TheStar.com: Toronto mother pleads for justice for slain son

Holding back tears, Susan Martin asks the public to come forward and contact police if they have any information with regards to the shooting on Richmond St. W. in Toronto, which killed her son Oliver and his friend Dylan Ellis as they sat in their SUV. See TheStar.com for more news. (July 8, 2008)

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[carmie1818]

I can't imagine her grief.

[powerfulSubtlety]

Why is it a good thing you're moving away? The city is safe. Look at the statistics. The hard data is telling, not one emotional story. I hear of car accidents more often than shootings. Does that mean I fear for my life every time I get into a car?

This was an isolated case of innocent victims. Why do we have to be so hysterical?

[hurmpfff]

@dundem187

lol you again.. i see i'm picking the same videos as you.

i would have answered your questions as to why, but you wouldn't understand. you're not capable of understanding

[dundem187]

@Mighty221187

funny how white ppl can coalate crime with minorities, but when addressing criminals like paul bernardo, tim mcveigh, the columbine shootings etc. it's always dealt with on an INDIVIDUAL basis. NEVER taken outta context.

How come white people dont relate race and crime when it comes to drug crimes/rapes/child molesting/white colar crimes?

I wonder.....hmmmmm.

[HIGOFEX]

@mikekillem1 your not even funny seriously get a fuckin life

[powerfulSubtlety]

First of all, to respond to your final statement, fuck off. Second of all, linking race to crime is dubious. Blacks have been in Canada since British settlement began, and have experienced significant racism which limited their ability to settle and prosper successfully. But it's not just race, it's factors like poverty which motivate crime. Canada is a nation of immigrants, and crime rates are falling, including in Toronto. Toronto is one of the most diverse cities and has a low crime rate

[Mighty221187]

speaking the truth is now racist? he didn't use any racist terminology, all he stated were facts. US has a higher population of minorities (esp black and lations), and the US has a higher murder rate. He then tried to link the two which is his opinion on the matter, now instead of putting forth an alternative opinion surrounding the facts, you take the easy way out and call him a racist bringing no new facts or info to the table. Typical Liberal lmao must suck to never think for yourself.

[Mighty221187]

The reason you think like this is because you are uneducated filth, nobody cares when ppl like you get shot for a reason. Good luck with your 'gangsta crip' record label you fucking loser hahaha

[HIGOFEX]

Just stop staying stuff You dont no oliver he was my cousin we got a phone call at 3 when it happen if this was someone you new youd be saying different.

[albabazot]

Why don't this govt make it like in Singapore. The murderers get executed in public (beheaded). Anyone who wants to attend may buy tickets online and go there and have some fun.

[mikekillem1]

yo ppl the police want u to snitch cuz they want to put another black male in jail well me i would never snitch never even if it was my family that was shot n they ask who did it n i knew im say nuttin dum fuck so who ever would actually snitch there dum n waiste n should get shot through there heart too

[BlackJays]

Obviously, but that's not the point I was trying to make. I was trying to make the point that many Torontonians don't seem to notice the level of violence in their streets, until an innocent victim gets shot every 3 months or so. If they do notice, they don't care, and I find that to be very sad.