(no longer) LOST IN JAPAN

Michel Boyer, GET OFF THE NEWS!!!

Living in Montreal, obviously the only thing that's been in the news is the shooting at Dawson. Police have released the name of the suspected shooter, Kimveer Gill (25); they've also released the name of the young woman who was killed, Anastasia De Sousa (18). She was pronounced dead on the scene... except that police didn't make the announcement that anyone had died until 9:00PM last night... Her body wasn't removed from the crime scene until early this morning.
I'm not going to give an in-depth profile of the killer. I'll let you read for yourself.

Anyway, in tragedies like this, there are always people who will come out as heroes (the Montreal police and Urgence Santé) and those who exploit the media for their own personal gain. This brings me to Michel Boyer. Boyer is a student at Dawson who seems to be following the TV cameras. I've seen him on CTV, CBC, RDI and even CNN. His testimony is in all the papers and even on the BBC... This man seems articulate at first but then you seem to lose all respect for him... Whereas other witnesses just wanted to get home to their family, he was still at the crime scene until late. And he wasn't even in the cafeteria. He ran and hid into a classroom. Then there is the fact that he keeps changing his testimony... first he's a hero, taking all the lost and frightened first year students to safety with his in-depth knowledge of the school layout, and next he's just as lost, trying to direct a team of 30 SWAT officers "as best he can" to the location of the suspect...
And then picture this: he's on the 6 o'clock news recounting his story. First he has the gall to claim that this ordeal could be compared to 9/11 (oh puleeeze)... then after he finishes giving his account, the stoic news anchor Mitsumi Takahashi puts a supportive hand on his forearm and thanks him for coming in and talking about it... And then what does he do?! He turns to her, puts an his hand on her hand and says "Thank you, Mits"... OH MY GOD... She's not your friend for Heaven's sake... She's a professional who has been the news anchor on the 6 o'clock news for decades... "MITS"!!! GAH!
I can't find video of this guy talking but I'll keep my eyes opened and when I find some, I'll let you judge for yourself...

posted by Samantha @ 2:48 PM