{"id":141456,"date":"2023-07-29T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T17:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=141456"},"modified":"2023-08-18T09:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:14:38","slug":"stop-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/stop-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"The loss of civility in Muskoka | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This letter was sent to us by a resident who said he did not want his name included because he feared for his safety. Because of his genuine fear, we agreed not to include his name. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The picture of this vandalized STOP sign is a clear indication of how Muskoka has gone backwards when it comes to civility. Was this act a sign of protest or something more sinister? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that there is serious jail time for vandalizing STOP signs. It makes sense. A driver distracted by the sign could easily cause death or injury at this intersection. More concerning is that this criminal may well know how much jail time we are talking about and may not care because they may be planning to do harm to the Prime Minister of Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In days of yore, we might ignore this incident but now we have a violent group in our midst such as the nazis, homophobes, anti-vaxxers, wannabe trump Americans, misogynists, etc.&nbsp; I have not signed this as I am no longer sure how safe I am for speaking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This letter was sent to us by a resident who said he did not want his name included because he feared for his safety. 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