Your boss just told you to hurry up
Bonjour from the North — three cities, one corridor, and the stories that don't make it south of Barrie. Marc-André Desjardins here, and I've got to tell you, sometimes the news from home just makes you scratch your head and wonder what’s in the water up here. This one? It's pure Sault Ste. Marie.
So, there's a guy in the Sault, right? He's got a surety – that’s someone who agrees to supervise an accused person out on bail. This fella, he's at his partner's place, the one he's supposed to stay away from, and he smashes the front door window. The kids are scared, covering their ears. And what does his surety say? Not "What the hell are you doing?" or "You're going back to jail." No, monsieur, the surety tells him to *hurry up*. Like he's just taking too long breaking the door. *Tabarnak.*
### Only in the Sault, non?
It's one of those stories that makes you feel the pulse of the city, eh? You think about this happening on a street near the Queenstown Common, or maybe a quiet road off Trunk Road where everyone knows everyone’s business. The judge heard this, and you just know they're thinking, "Is this for real?" It speaks to a certain... casualness about things that maybe you don't find everywhere. Not a good casualness, mind you, but a real one. It's tough, it's raw, and it shows you how complicated life can get for people trying to manage their situations, and sometimes, those situations get completely sideways.
* This wasn't a random act of vandalism; it involved a partner and scared children.
* The "hurry up" comment from the surety is what makes this so bizarre and specific.
* It highlights the challenges of the justice system and the real-life struggles people face in our communities.
For us in the Sault, it's a grim reminder that behind all the big talk about Algoma Steel and the Greyhounds, there are real people with real problems happening in our neighbourhoods, sometimes just down the street from the International Bridge. It's not always pretty, but it's our reality.
Marc-André Desjardins, MiTL Sports Desk, Sault Ste. Marie.
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