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Originally Posted by LittleBoy
They have just as much right to be in that area as you do. Too many people like yourself are scared of every person who isn't rich and white. Pretending that homeless and less polished people don't exist in central areas in every city is naive. I was downtown all last night, I experienced no problems. Don't live your life in fear of people who look and act different from you, they don't care about you and won't interact with you unless you give them a reason to.
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Please, spare me your social justice lecture. It has nothing to do with an individual’s “right” to be somewhere – and it has everything to do with the type of activities or behaviours that those individuals engage in that cause others to have concern for their own safety. As far as pulling out the race card right away, says a lot more about how you see others than it does of me. I spent years bartending and living in downtown Regina before I got into my profession, and I’ve seen a lot of crazy things happen that would likely have you curled up in the fetal position shaking. So, forgive me if I’m not impressed that you spent an entire evening in the downtown and made it back to your parent’s basement A-OK. The point is that when a place becomes uncomfortable to be at for the very people you are trying to attract to be there (young women, parents with their kids, seniors) then something needs to be done to address the issue. It has nothing to do with who has a right to be where, but rather, does the current situation lend itself to an inviting and safe community.
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