YouthLink cancels 'I Bloody Love You' event after public outcry
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A Calgary organization has cancelled plans to host an event exploring the "twisted side of love and relationships" after it sparked criticism online following Tuesday's violent death in Strathcona Park.
A Calgary organization has cancelled plans to host an event exploring the "twisted side of love and relationships" after it sparked criticism online following Tuesday's violent death in Strathcona Park.
YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre, a local police museum, was set to host an adults-only event titled 'I Bloody Love You' on Feb. 13 and 14, described as an "intimate evening" with a retired homicide detective.
The event was supposed to include an hour-long presentation from the detective, who would give a "twisted take on sex, love and relationships," along with light snacks, themed drinks and a photo booth.
A posting on the organization’s website described the event as being for "true crime junkies, anti-Valentiners or those looking for a twisted way to spend Valentine's Day."
Questions about how appropriate the event was were raised on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday, following the death of a woman in front of Calgary's John Costello Catholic School in an incident police described as "domestic in nature."
"Meanwhile, (YouthLink) is currently marketing an upcoming adult's-only Valentine's Day event around domestic murder, assault and stalking," complained X user @varmitage27.
By Wednesday afternoon, YouthLink announced it had cancelled the event.
