My Namesake Gets Himself Into Trouble

This is the real me who writes this blog, however someone with my same own unique name living in Vancouver, B.C. has gotten himself in a bit of a pickle recently.

My sister called to my attention yesterday that therapeutic hospital clown entertainer, Paul Hooson, of Vancouver, B.C., no relation to myself at all, got himself arrested in Canada, apparently over some dispute about whether he paid for a ferry ticket or not. He claims that he did, and things are all just some misunderstanding. And some of his friends and supporters are beginning to rally around his cause.

It seems that the Vancouver Paul Hooson is offering thanks to his many supporters who are helping him with his legal costs and demanding to "Free Paul Hooson". And although this is hardly another Rodney King type police beating incident, his supporters are decrying the force that was required as police claim that he was very uncooperative about leaving the ferry after confronted about the ticket situation. In Canada both GLOBAL TV and YouTube are carrying video of the Paul Hooson arrest incident.

The Vancouver Paul Hooson has built up a loyal number of fans with his volunteer work cheering up the sick in Canadian hospitals, and by all appearances is a very good person. I can only respect this spirit of caring for others and wish him the very best and hope that his current legal problems will resolve themselves well. By all appearances he appears to be a decent fellow, and how all of this happened in the first place is a good question.