Comments on: 2010 or 1984? What is the Vancouver Olympic Paradigm? http://jnarvey.com/2009/08/11/2010-or-1984-what-is-the-vancouver-olympic-paradigm/ Essays and opinions on current affairs and politics. Published from Vancouver, Canada by new media writer Jonathon Narvey Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Servant http://jnarvey.com/2009/08/11/2010-or-1984-what-is-the-vancouver-olympic-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Servant Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:05:24 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/?p=1606#comment-1627 I find it interesting that the Mayor would find the whole city as a free speech zone when there are some very clearly defined parts of his city where certain speech is specifically banned. Namely the corner of Broadway and Commercial, the north side of Broadway at 11oo block, VGH heather street pavillion (No longer in existence) and VGH Main entrance. All of these locations are defined an Bubble Zones where citizens may not participate in democracy or even Activities restricted in an access zone 2 (1) While in an access zone, a person must not do any of the following: (a) engage in sidewalk interference; (b) protest; (c) beset; (d) physically interfere with or attempt to interfere with a service provider, a doctor who provides abortion services or a patient; (e) intimidate or attempt to intimidate a service provider, a doctor who provides abortion services or a patient. In fact you can't even take pictures inside of Bubble Zones. No graphic recording in an access zone 3 A person must not photograph, film, videotape, sketch or in any other way graphically record ..... No harassment 4 (1) A person must not do any of the following for the purpose of dissuading another person from providing or facilitating the provision of abortion services: Now with all of the restrictions placed by Bubble Zones within the city of Vancouver these last 15 years, where are the bleeding hearts claiming freedom of speech rights in this instance. The Olympics are here for three weeks and BC Civil Liberties is crying wolf while the last fifteen years citizens have gone to jail for simple expressing a belief that life begins at conception. Last month two were put in jail for pointing out the existence of the BZ law. Don't talk about restrictions on freedom of speech unless you are willing to be consistent. I find it interesting that the Mayor would find the whole city as a free speech zone when there are some very clearly defined parts of his city where certain speech is specifically banned. Namely the corner of Broadway and Commercial, the north side of Broadway at 11oo block, VGH heather street pavillion (No longer in existence) and VGH Main entrance. All of these locations are defined an Bubble Zones where citizens may not participate in democracy or even
Activities restricted in an access zone
2 (1) While in an access zone, a person must not do any of the following:

(a) engage in sidewalk interference;

(b) protest;

(c) beset;

(d) physically interfere with or attempt to interfere with a service provider, a doctor who provides abortion services or a patient;

(e) intimidate or attempt to intimidate a service provider, a doctor who provides abortion services or a patient.

In fact you can’t even take pictures inside of Bubble Zones.

No graphic recording in an access zone
3 A person must not photograph, film, videotape, sketch or in any other way graphically record …..
No harassment
4 (1) A person must not do any of the following for the purpose of dissuading another person from providing or facilitating the provision of abortion services:

Now with all of the restrictions placed by Bubble Zones within the city of Vancouver these last 15 years, where are the bleeding hearts claiming freedom of speech rights in this instance. The Olympics are here for three weeks and BC Civil Liberties is crying wolf while the last fifteen years citizens have gone to jail for simple expressing a belief that life begins at conception.

Last month two were put in jail for pointing out the existence of the BZ law.

Don’t talk about restrictions on freedom of speech unless you are willing to be consistent.

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