Ford Substance Abuse Case Study

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Substance Abuse against Public Officials Drug abuse has tainted our nation and its citizens to believe that taking illegal drugs can be non prohibited and can not be taken seriously. Many public figures have taken the wrong turn and has either been in possession of illegal drugs and/or has taken them. Because public figures are set to be as an example and a representation of their position, the idea of taking illegal substances has been almost negligible to some. Allegations of drug abuse and other scandalous actions have caused the current mayor of Toronto, Robert Ford, to become the target of the wrath of Toronto city council members. The parties who are against Ford, have created a negotiation to remove Ford from his position as a result…show more content…
Many of the incidents have made Ford's reputation as Toronto's mayor very critical. From rude comments and racial slurs to violent attacks, Ford's reputation has gone down hill, not only as a mayor, but as an individual as well. There is a plethora of interviews that Ford has been in that show him being very rash and rude towards the interviewer. For example, while being interviewed by Toronto Star City Hall reporter, Daniel Dale, Ford bluntly accused Dale of being a pedophile because he took pictures of Ford's house for his latest column (Tucker). Despite the fact that Ford did publicly apologize to Dale, this issue still has a negative reflect on Ford's reputation due to the fact that Dale is a public and national reporter and Ford stated this accusation during an interview for a widespread column. Racial slurs and insults have also been noted to be said by the mayor. "According to police documents, the mayor took a taxi to a bar and hurled racist epithets at the driver along the way, calling him 'Paki', mocking him with fake-language sounds, and throwing business cards at him" ("Rob Ford Documents: 10 Shocking Allegations”). These blunt comments have made many individuals lose respect for the Toronto mayor, for he is supposed to be set as an example for his city and its residents.…show more content…
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