Public Disorder & the Decline of Vancouver's Livability

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by dreambrother808

How is this man allowed to stay there while not a student and not even paying rent? If he’s no longer a student, how is he allowed to even stay in the country on a study permit? Why do they need the courts to decide something that is obviously bonkers?

Just another failure of Canada’s international “student” program I guess. One would hope the police can trace the attackers back to this loser.

[cganuelas1995]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Just another failure of Canada’s international “student” program I guess. One would hope the police can trace the attackers back to this loser.

Quite a bunch of immigration blunders I'd say. That refugee that raped and murdered a 13 year old girl back in 2017 became a permanent resident before his first appearance is a pretty bad one

[Werthers]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

I don't dispute the argument that it may have worked then... but "then" isn't "now."

Missing the point entirely - these days, the people who'd sign up to be Guardian Angels are more likely to be thugs and wannabes themselves rather than Good Samaritans.

Why do you say that?

[Migrant_Coconut]

Originally Posted by Werthers

Why do you say that?

Because as you can see, the conversation since then has polarized to the extremes of "this person needs help no matter what" and "it doesn't matter if it lives or dies."

The latter are the most likely to sign up for a vigilante program, and the least likely to make the situation better.

[jollyburger]

Next appearance for Yaletown stabber on October 31st

39400-1 HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean 1 Downtown Community Court 31-Oct-2025
09:00 AM 001 JIR

Still in custody and still only the one charge for the time being.

[whatnext]

This is pretty bad, especially when you consider there's a lot of traffic and residential around there and yet it still happens!

Vancouver restaurant fed up with crime, including 'Spider-Man' break-in
Amir Ali
Oct 24 2025, 3:06 pm

Since the beginning of the year, a restaurant in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Yaletown has had to deal with 25 alleged incidents of crime...

...Foz hasn’t been reporting the incidents to the police and has explained why.

“I’ve stopped reporting it to the police, because it takes forever to do a report, that’s a cost. Three or four hours of lost time, that’s like $2,000 of my time. Plus, on top of that, those people are caught and they are back out on the street. What’s the point? The government, whether provincial or federal, doesn’t seem to care about business people...

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-restaurant-crime-social-corner

[jollyburger]

https://www.peckandcompany.ca/eric-v-got...f-the-supreme-court-of-british-columbia/

Man who stabbed three at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Eric Gottardi said Friday that the court doesn’t convict people of crimes for being sick.

https://vancouversun.com/news/man-stabbe...town-festival-not-criminally-responsible

[kikin]

however they want to define things is fine and dandy as long as they don't use "not criminally responsible" as an excuse for shorter incarceration time

[cganuelas1995]

Oh, your honor, um cough cough I'm very sick so you should just acquit me.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by cganuelas1995

Oh, your honor, um cough cough I'm very sick so you should just acquit me.

Seriously, it is a total joke. Three people had their lives altered by this stabby psycho.

[cganuelas1995]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Seriously, it is a total joke. Three people had their lives altered by this stabby psycho.

Just let him roam free or else it's not compassion, and compassion is my passion /obvious sarcasm

[kikin]

I've had some luck reporting drug users that are camping out on the sidewalk using the Van311 app. Just search "encampments" on the app and you can fill out the form. Best to stay proactive on keeping this stuff out of the downtown before they grow and fester and attract more problems.

If nobody makes official reports then they try to say there is no problem. You can stay anonymous on the app.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by kikin

however they want to define things is fine and dandy as long as they don't use "not criminally responsible" as an excuse for shorter incarceration time

Your Honor, my excuse for robbing a bank is "i am in financial hardship" the defence rests , your honor.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Next appearance for Yaletown stabber on October 31st



Still in custody and still only the one charge for the time being.

Up to six counts now

39400-1 1 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 266 Assault Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver BC
39400-2-C 1 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 267(a) Assault with a weapon Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver BC
39400-2-C 2 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 267(a) Assault with a weapon Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver BC
39400-2-C 3 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 267(a) Assault with a weapon Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver BC
39400-2-C 4 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 266 Assault Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver BC
39400-2-C 5 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 266 Assault Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver BC
39400-2-C 6 10-Oct-2025 CCC - 267(a) Assault with a weapon Commit HAMELIN, TAMARA Jean Vancouver B

https://justice.gov.bc.ca/cso/criminal/file/documents.do?fileID=7573984.0009

[cganuelas1995]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

Your Honor, my excuse for robbing a bank is "i am in financial hardship" the defence rests , your honor.

"I identify as a billionaire and robbing banks is part of my self-prescribed financial-status-affirming care, bigot."

[kikin]

the Howard Johnson SRO has been announced that it will be closed by June, this is a big step towards cleaning up the Yaletown, West end, and Granville areas, more work needs to be done but good to see Sim is holding the province to this

[whatnext]

Well, according to the NDP-appointed Human Rights Commissioner:

FIRST READING: B.C. human rights chief declares that it's colonialist to stigmatize drug use
Overdose crisis is 'rooted in colonial approaches that prioritize individualism over community, wealth over health and power over empathy'
Author of the article: By Tristin Hopper
Published Nov 18, 2025

Just as B.C. officially acknowledges that decriminalizing drugs was a mistake, its own human rights commissioner has issued a statement saying that any return to stigmatizing illicit drug use is racist, colonialist and a violation of human rights...

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/b-c-hum...t-its-colonialist-to-stigmatize-drug-use

No doubt prosecuting people for theft that feeds their habit s some sort of settler stigmatization too.

[kikin]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Well, according to the NDP-appointed Human Rights Commissioner:
...
[I]FIRST READING: B.C. human rights chief declares that it's colonialist to stigmatize drug use

It is scary how far left extremist the ideologies of so many of the governing NDP's people really are. No wonder we are heading the way we are heading here, if there is a government change in the next election they will be inheriting a mess that will seem unfixable. I'm trying to keep hope for good things to come but it is getting hard to not feel hopeless.

Meanwhile, yesterday another stabbing death on Granville near the SRO's and prevention sites......

[cganuelas1995]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Well, according to the NDP-appointed Human Rights Commissioner:

FIRST READING: B.C. human rights chief declares that it's colonialist to stigmatize drug use
Overdose crisis is 'rooted in colonial approaches that prioritize individualism over community, wealth over health and power over empathy'
Author of the article: By Tristin Hopper
Published Nov 18, 2025

Just as B.C. officially acknowledges that decriminalizing drugs was a mistake, its own human rights commissioner has issued a statement saying that any return to stigmatizing illicit drug use is racist, colonialist and a violation of human rights...

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/b-c-hum...t-its-colonialist-to-stigmatize-drug-use

No doubt prosecuting people for theft that feeds their habit s some sort of settler stigmatization too.

Big "everyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi" energy from her. While I agree with letting people do drugs at their own volition, there should be consequences for not limiting their problem to themselves.

[dreambrother808]

Originally Posted by cganuelas1995

Just let him roam free or else it's not compassion, and compassion is my passion /obvious sarcasm

As per usual, there are many misconceptions posted here that incorrectly equate being found not criminally responsible with "roaming free." People found not criminally responsible and treated through our forensic system spend more time locked up and have better outcomes afterward, including lower reoffending. Stop spreading misinformation just because you don't understand the system or prefer to feed this angry circle jerk.

Orris said the verdict of not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder does not mean his client will be out on the street soon and, in fact, Donnelly may be in hospital indefinitely.

https://vancouversun.com/news/man-stabbe...town-festival-not-criminally-responsible