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Originally Posted by Winnipegger

Only immature people and people who love to take every opportunity to bash Winnipeg fail to recognize that most cities in the world struggle with crime and violence; some like to pretend that crime and homicide are purely a "crummy old Winnipeg" thing mostly due to them only ever reading the Winnipeg Sun or Free Press, and never venturing to read the local media from other Canadian cities.

The problem is that issues in poverty and gang violence result in an extra 20 or so homicides every year above and beyond what a City similar in size should expect in Canada, which tends to make national headlines quarterly it seems. This contributes to the already overwhelming "woe is Winnipeg, nothing good ever happens here, life is terrible but I don't ever want to move" mentality.

EXACTLY!