First up, and right off the bat, let’s just say that Rob Ford is the mayor who passed away in March of this year.

That being said this video is everywhere, and I guess once you sign up for public office your life becomes fair game.

The video in question, which clearly shows one-time Toronto mayor Rob hitting the pipe hard, has just been released after charges against Ford were dropped.

Seeing as though he constantly denied the existence of such a video, some might say its release to the public is warranted.

Before we watch the video let’s get some background from the Star:

When news of the video’s existence was first published by the Star and Gawker in May 2013, it soon reached nightly international talk show levels.

It’s a video the late Ford tried to deny was real, facing an onslaught of questions as mayor of Canada’s largest city. At first, Ford said he could not comment on a video “that I have never seen or does not exist.”

Months later, Ford would admit to smoking crack (once, in one of his “drunken stupors”).

He certainly doesn’t look sober:

Ford’s brother Doug wasn’t very pleased with the video’s release:

“They just want to rehash it and trample all over Rob’s grave and I just wish they’d let Rob rest in peace.

“Obviously they don’t want to do that. They just want to keep beating on Rob. If it makes them feel better, well I guess what comes around goes around.”

Unfortunately these days it seems that the second you enter politics anything is fair game…

[source:thestar]