Public Disorder & the Decline of Vancouver's Livability

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Since we have some sensitive cartographic souls who cannot stomach discussing anything in the DTES thread that doesn't fall with in strict boundaries it seems another thread on the growing street disorder and its impact on livability is required. Today's entry:

Vancouver driver hurt in 'violent and unprovoked assault'
BY HANA MAE NAS
Posted Aug 20, 2021

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A driver in Vancouver was hurt in what’s being described by police as a “violent and unprovoked assault by a panhandler.”

It happened on Aug. 6 around 1 p.m. along West Georgia Street by the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Police say the 25-year-old was driving west when a man approached the front of the car on foot.

Video shows the incident unfolding, with the suspect, who police repeatedly refer to as a “panhandler,” standing in front of the vehicle in the middle of the road, not letting the driver move forward. The man is then seen yelling, becoming increasingly agitated. Police say he was asking for money when he starting acting erratically.

“The driver managed to manoeuver away. That’s when the suspect allegedly hurled a bottle through the driver’s window and struck him in the head,” said VPD Sgt. Steve Addison.....

https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/08...-hurt-assault/