An editorial. I've not been doing many... why- because they make me angry.
Celebrate woman's day?  I couldn't.
WTF do we (women) have to celebrate when bullshit like this is permitted to happen!?? OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

We should've celebrated it by throwing Al Rawi in jail.  He was literally caught with his pants down by police. A young woman passed out drunk in the back seat, he also had her underwear, she was raped. A Halifax a judge ruled he's not guilty... so I guess I shouldn't draw this- F*CK THAT!!  Today, I read he's been investigated before under a different name & if I had to GUESS -I'd  bet it's not the only victims.  Drunk, ashamed - not wanting to report this low life scum.  Raped-for getting drunk?  
That appears to be the only 'Crime'. For having a few too many.  
This could be your sister, mom, wife, daughter, grand daughter, all she wanted was a SAFE RIDE home. Which they PAID for, BIG TIME!!  
Partying, bars, drinking- ALL NORMAL stuff  MILLIONS do- thank GOD I did not get this parasite or someone like him to safely take me home in one of the many taxi rides I took.  

 AL RAWI or  Bassam Adbullatif:The search warrant application in the May 2015 case notes that a crime analyst mentioned a file from 2012 related to a cab driver called Bassam Abdullatif. Abdullatif and Al-Rawi are the same person, according to the application.
In the 2012 case, the woman reported being intoxicated and driven to an apartment where she was sexually assaulted.
"I was approached by his cab when I was walking alone on a street in Halifax," the 32-year-old woman told CBC News in an interview. She is not being identified given the nature of her allegations.
"He offered to take me where I needed to go. I eventually got in his cab. He didn't start the meter."

Hailing a cab - drunk' is NOT an invite for SEX from a TAXI driver. 
One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch- I say it- in this case too bad, I want every young woman- any woman to try to end this now. SUSPECT every taxi driver- if that is what it takes to be safe.  

Do you really think this problem only happens in Halifax? I highly doubt it.

What can we as women do?  Tell me, I'll share!
How about as friends- take a photo of the taxi driver when your drunk friend gets in the cab and tell them, 'you know how long it takes for them' to get home and will be checking with their roommate - EVEN if this is not true- you have planted the seed. 

Ladies- take a photo of him yourself before you get into the cab and SEND it to a friend.
Set this up before hand so perhaps get a system can get in place.  
'No judgement 'call a cab' agreement.  ;)
​CAB/Taxi companies- investigate! WE are not paying you to be raped.


​He took advantage of the condition the women were in. "Clearly".
I wonder if the judge was drunk- to the point he clearly where he pee'd his pants and was passed out - if someone say- robbed him -  "Clearly, Drunks can consent..."  right?
The judge stated & has opened pandoras box, if you ask me.

The case has been appealed. Go figure.
A petition to have the judge removed has been started. Go figure.

​I put love into his drawing, as I do with all... for the women.
​More love than you can imagine.


Have Faith
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xox

Peep appears more than content in his new home! He does not seem shy to any prying eye peeking in the clean view at the bottom of the cage. He sings  when you ask and sometimes when you don't. I am not sure what I expected - but he lets out a little variety noises that  have me  staring in disbelief that they come from this tiny body! 
Nibbling on fresh greens- like Kale and Broccoli, carrots and berries- he eagerly awaits to see what we place in his cage next.
​The family couldn't be more please with our little Peep. 
Yesterday I was not able to draw, I felt awful, tired and flu-ish - it had to be the MRI/dye/stress - I woke today feeling better and excited to design peeps new home.  
Storm teased me already how Peep appears to have gotten bigger - and when he puffs up - he looks to be the size of a tiny lemon! ;)  He was balancing on one leg so well the other day - I wondered if it had been removed by the cat overnight!
I looked & looked and finally he let it down. Whew.  lol
He is a one man show- noises like there are at least 11 different birds in his cage. That's IT!
Peep needs a stand -  there are expensive & of course NOT what we want so I have already drawn out what we hope Norm will build this weekend. All I want is height, away from cat and dogs, sturdy, wheels, a shelf (for supplies & food) and a cupboard door to look nice and clean and be my main painting surface for 'Peep and his custom traveling circus show!'  ;)
A first of many doodles.  I will show you 'Peeps Stand' when complete of course! 

​Paris
Up early on the weekend, I checked out FB only to hear & *see the attacks for the first time. 
What a terrible way to wake up. To see- what we would never see years ago  - now shared around the world in an instant. People falling from windows, running screaming.  
Then, you see  posts of anger and hatred.  
Several very F*cked up people are capable again of  setting a chain reaction of more anger and violence. ONLY a few evil people and this is what we need to remember. 
What I needed to remember.
The majority of the world does feel exactly the same - only scum is capable of such acts and that is how the much world sees them. 
Seeing how others around the world come to stand together and show sympathy, love & support  is power.   

I am glad I don't have television, as terrible as  life is - it makes it worse to repeat it over & over and over again.  I'm going to go paint & focus on thinking about all the good. I can not change what happened - I will not contribute to the vibes of hatred - only send ones of love and prayers for the families of all those involved...  & try to think of something positive to draw.   That might take a bit.

Have faith 
xox <><
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