Won’t it be fun when the letters to the editor start pouring in over this (subscribers only)? Long story short: a woman named Krisztina Gal, who is in Canada illegally, was accosted in Toronto by a man in a way that made her suspect that he was actually attempting to kidnap a young girl. She did the right thing and called the police, knowing full well that it might ultimately get her deported, and indeed, both she and her boyfriend have been arrested and face expulsion from Canada.

The Post quotes “one of Gal’s employers” in her defence:

At a time when Romanian strippers can jump the immigration queue, two hard-working, law-abiding people look like they will be sent back to Hungary, with a black mark that will keep them out of the country for their productive adult years.

I can’t fault the employer for sticking up for Gal, but I fear the Post’s letters pages will soon be filled with similar opinions. This is moronic. For one thing, if they ever could, Romanian strippers can’t jump the queue anymore (all of which is irrelevant — see below). For another, Gal and her boyfriend are not law-abiding people — this story wouldn’t exist if they were. These two people have nothing to do with Romanian strippers, and Gal turning in the bad man has nothing to do with her immigration status. The employer’s argument is akin to saying that no one should be arrested for armed robbery until all murderers have been apprehended and convicted.

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