Public Disorder & the Decline of Vancouver's Livability

[Vin]

Originally Posted by rofina

He's a realtor, selling Vancouver, love how carefully he spoke in this statement;



Dont have to be scared - just be prepared for casual, random assaults when in Vancouver, but they never happened to me, so meh, not a big deal.

It is also interesting to note that their agency is located at a location that would never sell.

[rofina]

Just to pile on;

Over 13,000 human poops were cleaned off Vancouver streets in 2021

Vancouver City Council passed a motion on Feb. 8 calling for approval of $2,185,000 in grants to non-profit agencies who supplement the City of Vancouver's cleaning efforts, including a new effort to remove tens of thousands of human poops from public spaces.

I have never seen so much human waste in the the DT core as I have over the last few years. Unreal.

[Zepfancouver]

Nothing unusual, just looks like one of our guess overstayed their welcome at the entrance of the building.
They must get dozen of calls like this every morning.

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[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by rofina

Just to pile on;

Over 13,000 human poops were cleaned off Vancouver streets in 2021



I have never seen so much human waste in the the DT core as I have over the last few years. Unreal.

How do they tell the difference between dogs and people?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

I was wondering if the public feed was a lower quality and still frames and the command center was getting a better quality and full motion video.

100% they have closer to real time footage with better quality.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

How do they tell the difference between dogs and people?

Yeah, there's endless dogshit out there.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by rofina

Just to pile on;

Over 13,000 human poops were cleaned off Vancouver streets in 2021



I have never seen so much human waste in the the DT core as I have over the last few years. Unreal.

I think a lot more are stepped on by people/dogs or simply dissipated by rain, etc.

No wonder our Falsecreek inlet is a cesspool.

Originally Posted by jollyburger

How do they tell the difference between dogs and people?

Doesn't matter. It simply highlights the mentality of people living in this city.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Vin

Doesn't matter. It simply highlights the mentality of people living in this city.

Yeah, mostly dog owners.

[SpongeG]

They were talking about this and the increase in crime on CKNW on my ride home. They talked to a business owner on Davie Street who talked about some of the things neighbouring businesses deal with and have dealt with in recent times, broken windows, robberies, one tan place has been broken into four times in recent months, a vet clinic with people in the waiting room had a sandwich board sign thrown through the window of the waiting area.

He raised the point that things got a lot worse when the Howard Johnson on Granville stopped being a hotel and became a place for the drug-addicted homeless. He said they get free housing in the downtown core close to where so much is happening. He also said the Hotel has had over 960 calls to the police in a year for problems at that former hotel. He said legalizing drugs is not the answer but would like to see the Amsterdam approach which would charge these people criminally and then rehab them, giving them free drugs along with free housing or not any kind of charges is never going to work.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Yeah, mostly dog owners.

And have you seen how many street folks have dogs? Where many of them camp, they leave a total mess. It would be surprising that they would pick up dog poop too.

This is in no way denying that there are local residents who also leave dog poops lying around. They need to be fined to the max.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

They were talking about this and the increase in crime on CKNW on my ride home. They talked to a business owner on Davie Street who talked about some of the things neighbouring businesses deal with and have dealt with in recent times, broken windows, robberies, one tan place has been broken into four times in recent months, a vet clinic with people in the waiting room had a sandwich board sign thrown through the window of the waiting area.

He raised the point that things got a lot worse when the Howard Johnson on Granville stopped being a hotel and became a place for the drug-addicted homeless. He said they get free housing in the downtown core close to where so much is happening. He also said the Hotel has had over 960 calls to the police in a year for problems at that former hotel. He said legalizing drugs is not the answer but would like to see the Amsterdam approach which would charge these people criminally and then rehab them, giving them free drugs along with free housing or not any kind of charges is never going to work.

Those points are exactly what I have been proposing all along, albeit with a harsher tone.

[MIPS]

They don't want the mortality rate. Deaths equate to friends and families pushing for change. Decriminalizing the drug to make a clean supply available (I still don't fully understand where the clean supply is sourced from unless you start contracting the manufacture to official labs who might ultimately make "safe" product that most people will be less likely to trust or use in favor of cut or another synthetic product because the hit isn't strong enough) reduces the mortality rate which is better on PR.
You can sweep property crime and violence under the rug as "normal city things" but people dying due to overdosing makes national news.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Vin

And have you seen how many street folks have dogs? Where many of them camp, they leave a total mess. It would be surprising that they would pick up dog poop too.

This is in no way denying that there are local residents who also leave dog poops lying around. They need to be fined to the max.

Very few "street folks" have dogs in my experience. Condos are loaded with them though.

[whatnext]

From Business in Vancouver today for the "there's no problem" crowd:

Vandals, thieves lay siege to downtown Vancouver merchants
Countless boarded-up streetfronts testify to toll of broken windows, graffiti and more serious crimes
By Glen Korstrom | February 15, 2022

Vandals have broken windows at John Boychuk’s Davie Village Tanning salon four times in the past 14 months.

The business’ co-owner, who has operated the venture in Vancouver’s Davie Village for more than 25 years, told BIV that he has had more trouble with vandals in the past year than he has had in the previous 24 years combined.

Insurance companies will not provide coverage because they see his business as too big of a risk, Boychuk said.

“We have zero insurance now for the merchandise stolen, and for the $1,400 cost to replace the window,” he said.

It is not just property crime that is rampant in the downtown core. Police say that in recent weeks residents have reported an average of more than four random assaults per day.....

https://biv.com/article/2022/02/vandals-thieves-lay-siege-downtown-vancouver-merchants

[Vin]

There goes another historical landmark due to the City's damaging policies.

City of Vancouver to demolish derelict Balmoral Hotel in Downtown Eastside
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/balmoral-hotel-demolition-vancouver-sro

[Vin]

DTES: Canada's Third World neighbourhood

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We must be doing something right.....when it comes to culling the local population
2021 was B.C.'s deadliest year of opioid overdose crisis
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/2021-bc-deadliest-year-in-opioid-overdose-crisis

[Zepfancouver]

The Burrard Bridge was shut down for 2 hours on Sunday night. I captured the event (video), then when everyone had left, I went out on to the Bridge and took pictures of the aftermath.
I wanted to post it on this thread but I'm hesitant to do so (do not want to be banned). Is there a, or can I message a Moderator(s) for a review?

[giallo]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

The Burrard Bridge was shut down for 2 hours on Sunday night. I captured the event (video), then when everyone had left, I went out on to the Bridge and took pictures of the aftermath.
I wanted to post it on this thread but I'm hesitant to do so (do not want to be banned). Is there a, or can I message a Moderator(s) for a review?

What happened?

[Zepfancouver]

Vandalism on the bridge. But some might find the video (with all the police and different agencies responding to the vandalism) and images very distressful.
I was shocked when I walk up to the damage on the Bridge https://imgur.com/gallery/CUnskop
I don't believe any one was hurt here, I think someone was making a point or a bike thief was testing out his new battery powered grinder.

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[SpongeG]

gassy jack is gone

Vancouver's Gassy Jack statue toppled, covered in red paint during Women's Memorial March

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-s-gassy-...-during-women-s-memorial-march-1.5781066