The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

In an effort to make up for some lost time, here are some Toronto Sun covers over the last week or two that I’ve taken notice to:

When I saw this cover, I had a hard time believing that a guy slipping on the wave dock and breaking his leg is worthy of a front page news story. I mean, people probably break their legs in public places all the time: on sidewalks, on escalators, on playgrounds, on soccer fields.

Now he’s suing the city because he misjudged the incline and slipped and fell in a “use-at-your-own-risk” public space? Gimme a break.

This man’s motive might be revealed in this quote from the article: “Thomas said he was forced to live on credit cards and loans from friends while off work. Gluckstein said it hasn't been determined how much the claim will be but would likely seek damages for pain and suffering and lost wages.”

Here’s an attempt by the Toronto Sun to prove to the world that cyclists are a danger and a menace to society. The Sun’s Jenny Yuen counted the number of cyclists passing through Queen and Spadina heading eastbound during lunch hour last week.

She counted 85 cyclists, of which 21 rode through pedestrian crossings, 13 didn’t use hand signals when turning, 5 ran red lights, 4 rode on the sidewalk, 4 rode the wrong way, 3 swerved into different lanes or rode between cars and 2 passed the open doors of the streetcar.

Wow, great job Jenny. Maybe we should all confine ourselves to our homes because cyclists are so dangerous.

I mean, look at the scary University student carrying his backpack. That is a man who should be locked up and off the streets before he wreaks havoc on our city.

It’s a dangerous world we live in Jenny, a dangerous world.

Here are a couple positive covers I thought the Toronto Sun did a standup job on: