Public Disorder & the Decline of Vancouver's Livability

[Vin]

Fentanyl used as a poison?

Police say man who doesn't use drugs collapsed from fentanyl poisoning after "brief encounter" in Chinatown
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/man-collapsed-fentanyl-poisoning-brief-encounter-vpd

Vancouver police are investigating the case of a man who they say collapsed from fentanyl poisoning after briefly interacting with someone in Chinatown last week.

[Changing City]

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Oh look, on Daily Hive right underneath the story you chose:

Vancouver police see "steady decline" in stranger attacks in the last two years

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Changing City

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Oh look, on Daily Hive right underneath the story you chose:

Vancouver police see "steady decline" in stranger attacks in the last two years

Massive spike seen in 2023 in stranger fentanyl poisoning

Also the whole data behind stranger attacks seems pretty limited. They can't keep a running total on what a stranger attack is and need to do random samples on assault data to figure it out? Even the most recent report provided zero statistics in the report. "A random sample of assault data from 2021, 2022, and 2023 suggests a steady decline in unprovoked stranger assaults. This trend is continuously monitored." CTV had to ask for that data.

"Based on the findings of 153 stranger assaults within the sample of 515 incidents, the VPD estimated there would be a total of 1,554 stranger assaults, approximately four per day," it said.

This tracks with what CTV News was told on several occasions in the past two years when police refused to provide the number or rate of stranger assaults in the city during a given time frame.

"Due to the number of assaults we investigate, and the way we are required to keep records, we’re unable to provide the total number of stranger assaults that occurred during that period," Addison wrote in an email last year in response to a request for data.

"Many of these cases require significant investigation to determine whether they are, in fact, committed by strangers and whether they are in fact unprovoked."

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/steady-decline-in-...lice-department-report-reveals-1.6658016

[Sheba]

I'm surprised no one has posted this:

The federal government's bail-reform legislation is on its way to becoming law after the House of Commons decided on Thursday to accept changes the Senate made to the bill.

Justice Minister Arif Virani urged MPs to accept the amendments to Bill C-48 on Thursday, and they did so unanimously.

The Liberal government introduced the bill earlier this year in the face of sustained calls from all provincial leaders and many police chiefs to make bail more difficult to access for repeat violent offenders.

Among those pushing to see it become law are B.C. Premier David Eby, who has made targeting repeat offenders a cornerstone of his policy over the past year.

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The bill expands the use of reverse-onus provisions for certain offenders.

It means that instead of a Crown prosecutor having to prove in court why an accused person should stay behind bars until their trial, the person who has been charged has to show why they should be released.

The provision is being expanded to include more firearms and weapons offences, and more circumstances in which the alleged crime involves intimate partner violence.

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[whatnext]

The joys of owning a business in Vancouver I guess...


The Network Hub
@thenetworkhub
incredibly upsetting news, Finch's Tea & Coffee House is carrying a $16,000 debt just from broken windows & vandalism; they are looking for help to stay open

https://twitter.com/thenetworkhub/status/1734669225695064156

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by whatnext

The joys of owning a business in Vancouver I guess...


The Network Hub
@thenetworkhub
incredibly upsetting news, Finch's Tea & Coffee House is carrying a $16,000 debt just from broken windows & vandalism; they are looking for help to stay open

https://twitter.com/thenetworkhub/status/1734669225695064156

The building is supposed to be redeveloped. There's also a provincial fund to help businesses with the cost of vandalism.

[jollyburger]

Vancouver police arrest 268 in shoplifting crackdown

Vancouver police say 268 people have been arrested and over $100,000 in merchandise was recovered as part of a recent shoplifting crackdown dubbed “Project Barcode.”

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) operation focused on violent shoplifters in the city between Nov. 30 and Dec. 15, and saw plain-clothes officers seize 31 weapons at 30 participating retailer locations.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/12/20/vancouver-shoplifting-arrests-police-2/

[MIPS]

I'm amused nobody here wanted to touch this hot potato, so...

Vancouver encampment residents to have complaint against city heard by human rights tribunal

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from people who camp at CRAB Park and allege the City of Vancouver and its park board discriminate against them by not providing "basic survival services."

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The group claims discrimination based on Indigenous identity, and physical and mental disabilities, among other allegations. They say there is insufficient electricity, a lack of sanitation, and the park board has not provided washroom facilities.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hrt-complaint-crab-park-1.7063373

In short, they want a Slum. Lets ignore the foundation here that they are actually allowed to camp in the park at night and are required to clear out during the day. They want a partitioned location in the city for shanty's, tents, pallet homes and there's enough momentum from Community Legal (who I'm sure have direct conflicts of interest, if not direct funding from organized crime) to override the city to do so. Ken doesn't have the balls to squish them like a bug.
Bulldoze it. Burn it. Run-down buildings and street crime are one thing, but do not allow ANY leverage for a slum to develop. If they want to go places in their life you will need to consistently confiscate their unattended belongings and discourage any viability of establishing oneself in any one location that isn't actual accommodations, regardless of a housing shortage.

Don't feed the animals.

[Sheba]

Bail reform a ‘significant step’ but not enough, B.C. critics say

Stiffer new Canadian bail conditions are a “significant step” towards improving public safety, but more work is required say some B.C. police, women’s advocates and municipal leaders.

Amendments to the Criminal Code under Bill C-48 are now in effect, which require certain accused criminals to prove why they should be granted bail, rather than the reverse on the part of prosecutors.

The changes expand cases covered by the “reverse onus” to cover more firearms and weapons offences, and more circumstances where a person is accused of intimate partner violence.

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“Those are people who are accused of having committed serious, violent offences, often involving the use of a weapon or involving intimate partner relationships. It’s not going to apply to, say, the prolific shoplifter for example.”

Vancouver Deputy Police Chief Howard Chow says it’s a “step in the right direction” towards keeping violent offenders off the street by bringing the accused’s criminal history into play.

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Chow pointed to stranger assaults and violent shoplifting — two offences that have made repeated headlines in Vancouver — as classes of offences he’d like to see included in bail considerations.

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Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, whose city has seen public safety become a major hot button issue, also welcomed the changes.

He argued, however, the province needs to go further than the federal government and implement secure, involuntary care for offenders dealing with addiction, brain injury, mental health issues and trauma.

“They really aren’t criminal cases — they are committing criminal acts that are frightening to the public, but what they really need is long-term care and treatment, that’s the only real long-term solution to some of the very chronic offenders,” he argued.

“Others, frankly, need stiff jail sentences. There’s a point at which society has a right to say if you are going to continue to commit crimes, even of a minor nature, that you are going to spend more time in jail.”

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[Vin]

Originally Posted by MIPS

I'm amused nobody here wanted to touch this hot potato, so...




In short, they want a Slum. Lets ignore the foundation here that they are actually allowed to camp in the park at night and are required to clear out during the day. They want a partitioned location in the city for shanty's, tents, pallet homes and there's enough momentum from Community Legal (who I'm sure have direct conflicts of interest, if not direct funding from organized crime) to override the city to do so. Ken doesn't have the balls to squish them like a bug.
Bulldoze it. Burn it. Run-down buildings and street crime are one thing, but do not allow ANY leverage for a slum to develop. If they want to go places in their life you will need to consistently confiscate their unattended belongings and discourage any viability of establishing oneself in any one location that isn't actual accommodations, regardless of a housing shortage.

Don't feed the animals.

Entitled fools: both slum dwellers as well as their supporters.

[logan5]

Originally Posted by whatnext

The joys of owning a business in Vancouver I guess...


The Network Hub
@thenetworkhub
incredibly upsetting news, Finch's Tea & Coffee House is carrying a $16,000 debt just from broken windows & vandalism; they are looking for help to stay open

https://twitter.com/thenetworkhub/status/1734669225695064156

How much do window shutters cost?

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by logan5

How much do window shutters cost?

Call a contractor to replace some large windows and you'll find out. Spoiler: A lot more than you'd expect.

[logan5]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Call a contractor to replace some large windows and you'll find out. Spoiler: A lot more than you'd expect.

Si I guess it’s cheaper to keep replacing broken windows, even up to 16 000$

[MIPS]

The problem with shutters is they become graffiti magnets unless maintenance and cleanliness is enforced.

[whatnext]

not just shop windows:

About 100 car windows smashed in one night in Vancouver, police say
Most of the damaged vehicles were in Marpole area, police say
CBC News · Posted: Jan 05, 2024 10:04 AM PST | Last Updated: January 5

Vancouver police say they're investigating after about 100 cars had their windows smashed across the city on Thursday.

Police say most of the cars were targeted in the Marpole area, near the intersection of Granville Street and 64th Avenue. A number of cars were also targeted near Fir Street and 11th Avenue, according to a Friday statement.

Sgt. Steve Addison with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in his statement that someone "appears to have indiscriminately targeted them by using an object to smash windows."...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/car-windows-smashed-1.7075544

[jlousa]

Originally Posted by MIPS

The problem with shutters is they become graffiti magnets unless maintenance and cleanliness is enforced.

Not to mention shutters make for an uglier city. Address the issue and start punishing those smashing the windows.

[SpongeG]

revolving door

North Vancouver groper re-arrested weeks after being handed conditional sentence

By Simon Little Global News
Posted January 10, 2024

A B.C. man who sexually assaulted a woman on a popular North Vancouver trail two years ago has been arrested again, and accused of breaking the conditions of his sentence.


Jairus-Paul Covacha Sacramento avoided jail time for the assault, and in December was handed a conditional sentence — the first three months of which were to be served under house arrest — along with 18 months of probation.

Court records show Sacramento is now facing four charges of breaching his conditional sentence order, with offences allegedly taking place in Maple Ridge on Jan. 3, 4, and 8, 2024.

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https://globalnews.ca/news/10217916/north-vancouver-sexual-assault-re-arrested/

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by jlousa

Not to mention shutters make for an uglier city. Address the issue and start punishing those smashing the windows.

Yeah, tackle the problem instead of trying to work around it.

[jollyburger]

Just hire two security guards that monitor the store 24/7 like the Apple Store and problem solved.

[Metro-One]

Right, pass all the costs onto the store owners. Sucks for smaller mom and pop shops to now have to pay for full time security guards.

By these reasonings, if car jackings go off the charts, just install flamethrowers on the side of your car!

Don't actually do anything to fix the core problem.

Just play along and make a more hostile, ugly, expensive world.

It feels like along the lines of telling women not to dress sexy if they don't want to be, well, you know.