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Owner fights
to keep his
historic hotel
St. Charles. City may building that’s combustible.
take it over because it There’s no walls, there’s no
drywall, none of that. That’s
doesn’t comply with all been removed,” he said,
fire-safety bylaw adding he hopes the city does
not take his property, located
at 235 Notre Dame Ave.
“We have some time and
The owner of the downtown we’re going to submit plans to
St. Charles Hotel has vowed to ensure that doesn’t happen.”
continue fighting to keep his Zaifman still has 60 days
property after a city commit- to become compliant with the
tee voted unanimously to take city inspectors’ demands.
over ownership of the belea- Coun. Jenny Gerbasi (Fort
guered hotel. Ken Zaifman METRO Rouge-East Fort Garry) said
“I haven’t given up; it’s not the process had gone on “too
in my nature to give up,” said Currently, the building, long.”
Ken Zaifman, moments after which turns 100 this year, is Zaifman was told last Feb-
his appeal was rejected. in non-compliance with the ruary he had to bring the
“Their frustration is equal city’s vacant-buildings bylaw. building’s fire-protection sys-
to my frustration; we’re both Zaifman argued that his tem up to code, among other
equally frustrated.” building has fire monitoring, problems, or risk losing the
Zaifman asked the city’s but a fire-suppression sys- property. It was the latest in
downtown development com- tem would cost him between an ongoing list of demands
mittee for three more months $130,000 and $150,000. The from the city, and the state
to present plans and become system would then have to be of the hotel has been brought
compliant with their requests, pulled out if the interior is re- before city committees for
which includes installing a developed. years.
Owner Ken Zaifman has 60 days to bring the St. Charles Hotel up to code or the city will take it over. SHANE GIBSON/METRO fire-suppression system. “There’s very little in the BERNICE PONTANILLA/METRO
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International Marketing Competition, In addition to planning the competition, they’ll need to reach local markets,
presented by CG Power Systems Inc. MIMC partnered with the University of whether they’re here in Canada or on the
Manitoba Marketing Association to host other side of the globe.”
Organized by students from the Asper a conference on cross-cultural marketing.
School of Business at the University From January 11 to 12, speaker sessions, Leylek says the event’s expansion to
of Manitoba, the competition is the interactive seminars, social events and a include the conference has been a success
largest of its kind in Canada, and pits mini-challenge will give students from thanks to the tremendous support of the
undergraduate student teams against one around the globe and here at home the local business community. “We depend on
another for cash prizes and the title of opportunity to network with one another. and appreciate everything our partners
global champion. and sponsors have done to help us engage
The conference aims to inspire more students and showcase just how
“It’s an incredible opportunity for students competition delegates, marketing leaders great a city Winnipeg is to do business in.”
to test their marketing strategy chops and students from the Asper School
using various business elements that make with ideas that will shape the future of Bill Shaddy, who served as Senior Director
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metronews.ca NEWS 03
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Lawyer blasts Sinclair social worker
IMAX.
Winnipeg
An inquiry has heard that the information that I do now Red fl ags her divorced parents, family
to lose Manitoba child welfare closed that’s available regarding Mr. friends and foster care.
the file on a young girl without McKay, yes, it was an error Willox admitted she could
realizing she was being cared that the file was closed,” social In 2004, Phoenix’s mother’s have combed through the
downtown
for by a man with a long hist- worker Shelley Willox testified fourth childbirth prompted province’s central database for
ory of brutal domestic violence. under cross-examination. concerns based on the a Wes McKay, but said there
theatre The testimony Tuesday was “But based on the informa- unfortunate circumstances of were a few people listed with
the second time that the in- tion that I had, and the con- her previous children. Willox that name or variations there-
quiry was told that Karl Wesley cerns or lack thereof that were was assigned to the fi le. of. That prompted a rebuke
Winnipeg’s original IMAX the- McKay slipped under the radar being reported to me at the from Sherri Walsh, the lawyer N
atre will close its curtains for of social workers months be- time, do I agree ... that it was leading the inquiry, who said
the last time later this year. fore he helped neglect, abuse catastrophic that the file was the cracks of a troubled child- there were only two Wes Mc-
The Forks North Portage and finally kill five-year-old closed at the time? No.” welfare system. It has already Kays in the database who were
Partnership, which has in- Phoenix Sinclair in June 2005. The inquiry is examining heard that the girl spent most roughly the same age as Phoe-
dependently run the theatre at “In hindsight, knowing how Phoenix slipped through of her life bouncing between nix’s mother. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Portage Place since it opened E
in 1987, said the theatre has
been losing money for several City to move Windsor Park
years.
“It really wasn’t an easy
decision to make, and not W
something that we’ve come
to lightly or easily,” said Clare Library to new $4M facility
MacKay, vice-president of
marketing for the partnership,
explaining it’s become impos-
sible to keep up with other
theatres in the city — espe- Change of plans.
cially now that so many others S
offer 3D films. “Because we’re St. Vital library to get
really just one screen, we have upgrade instead of
not been able to secure day
and date releases of Hollywood amalgamation
product.
“In the case of (some films)
we haven’t been able to get SHANE
it until almost three-months GIBSON
after it’s been seen elsewhere.” [email protected]
The theatre has also been
hurt by declining school group The city is reneging on a plan
revenues and competition in to combine two aging south-
the form of a second IMAX east Winnipeg libraries, opt-
theatre opened at Silver City ing to instead dig into 2013’s
Polo Park, which, because it’s capital budget to relocate one
part of a larger buying group, and refurbish the other.
is able to screen new mov- At two separate press con-
ies at the same time as other ferences Tuesday, the city said
theatres. Windsor Park Library will re-
“The theatre world has locate to a brand new $4-mil- Couns. Dan Vandal and Scott Fielding in front of the Bonivital Pool, soon to be Windsor Park Library’s new home.
changed substantially over lion facility at the Bonivital SHANE GIBSON/METRO
the last few years,” explained Pool, and St. Vital Library
MacKay. “It’s just not some- will undergo around $1.8-mil- square-feet to the existing planned.
thing we can keep pace with.” lion in renovations instead building and include a multi- Upgrades “We’re going to breathe
SHANE GIBSON/METRO of a previous plan to spend purpose programming room, “We’re going to breathe some life back into this build-
$5.8-million combining the tutorial rooms and space for ing,” he said.
two buildings. a collection of about 35,000 some life back into this The two good-news an-
Coun. Dan Vandal (St. Boni- library items. There will also building.” nouncements came a day
face) told Metro finding a suit- be more computer access and before the city is expected
able location for the proposed more public study and leisure Coun. Brian Mayes on St. Vital Library’s to raise property taxes in
melded library proved too dif- space, according to a city re- forthcoming upgrades. its budget presentation, but
ficult. lease. Coun. Russ Wyatt, chair of the
“That never panned out,” Construction of the new li- said other than fixing up the city’s finance committee, said
he said. “We couldn’t find a brary is expected to start this 50-year-old building’s exterior the library announcements
new location that everyone year and be ready for readers brickwork, the renovations weren’t timed to soften the
agreed upon.” in 2014. won’t be too noticeable, with bad news for Winnipeggers’
The new facility at At the St. Vital Library, plumbing, a new roof and pocketbooks expected Wed-
Clare MacKay METRO Bonivital Pool will add 8,000 Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) ductwork among the projects nesday.

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04 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
St. Boniface Cathedral
named historic site
Landmark. Rare
Grade 1 status given
to church, grounds
BERNICE
PONTANILLA
[email protected]
A Winnipeg landmark has
received the highest level of
historic designation and, to
make it more notable, the A City of Winnipeg committee has designated the St. Boniface Cathedral,
grounds are included. including its grounds, a Grade 1 historic site. BERNICE PONTANILLA/METRO
Members of the City of
Winnipeg’s downtown de- mark heritage buildings that become an important tourist
velopment committee voted are not designated,” said attraction.
on Tuesday to place St. Tugwell, adding the Grade 1 “Yes, it’s a church,” he
Boniface Cathedral on the designation is very rare. added, “but by the same
building conservation list “Very few buildings (have token it’s one of the most
as a Grade 1 structure. This a Grade 1), probably maybe visited public spaces in the
means the only work that a couple dozen in the entire province.”
can be done on the site must city, so you’re looking at a The Grade 1 designation
be to restore and preserve it. landmark building.” means the building will be
Coun. Jenny Gerbasi (Fort Tugwell said her organiza- eligible for grants under
Rouge-East Fort Garry) ex- tion was especially happy to the province of Manitoba’s
pressed surprise that the see the cathedral’s grounds Designated Heritage Building
iconic Catholic church did included, calling this desig- Grant program and would re-
not already have such a nation “ground-breaking.” quire city council approval
designation, but Cindy Tug- Philippe Mailhot, director for demolition. Second season (almost) here
well, executive director of of the St. Boniface Museum, The cathedral is under-
Heritage Winnipeg, said this said this designation allows going $6 million of rehabili-
must be initiated by owners. the church to apply for cru- tation and upgrades, includ- Jets staff lay down the Winnipeg Jets logo at centre ice of the MTS Centre on Tuesday. The shortened NHL
“It was a surprise, but cial funding from govern- ing restoration of the 1908 season is expected to start on Jan. 19. More Jets coverage on page 15. JOHN WOODS/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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metronews.ca NEWS 05
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Yes, they’re Indians,
Internet privacy. Federal Anger. First
watchdog out to rein in Nations say:
Canadian court rules
Tory big-brother bill We won’t
‘roll over’
An intense public outcry over sioner Chantal Bernier asked 13-year fight. Court
the Conservative govern- University of Montreal law says 600,000 Metis
ment’s blockbuster bid to professor Karim Benyekhlef Two First Nations from Al-
and non-status Indians
bolster Internet surveillance to “help find a middle ground berta are taking the federal
powers may be paying off. between security and pri- fall under federal government to court.
The federal privacy watch- vacy.” jurisdiction They claim they weren’t
dog has jumped into the fray Protesters say allowing consulted about Conservative
to try to help the Tories find a authorities access to Internet omnibus budget legislation
compromise. subscriber information with- that makes significant chan-
It proposes new proced- out a court-approved war- The federal government’s re- ges to environmental protec-
ures that will, yes, give police rant would be a dangerous sponsibilities for aboriginal tion and assessment.
and spies key information infringement of privacy, peoples just got a lot bigger. The Mikisew Cree First Na-
about Internet users. The government has After more than 13 years tion and the Frog Lake First
But it’s striving to re- indicated the bill would go of legal wrangling, the Fed- Nation launched their legal
tain the principle of judicial directly to a House of Com- eral Court ruled Tuesday that challenge Tuesday in Ottawa.
oversight, a memo obtained mons committee, skipping Metis and non-status Indians “The rest of Canada should
under the Access to Informa- the usual second reading, to are indeed “Indians” under National chief Betty Ann Lavallee, pictured after the ruling, said: “Today is a be with us in support and
tion Act shows. allow for amendments. But the Constitution Act and fall very emotional day for me and a very hopeful day for all off-reserve send a message to Stephen
The internal memo reveals it has not yet resurfaced. under federal jurisdiction. Aboriginal Peoples.” ADRIAN WYLD/THE CANADIAN PRESS Harper and his government
assistant privacy commis- THE CANADIAN PRESS The decision helps to that what they’re doing is
clarify the relationship be- ernment has a fiduciary re- wrong,” said Chief Steve
Quoted
tween Ottawa and more than sponsibility to the group, it Courtoreille of the Mikisew
600,000 aboriginal people says such duties would flow Cree First Nation.
“This is going to require
who are not affiliated with automatically. “They can’t ram bills
specific reserves. a lot of bureaucratic The Congress of Aborig- down our throats and expect
“This is huge,” said Betty re-thinking and policy inal Peoples and several us to roll over and accept it,
Ann Lavallee, national chief Metis and non-status Indians because this is going to affect
development.”
of the Congress of Aboriginal argued they are entitled to our future, affect the future
Peoples. some or all of the same rights of all of Canada.”
Robert Janes, a Victoria lawyer who
“It ends the denial of ab- focuses on aboriginal issues and benefits as on-reserve The two First Nations
original birthrights that has First Nations members. want a judicial review of
existed for far too long.” should accord a further level They say that includes parts of Bill C-38 and Bill
Federal Court Judge Mi- of respect and reconcilia- access to the same health, C-45, focusing on changes to
chael Phelan wrote that “the tion.” education and other benefits the Fisheries Act and the Nav-
Hands off our computer keyboards, protesters say — but the feds have recognition of Metis and non- While the decision does Ottawa gives status Indians. igable Waters Protection Act.
other ideas. JONATHAN HAYWARD/THE CANADIAN PRESS status Indian as Indians … not declare the federal gov- THE CANADIAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS
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06 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
3D printing threatens U.S. gun reforms
Armed. Company ing to introduce stricter they’re incredibly easy to says Wilson. the line you could produce a
guidelines on gun owner- reproduce,” Cody Wilson, His company has made weapon that way.”
produces parts likely to ship. But supporters of the CEO of the Defense Distrib- open-source code for over So how could the weapons
be banned by pending Second Amendment could uted company in Texas, told 30 gun parts available on- be controlled? Government
get around them by printing Metro. A firm believer in the line and claims they receive can’t intervene effectively,
gun-control plans
their own firearms at home. right to bear arms, Wilson is thousands of downloads a says Michael Weinberg,
The technology is still de- deliberately producing parts day. an attorney specializing
veloping, but 2012 saw the for assault weapons likely to The printed guns are not in emerging technologies.
KIERON first shots fired from guns be banned by new controls. a finished product but the “When you apply anger over
MONKS with printed parts. “Gun “(U.S. Vice-President) Joe U.S. military has begun to gun control to a general-
Metro World News hacking” has a growing com- Biden’s group are using the outfit its mobile labs with purpose technology, there’s
munity in online forums and assumption that if you con- 3D printers to replace parts. a lot of collateral damage,”
After the tragedies of Sandy has become serious business. trol the channel, you con- Kevin Coleman, military he said. “We don’t know
Hook and Aurora, the U.S. “I have five people now trol the product — but that technology analyst, told Met- enough about 3D printing to Ready for action: An assault rifle
government is prepar- making AK-47 magazines — is not the case anymore,” ro he believes “further down legislate the future.” made with printed parts. CONTRIBUTED
Counterweight. Giffords to
fight powerful gun lobby
The former U.S. congress- owner groups, victims’ organiz-
woman who was shot in the ations and representatives from
head two years ago launched the video-game industry to the
on Tuesday a national effort White House for discussions.
When you’ve against gun violence, saying Giffords, who has owned a
she and her husband will work Glock pistol, and her husband,
to counter the country’s strong former astronaut Mark Kelly,
fi nally got the time – gun lobby, the NRA. are becoming prominent voices
Gabrielle Giffords’ effort for gun-control efforts. They
comes as the Obama admin- wrote in an opinion piece pub-
istration faces a self-imposed lished in USA Today that their
have the money too.
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month to propose ways to curb Solutions, a political action
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violence that continue to grip money to support greater gun-
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metronews.ca BUSINESS 07
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Real estate market
‘still relatively solid’
Mortgage lending.
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Country’s top bankers
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ing conference in Toronto, the Natural gas: $3.22 US (-5¢) seen a slowdown in mortgage
country’s top bankers said they Dow Jones: 13,328.85 (-55.44) demand but price levels are
don’t expect a dramatic down- relatively stable,” he said, add-
turn like the one in the United ing that other than debt to
States about five years ago. for the most part — except disposable income, most indi-
The bursting of the U.S. for a few months during the cators are in line with historic
housing bubble is considered 2008-09 recession and in some standards.
a major cause of the credit economically disadvantaged “So our expectation is
crunch that swept Wall Street areas. we’ve got this sort of soft land-
and then the global econ- “Our expectation is that the ing scenario on the real estate
omy in the fall of 2008, after overall real estate market in side.”
interest rates on sub-prime Canada is still relatively solid,” The head of Canada’s lar-
mortgages rose and defaults Royal Bank CEO Gord Nixon gest bank said he expects RBC’s
soared. said Tuesday. consumer lending growth will
By contrast, sub-prime Despite reports that sug- slow to mid single digits but
mortgages have been less com- gest Canadian housing is in it should see a nearly double-
mon in Canada and real estate crisis, he said the pullback is digit increase in commercial
prices have trended upward limited to a couple of markets, loans. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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08 VOICES metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
DOES THE NHL
Catch a tiger by the flail
THINK WE’RE
ALL CHUMPS?
JUST Are you ready for some hockey?
SAYIN’ You’ve probably been ready
Paul Sullivan since last September, but the
metronews.ca/voices/ NHL does not care.
just-saying The NHL does care about
salary caps, revenue sharing,
pension plans, free agency and all the other arcana of the
hockey business, so much so that they shut the whole show
down for 113 days to eliminate distractions.
Message to fans: Not now; not now. Can’t you see? I’m talk-
ing about bidness?
So now an agreement between the players and the owners
has been struck, and arenas across North America should be
open for business on Jan. 19.
Hockey’s back. The question is: Do you care?
The answer is easy: Of course you do. You grew up on
skates. You live and die by the fortunes of your team. You per-
sonally identify with your favourite players, from Ryan Kesler
to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to …
someone … on the Toronto
Send in the clowns Maple Leafs roster, I’m sure.
You care so much it hurts.
The NHL has your num-
It hurts when the game takes
ber. It owns your hockey your heart and slams it into the
soul, and when the gates boards. This is the second NHL
lockout in the last decade. Last
swing open next Satur-
time, like an abused spouse,
day, the NHL expects you you came back, hoping it would
to be there, all decked be different. It’s not different.
Are you going to come back
out in the jersey of your
this time? ASHLEY VINCENT/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CONTEST
favourite multi-million- Of course you are. Prize capture Q&A with photographer Ashley Vincent
aire and your foam finger. The NHL has your number.
It owns your hockey soul, and ‘An explosion of
Tigress in water
when the gates swing open next it’s more for the benefit Any advice for budding
Saturday, the NHL expects you to be there, all decked out in the photo wins big water droplets’ of visitors to Thailand — photographers?
jersey of your favourite multi-millionaire and your foam finger. until one piece Busaba had For all the money I’ve
And you will be there, because the NHL is the only game An Indochinese tigress caught hold of slipped and spent travelling around in
that matters. Hockey’s entire culture, built on a base of named Busaba shakes How did fell into the pool. She dived Asia and Africa to picture
suburban rinks and small town arenas, fuels the NHL, where herself dry after a swim at this photo in to retrieve it and, as she wild animals, ironic-
the 690 best players on Earth do their thing. If you’re watch- Khao Kheow Open Zoo in come reemerged, shook herself ally this winning image I
ing the Oshawa Generals, it’s to spot future NHL stars. If Chonburi, Thailand. The Ex- about? dry with an explosion of captured was taken about
you’re watching the Abbotsford Heat, it’s only because a real plosion! by Ashley Vincent, My family water droplets, and in an 30 minutes away from my
NHL pro is passing through or falling in. If you’re watching 49, a British wildlife photog- and I were instant I had a cartoon house. I believe a tiger, for
the Spengler Cup, you’re watching a reshuffle of the NHL rapher based in Thailand, showing light bulb appear above my example, in captivity can
deck. shook off the competition my moth- head! be every bit as amazing
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take you for granted and shut the league down while they to win the 2012 National around For you, what message is the wild. So as wonderful
haggle over the salary cap or whatever. They know you’ll be Geographic Photography the zoo. revealed in this image? as “wild” animal photog-
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A word about “you.” You are not a resident of Tampa ed to see when this animal is so dream opportunity comes
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metronews.ca SCENE 09
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
In Focus Movie violence in a
Hoping for
more award
success
gun sensitive period
IN
FOCUS
Richard Crouse
[email protected]
S
Industry issues. Quote
Zero Dark Thirty is billed
as “the story of history’s The Gangster Squad
“If there is a problem
greatest manhunt for and The Last Stand
the world’s most danger- there, let’s analyze it. C
fi lmmakers respond to
ous man.” It’s a carefully Let’s not jump to conclu-
plotted espionage tale shootings
sions, let’s analyze”
that flows from the clues
that lead to the death of Arnold Schwarzenegger
Osama bin Laden at the NED Talking about America looking at new gun E
hands of the Navy SEAL EHRBAR laws to prevent recent attacks.
Team 6 in May, 2011 and Metro World News
it will very likely earn its The recent high-profile U.S.
director, Kathryn Bigelow, shootings — most notably in aren’t at home. You have CNN
an Academy Award nom- a movie theatre in Colorado who gloms on to the worst of N
ination. in July and an elementary what’s going on and not ne-
It won’t be the first school in Connecticut just cessarily the best or the most
time the Academy has before Christmas — have heroic. So, there’s many dif-
honoured her. In fact, brought attention back to ferent factors. There’s always
she’s one for the record gun violence in popular cul- been violence in movies and
books. Her last film, The ture. It’s an issue the people there always will be violence E
Hurt Locker, was a huge behind two of this month’s in movies. Whether it leads
critical hit and made her more bullet-ridden releases to the one psychotic that’s
the first woman to win have had to grapple with Sean Penn stars in The Gangster Squad, which opens this weekend in the out there that’s thinking the
best director awards from while promoting their films. shadow of recent gun violence in the U.S. H ANDOUT worst thoughts you can pos-
the Academy Awards, the “It’s obviously something sibly think is always going to
Directors Guild of Amer- that’s affected all of us. I tragedy is Gangster Squad, tions to our film as a result be a mystery, I think.”
ica, the BAFTAs and the don’t think anybody has about police going to war of ... I mean to these types of Schwarzenegger agrees
Critics’ Choice Awards. spent the last few weeks not with a ruthless criminal in tragedies.” that scapegoating entertain-
It was her first serious thinking a lot about that, but 1940s L.A. Originally, the film While producers and dir- ment is a mistake.
awards recognition. At this is fantasy and that’s real- featured a scene depicting ectors might be careful with “It’s two different issues.
age 61 she is a veteran ity,” says Lorenzo di Bonaven- mobsters opening fire on a their statements, their stars This is entertainment, and
with nine features, hours tura, producer of the Arnold movie theatre full of patrons, are much more willing to the other thing is a tragedy
of television and music Schwarzenegger shoot-em-up but Warner Bros. quickly de- spout off on the topic. Gang- beyond belief and it’s serious
videos for bands. The Last Stand, out later this cided to cut the scene and ster Squad star Josh Brolin and the real deal,” he says,
A trilogy of action month. “I think we need to postpone the film’s release thinks connecting violence referring to the shooting in
films — Blue Steel, Point figure out reality, and fantasy following the movie theatre onscreen to violence in real Newtown, Conn.
Break and Strange Days always follows reality. I’m not shooting in Aurora, Colo. life is a misguided oversimpli- The former governor of
— saw her blend tech- a politician, so I’ll stay off my “The Aurora shooting was fication. California, who’s no stranger
nical sophistication with point of view, but it’s clearly an unspeakable tragedy, and “You have to look at the to hot-button issues, already
themes that redefined the something that all of us have out of respect for the fam- grand scheme of things, from sees plenty of areas that need
genre of the movies. a great deal of respect for ilies of the victims, we felt it a universal standpoint,” Bro- investigating.
“When you have this what those people have suf- necessary to reshoot that se- lin, who fires his fair share “How can we do better
great social tool, at the fered, and we don’t look at quence, and I’m proud of the of rounds in Gangster Squad, with gun laws? If there is any
very least, take advantage this as part of that. They’re fact that I did that,” director says. “You have video games, loophole, if there is a prob-
of it as a means to com- two different things.” Ruben Fleischer says. “I think you have psycho-pharmaceut- lem there, let’s analyze it.
municate.” One film that’s been even that we should all respect the icals, you have lowest employ- Let’s not jump to conclusions,
more closely linked to recent tragedy and not draw associa- ment, you have parents that let’s analyze,” he says.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
METRO DISH
OUR TAKE ON THE WORLD OF CELEBRITIES
The Word
Bieber hashtag
encourages
fans to cut
themselves
KIERON
MONKS
Metro World News
Late Monday evening, Justin
Bieber was trending on Twit-
ter. Hardly new for the tween
icon, but this was a darker
episode, with the hashtag
#cuttingforBieber used by
young fans to offer blood sac- image of the user’s injuries. is NOT something to joke
rifices to their hero. The campaign was orches- about.
“Beliebers” participated in trated by the 4Chan forum, There are people who are
a campaign of self-harm in re- popular with trolls, and plans actually suffering from self-
sponse to a weekend picture can be seen on the website. harm, this is so disrespect-
that appeared to show Bieber “Lets see if we can get some ful,” the star tweeted.
smoking marijuana. Hun- little girls to cut themselves,” Bieber fans are known for
dreds of images of slashed a member wrote, and fake their zeal and the “Bieber fe-
arms, some obviously fake, pictures were seeded to en- ver” phenomenon has been
some disturbingly real, flood- courage the trend. studied by psychologists. Two
ed the social network. “Why The horrific episode was fans were arrested in Decem-
did you do this @justinbieber picked up by celebrities, in- ber for plotting to castrate
You broke my heart,” one cluding singer and friend of and murder the Canadian
user posted above a graphic Bieber, Miley Cyrus. “Cutting singer.
EeAnRdLsY J BaInRuDa rPyR I1C1ItNhG!