I first noticed the story on the CBC website. It was sometime during the afternoon.
Apparently, a statue of an angel had been found in Bedford, outside an apartment building. Hardly seemed newsworthy; like finding someone's garden gnome or a lawn chair. Except that the statue was about a metre tall, weighed 90 kilograms, and had an iron bar protruding from the bottom.
I skimmed the story. It was fairly obvious that the leaving was probably not a one-person job, due to the size and unwieldiness of the object. Also, some sort of vehicle would have had to have been used. The focus of the story seemed to be in locating where the statue belonged, with authorities speculating that it belonged in a cemetery or outside a place of worship.
These weren't the thoughts that were foremost in my mind, but I let that go.
I noticed that a few people posted links to the story on facebook. There were references to Doctor Who, which I didn't understand. Reactions to the story indicated that people found it either amusing or cool.
Yet, still, I found it troubling.
Then I saw a news report on the CBC News at Six, where I learned some more details. They showed the statue as it was discovered: laid out on a picnic table, in front of an apartment complex, with its hands either missing or removed. The tone of the piece was lighthearted, almost funny.
Of course, that's not how I saw it. Being me, how could I?
Apparently, a statue of an angel had been found in Bedford, outside an apartment building. Hardly seemed newsworthy; like finding someone's garden gnome or a lawn chair. Except that the statue was about a metre tall, weighed 90 kilograms, and had an iron bar protruding from the bottom.
I skimmed the story. It was fairly obvious that the leaving was probably not a one-person job, due to the size and unwieldiness of the object. Also, some sort of vehicle would have had to have been used. The focus of the story seemed to be in locating where the statue belonged, with authorities speculating that it belonged in a cemetery or outside a place of worship.
These weren't the thoughts that were foremost in my mind, but I let that go.
I noticed that a few people posted links to the story on facebook. There were references to Doctor Who, which I didn't understand. Reactions to the story indicated that people found it either amusing or cool.
Yet, still, I found it troubling.
Then I saw a news report on the CBC News at Six, where I learned some more details. They showed the statue as it was discovered: laid out on a picnic table, in front of an apartment complex, with its hands either missing or removed. The tone of the piece was lighthearted, almost funny.
Of course, that's not how I saw it. Being me, how could I?
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