The real issue with continually stabbings like these in downtown is perception.
Five years ago, I'd never hear people say that they don't go downtown anymore because it's too dangerous. Now? It's a constant thing I hear from friends in the burbs and comments online.
Downtown Vancouver is still a bustling place, and I'm there all of the time, but the longer these kind of stories dominate the headlines, the harder it will be for the city's downtown reputation to recover. The crowds are there right now, but how's it going to look a few years from now?
The longer it persists, the more of a PR nightmare it will become.
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Originally Posted by whatnext
Another day another Granville Street stabbing but not to worry we've all been assured by our resident experts this is no change from pre-Covid. 
1 hospitalized after stabbing in downtown Vancouver
Pubblished July 20, 2023 7:36 a.m. PDT
A man has been hospitalized following a stabbing in downtown Vancouver Wednesday night.
Vancouver police say the victim was attacked around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Granville and Robson streets.
The man was taken to hospital with injuries—the extent of which are unknown—according to a spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department.
Sgt. Steve Addison told CTV News that no arrests have been made and the motive for the stabbing isn’t known at this time.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/1-hospitalized-after-stabbing-in-downtown-vancouver-1.6487226 |
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