2006-02-01

Ignore the Karla film

I received a petition today to boycott Karla, the film about Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Rather than add my name and forward it (e-petitions have no credibility and thus carry no weight) I will just post it here.
There's a fine line between waking the social conscience and profiting from other's pain. Having read a few reviews that qualify this movie as a complete dud with cardboard characters and does not take into account later admissions or findings, I sadly must assume that pure greed was the motive.

"A dear friend of Leslie Mahaffie writes:
Dear All,
I was fortunate to have grown up as a dear friend of Leslie Mahaffie. She was a wonderful person who had a heart of gold and a beauty that radiated from inside. She was a gentle soul that never wanted to hurt anyone. When you remember this tragedy, please remember that these were young, innocent girls who's only mistake was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Creating a movie and profiting from their torture and deaths only makes this deplorable act worse.

Please take a personal stand against this film. Do not pay to watch it at the theatre and do not rent it. Influence those around you to make the same
decision. By refusing to financially support this movie we can make our
voices heard.

In case anyone forgets or never did know, Paul Bernado and his wife Karla Homolka were both found guilty of murder in the deaths of two Ontario girls and Karla's younger sister, with all three deaths being sexual perversion as well as torture. To give these two fame by making a movie about them is obscene and must not be permitted. So I urge everyone to add their names to the bottom of this petition and forward it to everyone one you know. Thank you. Please add your names. Let's be decent - let's be Canadian.

NOTE: The parents of the two teenage girls that were victims of sexual assault and murder have been trying to prevent this film from being made. Let's see what protest we can make to support them in their efforts. Let's keep this petition moving right along quickly."


For more information : http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/bernardo.htm

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