Vancouver vandalism the 'worst ever seen' by West End shopowner
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news...he-worst-ever-seen-by-west-end-shopowner
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John Clerides has run a wine shop on Davie Street in Vancouver’s West End since 1977, but says he has never before seen the level of crime in the area as what has been taking place in recent months, during which thieves smashed his store window and stole his delivery e-bike.
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This is what so many of us have been saying for a good 2-3 years. The City is out of control. Call it what it is. If you cant admit you have a problem you cant solve it.
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“And some of (the incidents) are just pure crime,” he said. “There’s real crime out there and we can’t hide from it. Sometimes you have to attack it.”
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This is once again the nuance some of us have been trying to communicate. There is clearly a large group of people that needs medical and mental health help, likely on a permanent basis. That's fact.
But there is also a large criminal contingent that's taking advantage of the chaos in the DTES. Jail these people. Take them off the streets. This isn't rocket science, I think most capable adults can tell the difference between someone who is in need of help and someone who is a career criminal.
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Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison said providing statistics about crime trends in some areas isn’t always accurate because vandalism without theft is classified as mischief, such as turning over a mailbox.
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Crime has been reclassified. Its easy to say that crime is going down when shoplifting is no longer a crime. Glad to hear this being reported on finally, years later.
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Plus, he said police know such crimes are underreported because “people are telling us (that) everyday.”
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And the final puzzle piece for all the statistics loving folk here; once again, now even the police concede that crime stats are low because people have given up on reporting.
This too is something that I have posted, and similarly called a conspiracy theorist because backwards lookin stats say otherwise. A lot of stats always thrown around to tell us that what we see and smell daily isn't true.
All of you advocating for the current approach and staunchly defending it; you have immeasurable human suffering on your hands and I hope you lose sleep over it.