innsertnamehere]

Brazen 2 is still ongoing. If they wrap up operations and Ford hasn't been charged yet I may be concerned. Charges may be coming still.

 

[OSS 117]

I know it's only Halloween, but it sure feels like Christmas.

 

[animated]

So who thinks Blair will run for Mayor?

 

[PinkLucy]

The information will be posted on the Toronto police site and YouTube account

 

[newearthling]

Is Blair emphasizing 'the courts' so that TPS won't come under fire from the Fords friends?

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

 

[detroitbootybass]

I wouldn't say that he is "avoiding" charges, but rather that he has not yet been charged

Blair's exact quote was, "Where we have evidence of criminal behaviour . . . we've laid those charges."

Past tense.

And now he's saying that there isn't evidence that would allow the Toronto Police to lay charges against the Mayor.

Seems like he's going to skate free.

 

[TinyTiny]

My theory is that Lisi was the go-between, but he's the guy they've got on tape saying "If you want the video to go away, it'll be three hundred grand."

I bet you're right. As I mentioned awhile ago, I would be shocked if the video dealers went straight to the press. They would have tried to extort Ford first. Lisi probably got caught in the middle of it.

 

[VTB]

Blair just said the Mayor has not been interviewed, yet he is confident the police have done their job. Seems weird that they wouldn't have interviewed Ford after all that surveillance.

"No one has been treated differently"

Blair also said that some people have cooperated to be interviewed and others haven't. I am betting that the Ford bros are in the latter camp.

Not sure what it takes for the police to compel these folks to be interviewed, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that can happen.

 

[Peepers]

The *key* question to Blair was the last one asked. "Was a search warrant obtained for Fords home" Blair replied "No"

Too bad there was no follow-up because Blair needs to explain why dozens of search warrants were issued for dozens of individual but none in relation to the PRIME target Mayor Ford.

This dispels Blair's bluster of "without fear or favor".

 

[Ramako]

Perhaps Lisi was charged with trying to extort the drug dealers to get the video.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And the Star came out the winner - not having to pay for the video, looking squeaky clean ethically and still got the big payoff of being the first to break the story.

AoD