Wow. And I thought I was hard on Mayencourt....

Memo to Vancouver Panhandlers: punch harder.

If this actually happened and isn't another one of Mayencourt's rough tricks/publicity stunts, this could be the first time this page advocates violence against an elected official. I hope Mayencourt wasn't seriously hurt, but I also hope he was hurt enough to make the realization that if you bash the poor long enough, the poor bash back.

I'm actually somewhat surprised: after his threats of slap lawsuits, refusing to meet with the BC Lung Association about Liberal plans to erase smoking regulations in bars and restaurants, willfully standing by as his West End constituents lose their homes to runaway rent increases, being the openly gay MLA to ever be chased out of the Pride Parade, trying to start a shoving match with the entire NDP caucus in a legislature stairwell, I would have thought someone would have taken a swing at the guy a long time ago.

Maybe Mayencourt should go back and hide in his constituency office (which is outside Vancouver Burrard), keep the door locked (which he always does), have the police deploy the mounted patrol in front (like he did at the last First Night Festival, an event attended by hordes of small children), and wait until May 17 when Tim Stevenson can take the job back from him.