Restaurants in downtown Vancouver fed-up with street disorder chaos
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Surveillance video shows an intruder stealing from a Vancouver restaurant employees’ locker room. The Lebanese eatery, Zaatar w Zeit, has dealt with other theft in the past, with intruders becoming violent when confronted.
Joanne Zarife says her staff were scared to come to work last year after a man was stabbed to death at the Starbucks next door.
She says, “We want people to feel safe when they enter here. It’s like…they’re destroying our home and they’re affecting the employees. It affects mental health. It affects everything.”
Alissa Thibault reports.
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The whole country is fed up
PP is acomin'
And yet all we do is complain on the internet. I am 70 and would support any protest but I don't have the energy to put it together.
🙋♀️
PP will get elected but he can't/won't, change a thing. Our Supreme Court is Conservative majority
Fed up with the wrong things.
Turning to those who will only
Make it worse. Classic Canadian mediocrity
sad when criminals have more rights then law abiding citizens who actually pay taxes
My dad owns 50 million in real estate and hasn't payed one dollar in taxes. He reinvest after he sells. If he needs money he takes out a bank loan at a low interest rate. This is why we are wealthy and most people are poor.
@@chadddudleyartist yes but you need money to make money. you most probably alrewady had family money
@@chadddudleyartist50 million eh? So he owns 3 houses in Vancouver?
@@chadddudleyartistseriously though, there isn’t anything wrong with being rich or just well off. Jobs have to come from somewhere and I feel many forget that people who are rich often employ others to help make them that way or to look after their interests. If that’s the case then technically your dad does pay taxes inadvertently via paycheques to employees. And yes it is money owed that is paid and the employee paying taxes, but the job was made possible by a guy wiling to hire them
@@erl00558 We own 3 Walmart building and two Home Depot buildings. We don't employ anyone. Walmart and Home Depot are the ones that employ the peasants. I do work hard one day every month. I have to look at my phone and make sure we got paid. 😁
Soft on crime approach leads to more crime
Decades of society injustices in Canada 🇨🇦🙂🙏 👎🏻
No no no my developmentally stunted university professor told me that soft on crime leads to less crime. Clearly the problem here is we need to go even softer.
@@Marmalard Get a new mentor 😑👍
@@whatdoyouwantfromme1029 you don't understand sarcasm what so ever do you
@@Fenthule I understand everything Jesus Christ told me about everything there is to know regarding this Evil world 🌎😑
Why do we continue to pay taxes for protection from criminals when we receive NOTHING for our money ?
why? because youre livestock.
police pick up the homeless in rich neighborhoods and drop them off in your neighborhood. The system is working as planned 😂
You are both correct
@@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K you need to travel more 🙄
@@Jenesaisquoi44
To be honest, I do Not get out much
And have never really liked travelling
- how did you know ?
The final two words sums up the entire issue - zero consequences.
It’s great that we pay such high taxes to protect the law abiding citizens.
@@MemphisDC well said
Absolutely. No one goes to jail and everyone gets a 5th chance.... or more!
Harm reduction policies did this. Junkies need accountability, not more drugs.
They closed Riverview when I lived there way back in the late 80's or early 90's iirc. It has become worse year after year as now with such _amazing_ drug policies and people with mental health issues wandering the streets.
Stop voting for tax cuts and vote for tax increases then.
@@RinkyDink-n1w thank gordon campbell.
If this person was on a harm reduction program, he would’ve never done this bc he has no need for a fix. That’s what these programs do. They make so they( user) don’t need money for a fix bc the need to use is gone. Learn about harm reduction programs bc they really do work.
@@Steven-i9l while that may be the intent, all it has done is increase over-doses. Long term effect on crime seems to be increased too, it’s almost like the drugs they become dependent on affect their ability to think and rationalize.
Making good people suffer to cater to a parasitic class is societal suicide in the guise of compassion.
The sick part is if a male employee with balls had been around at 0:50 and physically stopped the perp it would be the employee that would be in trouble with the cops.
I agree but they’re cooks, not hired to do security so it leads to liability.
Were not allowed to act like men anymore
I was actually in a situation like that? As I was doing inventory and was by myself early in the morning,and heard something like glass breaking! So I went to investigate,and found a guy trying to rip off booze from the bar? So I went to stop him and he attacked me,so I defended myself! To make the story short when the cops finally came it was Me that got charged as the guy complained??? Can you believe that crap!🤔😖😳
@tylerdurden8378 did you not hear someone was stabbed to death next door?
The owner should've hired security way before this news piece cause it seems like they had other problems before this.
@@ForkyOrc Please apply for the police officer position or security position. Not that they are only for men. It's just the percentage is higher in male.
Guess they just don't fear the slap on the wrist they might get if actually caught.
Why would they? They probably have hundreds of convictions already.
Could be possible that a team of security with the rights to use force and protection by city to defend these shops ?
@@sunrise7236guys being paid minimum wage aren't gonna do anything. This problem is getting worse because there isn't any legislation for addicts. There's no consequence for being a addict in this country. They are the cause, not the dealers. The war on drugs will never end addiction because it's targeting to symptom. Not the cause.
And how much would such security be paid? Seen security guards in fear of a shoplifter the guard quit the next day.
Prison has a bed and free food. This guy obviously has neither. There's nothing to lose.
Vancouver, the San Francisco of Canada…😂
Canada is the San Francisco of the entire planet.
😭😭😭😭
philippines is the worst. u have criminals there but that land is great, we have criminals here as well but with corrupt officials, underdeveloped infrastructures, everything negative you name it.
But like the man said, it really is everywhere.
@@Enzo505 edited the comment and you're still wrong stud.
Same as Portland and Seattle. It's a lack of enforcement of rule of law!
Right. That's what it will become (and stay as). She's right to say that there won't be consequences.
It's because of socialist Liberals
Vote centrist. Don't vote left, Dont vote right.... Vote centred.
Saw a Seattle news cast yesterday 100 shots fired 4 ppl shot getting off a bus one of the victims fired back. Their Chinatown problems are worse than our Chinatown problems.
@@holeindanssock156 Yeah. Polievre. He's what NORMAL Canadians would have voted for 15 years ago, before everyone swallowed the kool-aid.
This is what happens when you tolerate crime and protect criminals lol
The elected officials have lost control of Vancouver.😢 Save it on the next election.
Sure "Vote harder" next time 🤣
Societal problems completely disappear with the correct vote for the correct candidate at the correct time.......never.
Why are you so reliant on politicians? Never in my life have I had a problem and thought maybe a city office person could fix it.
The new mayor has been a disaster
Lost it? Grest mayor Robertson said he was going to end homelessness and years later its 10 x as bad.
The intruder getting violent when they are doing the crime is wild.
Now the criminals is going to use that against you and say you are tracking them and press charges on you
I take a criminology class at Carleton, and they always preach about "omg we need to be soft on crime," and "studies have shown that punishing crimes is just treating the symptoms, we need to solve the root problem."
The thing is, the government cheaps out when actually trying to solve the root problem. So we get the ultra combo of easing up on punishment, AND not solving the core issue.
Way to go, Canada.
yea the classic 1960s solution where these criminals arnt here
Spot on.
Sounds about right. We identify a problem and spend a bunch of money to make it worse because rather than solving it.
Most cities have become unaffordable. And people are surprised that homelessness and crime are getting out of hand?
@@flowerfaeri the other problem is people/gov't have this myoptic view that it's a lack of money/housing that causes crime...but that's just not true...the issues are way deeper...have they met the human race and our history?
I am waiting for the police to say that if people don't want strangers in the back rooms, have the employees store their valuables out front of the store so the thieves can get at them without endangering staff.
I wonder if they've considered using lockers ? I shouldn't have to say this, but with actual locks on the lockers .
@@bellabookitty9014 why should a retailer have to be concerned with lawbreakers ... isnt that the realm of government, legislators, judicial, law enforcement and the public at large, the social order, educators ???
Criminal behavior and its treatment is dysfunctional in Canada... Fix that first, then put in lockers
@@dws5951 So , you're saying to make no effort at all and let the government deal with it ? That is ridiculously insane .
@@dws5951 you're trolling big time .
hey, if it's not safe for EVERYBODY it's just not safe. that includes the thieves
Criminals are like toddlers if they keep getting away with things and have no consequences they will keep doing what they are doing
It's a problem in every major Canadian city sadly.
@@ShawnLangford Unfortunately, it’s the same in USA in liberal cities and states who do DO NOT hold people accountable for their crimes.
Yeah, its just a massive problem here. Operation warp speed Junkie is in full effect.
@@Enzo505 Yea I am in Calgary and man we have so many crackheads now
It sure is...
Here in the east, the same..
@@wayne9919 I am also from Calgary and the C-Train line has become a drug haven I am tired of it.
my empathy and mercy for the homeless here diminishes day by day
Gave $10 to a homeless guy lots of crooks have cars and a home.
@@GregCarr-hl4me ive donated and volunteered plenty in my days but the homeless now are becoming more and more depraved and evil
😂 - well let me guess who you're voting for.
Is it a mean, little, arrogant guy who speaks in childish slogans?
not all but most of them are homeless by their own doing
@@ahadalangman4204 a bit callous when rising rental/housing plus stagnant wages is leading to more people becoming homeless. But sure, blame it on them.
Looks like the same problem across the border in Seattle. Treat all crime and criminals seriously. Unfortunately the government doesn't trust citizens to protect themselves so street criminals have the advantage.
Can we all finally agree soft on crime doesn’t work?! Just give the police the financial and legal tools to do their job and get this bleeding heart court system out of the way
Without cooperation from prosecutors and fewer plea deals cops are frustrated and see little advantage to do more than the minimum required
@@jimcampbell8061 and I don’t blame them. It must be horribly frustrating to arrest the same person over and over and over again. And to always feel like your fighting a loosing battle
@@AC-zt2ky They must share at least some of the blame. They still get paid to do a job and you don't get to slack off just because the next guy does. Cops should be using social media to call out DA's who don't wanna earn their pay...
@@jimcampbell8061 I don’t think they are slacking off. If they were, they wouldn’t be arresting that same person over and over again.
Unfortunately if they start calling out other parties for their shortcomings, they could loose their job. I wish they could. I wish some would take the risk and do it anonymously.
Welcome to Vancouver where nothing gets done.
..and that's the California way
The only thing getting done in Vancouver is tons of drugs and tons of crime.
You guys get what you vote for
Severe lack of law enforcement in BC.
the police do a decent job. Its the fed/Bc gov'ts that are the problem with soft laws.
That's what you get for electing people who value criminals over law-abiding citizens.
This is the fault of government of the police of the law makers. It’s getting worst. People are tiered of this
It’s getting *worse
Why is it so hard? Good better best
Bad worse worst
Its the people who voted in that government who are at fault, BC has no one to blame but themselves.
@@M_SCalso it's tired not tiered
@@therealloganyt237 also it's not, not mot. Stop being the grammer police. It was a typing error. Get over it.
@@M_SCdork*
and the government aint do anything about thoses people it just get worse everyday
They're too busy taking all their luxury vacations and calling it part of their "work"....
Elect people who will deal with this hint Trudeau is not one
It is Trudeau. It’s the SCoC who are soft on crime. We can make the hardest sentences but they get over ruled by the kings and queens of the courts.
This is a municipal issue and then a provincial issue the feds have nothing to do in it.
Well, it's hardly a federal issue, is it?
@@pablocarlos3441 Sure it is. The sentencing laws are FEDERAL.
@@pablocarlos3441 voting in people who agree with him doesnt help genius.
……You give an INCH, they take a MILE. Wise up Canadians!!!
The judges letting these career criminals need to be addressed and held accountable
@@SillySongs4Everyone2001 dude , they are on public court records 🤣
The left-wing woke liberal judges are appointed by the like-minded politicians so this is where we are now.
How about protest outside their homes on Xmas .
Yes they are. They tried Courtwatch in Surrey it ended fast.
@@alexcook4851 The peanut gallery just needs to yell. I guarantee every numbskull whining about the lack of law enforcement etc on this comment section will vote to lower taxes.
"Police are investigating" what a joke this country has become. Property owners need to protect their businesses if law enforcement won't. Your pour your savings into your company only to lose it all when this sort of thing comes along.
The police form of investigation always start with: “you have insurance, right”? My son’s vehicle was broken into and the steering column badly damaged. There were cheap beer cans in and around the vehicle, which my son does not drink. Went to the four liquor stores around the LRT station and found the one that sells the beer. Called the Calgary Police officer involved with the investigation and provide the store location (all liquor stores have cameras) and his response was: “we cannot act upon that information”. I do not trust the police here, they drive around, see an infraction and do not do anything about it.
@@davidmorton9722 because you self-investigated and you're not impartial to the case. Your story could either be true as you said it or... you staged it & actively trying to lead the investigation into your narrative... The most basic response would be to withhold investigation details from you. Everyone is a potential suspect including the caller.
Doesn't Vancouver vote overwhelmingly Liberal? I wonder who this restaurateur voted for? Liberals destroy hard work and happiness yet Vancouver will probably continue to vote for more of this so it's difficult to sympathize. The big 3 cities have kept us locked in this Liberal nightmare.
Well said. I don’t have any sympathy for the progressives who voted for this. They were so self righteous with their fake virtue, they can face the consequences now
Give the law some God damn authority. Even if these people get caught they're out in 12 hours
That is the real issue, not the cops, they can only do what the law allows them to do.....
Seems the only restrictions are for the honest.. Not the criminal.. This is not Canada 🇨🇦..
Sadly it is.
It is Trudeau; and the liberals' Canada.
You voted for it, reap it.
Right wing government here in Saskatchewan, same problems in downtown. Did we vote wrong too?
@@jschoenzy9416 aren't criminal laws federal?
I see your point, yes they are. I mean to say that brazen crimes are committed in downtowns all over the country. I'm not a fan of soft on crime legislation either. Something in society has changed, something foundational. I'm not convinced a change in government will reverse the downward trend. I think the pot will soon boil over.
@@jschoenzy9416 bigger the city the more left local governance
@@jschoenzy9416 society will have to change its values. The break down of the family leads many people to be listless for one and the general attitude that the criminals are victims void of any will doesn't make matters better
Need to get rid of the NDP in BC and the NDP Liberal coalition at the federal level our beautiful city, province and country are being ruined
The VPD does nothing because it has been given orders by Vancouver city hall to 'not process' these types of crimes.... way to go Mayor Sim. For the amount of taxes and stress already on businesses, Vancouver city hall is garbage for this policy. Maybe we should direct this low end of society to your lovely building on Cambie....?
Vancouver and New Westminster businesses in and around their respective downtowns are suffering, it's almost unbearable the stress and risk put on owners and employees. Both cities have seen huge declines in safety, sanitation and general quality of life.
Ten years ago, the last time my wife and I visited Vancouver and Victoria, we felt very safe walking the streets of both cities. Usually, the only people who would walk up to us just wanted to know if we needed directions or assistance of some type. One evening in Vancouver, a drug dealer asked very politely if we would be interested in buying weed from him. After explaining that we did not partake, he thanked us for our time and went about his business. It is a shame that things have changed so much. I hope that Canadians will maintain their friendliness despite the social and economic challenges they face today. It is the one big thing that differentiates them from my fellow Americans.
man those old school drug dealers just tip o' the old fedora
At least some Americans have the stones to deal with this. Soft people on both sides of the border are responsible for this. Keep coddling the criminals while blaming domestic adversaries for society's problems and this is the result.
Stop handing out free drugs!
Who's handing out free drugs?
@@scott1hn Bonnie Henry
What is happening to Canada?
Devolving into Northern USA.
Such a shame.
Great job Eby! Anyone that would still vote for the NDP is letting the province go down the gutter.
Arrest and deport
Deport to where? Most are Canadian. Do you mean exile?
And just imagine the taxes she has to put up for such a space in Vancouver. Where's the value in return? Certainly not coming in any kind of enforcement.
All the money she's paying is to the corporate overlords.
Yes. At this rate our downtowns are becoming ghost towns. It’s just not worth it for store and restaurant owners. So sad.
@@ahill4642 Downtown is become a ghost town because people work from home and everyone orders delivery. It has nothing to do with homeless people. Homeless people are just more visible because noone goes downtown. The senility in this comment sections is astounding.
Nobody is coming to help you. You will have to handle it yourself.
When I lived in South Philadelphia, thats what the Italians did. It wasnt pretty, but it worked. A working, blue collar neighborhood remained livable for its citizens.
Koreans did the same.
@@dreamsofturtles1828 Yo, love yer Sunny clips man. And that is correct.
I wish they would allow stand your ground
Criminals have no fear because they know full well they have little chance of being caught by the police and they will be out the same day. The real fear is armed homeowners who should be allowed to STAND THEIR GROUND.
I can't help but feel the same way. It's going the same way in terms of health care and utilities. I have family members and friends looking into getting generators installed - too many power outages that have lasted too long. As someone who is still in the middle class, I can't help but feel that I pay taxes for services that I never get to use.
It’s only going to get worst… 😞😞😞
Owner is a hottie
This is why I left Vancouver back in 2009. Thank God to that. Never going back.
I ask sincerely, is the place you moved better? Like the man in the video said, it’s bad all over it seems.
@@ahill4642 - After leaving Vancouver, I moved to Calgary. I noticed my anxiety levels dropped significantly. It took a while for my anxiety to get under control and had to go on meds to help stabilize my mood. Not implying that Calgary is perfect, but compared to Vancouver it is far safer. Then a few years later I moved to Montreal (Verdun to be more precise), I lived in a poor area, a lot of people on social welfare in that neighborhood, but even then it was very safe. You would expect more crimes considering that I was in a poor area. So they must be doing something right. As for now, I'm in Ottawa, not the safest, but not the worst. It seems to be getting worse every where I agree. Inflation, prices sky rocketing, less job opportunities... etc - society gradually becomes dysfunctional under such economical conditions.
@@3DeeFanatic Interesting! All that moving you’ve done must be stressful in itself! But it certainly gives you a clear comparison of different cities. And well said about society becoming dysfunctional under these economic conditions. I’ve seen videos from the U.S. as well showing rampant crime, frustrated store owners, downtowns becoming crime ridden ghost towns. 🫤
@@ahill4642 - Yeah, I've seen videos of such places in the US, San Francisco in particular. I mainly moved for work. Even Ottawa has some shady places in downtown. I've been to places where I felt very uncomfortable and decided to avoid.
Unreal. No consequences for this behaviour in this country.
Because according to leftists, criminals are helpless victims that cannot be held responsible for anything.
You voted for it, enjoy it.
The government should apologize to their citizens and admit they have no clue what they're doing.
Chaos?? I think you mean diverse enrichment and awesome culture!
These are the DEI times. You don't get to be safe. This is how societies collapse
20 years ago Canada was so nice what happen ?
Harper and Trudeau. Two terrible leaders. Two lost decades.
Canada turned back on God !!!!
Gone noticeably downhill the last 5 years.
So have a lot of places .
Drugs, weak laws, low sentences, inefficient policing, mass immigration, no deportation of non Canadian criminals.
We need to address this problem and fix it now!
the homeless literally *destroyed China town here in Edmonton*
Before you vote in your next provincial, municipal, school board or federal election ask yourself one question: are you willing to DEI for your perceived beliefs?
Trudeau to blame
And yet people keep voting for Trudeau.
You can thank government for all your problems.
FOR SOME REASON BLEEDING HEARTS PUT ADDICT RIGHTS OVER NORMAL CITIZENS RIGHTS....
Drug addiction should not be a lifestyle choice, but in liberal Canada, it is.
Safe Supply Guys!
People complain and yet dont want to support harsher punishment. Where are the police and the laws!!!
I want the names of the MPs in our federal parliament who are accused of foreign interference
Canadians will not be waiting much longer for those names
It is treason
Every MP that voted in favour of enacting the Emergencies Act committed treason since none of the thresholds were met to legally allow the invocation of the Act!
Allow a massive homeless crisis to take hold and then wonder why there's so much crime?
People are ignorant. My personal belongings were stolen in 2012 from the dollar tree including my phone wallet and bus pass. I had just started that job 3 days in but never had secured employee rooms. Thanks dollar tree for giving me only enough bus ticket to get to work and on Granville street fecies are normal on Granville street and this is normal. Thank you global news for reporting for the news for people who don’t know what they were walking into is lame. It’s sad nobody cared about me or my experiences. I wish all the the people the best
why should people "care" about you? The world owes you nothing and you're entitled to NOTHING. It is your responsibility to secure your belongings or bring the bare minimum / don't bring anything of value to work. Yes people should care about your "experience" as a cautionary tale to know their surroundings, and not act all entitled as if people owed you anything.
@@knessing7681 hehehehehe ahahahahaha whatever
I wonder if the store’s insurance policy should have covered your losses. 🤔
@@ahill4642 shout out to dollar tree
What an in incoherent mess of a post. @Dobetterhuman
Legacy of Trudeau/NDP/Eby alliance, free drugs and no Bail, what could go wrong??
Totally correct.
Enough is enough, vote wisely everyone.
My stuff is in a locked locker, behind a locked employee door.
*Larry Burkett's book on "Giving and Tithing" drew me closer to God and helped my spirituality. 2020 was a year I literally lived it. I cashed in my life savings and gave it all away. My total giving amounted to 40,000 dollars. Everyone thought I was delusional. Today, 1 receive 85,000 dollars every two months. I have a property in Calabasas, CA, and travel a lot. God has promoted me more than once and opened doors for me to live beyond my dreams. God kept to his promises to and for me*
There's wonder working power in following Kingdom principles on giving and tithing. Hallelujah!
But then, how do you get all that in that period of time? What is it you do please, mind sharing?
It is the digital market. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer. A lot of folks in the US and abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household Thank you Jesus
And thanks to my co-worker (Michael) who suggested Ms Susan Jane Christy
How can I start this digital market, any guidelines and how can I reach out to her?
We had 6 cans of gas (120 liters plus the Jerry cans) stolen from us at work a couple months ago. Our cameras had the truck with a company logo on it and the license plate on a HD video. The faves of the 3 guys doing it. We called the cops, gave then the video and they refused to do anything about it. As per the cops if it's under 800 dollars in theft even if you have their license plate and faces they won't even look into it
😡🤬
Canadians voted for this? Apparently so.
Put an apple airtag in everything you own so it can be tracked down if stolen. Pretty good insurance for $25.
Yes. Then try to get your stuff back from a man with a knife.
@@plaistowbill Then you call the police....duh.
Quit voting NDP/Liberal….
Be it local, provincial or federal.
Thieves are scum.
Lady, buy lockers for your staff and you all need to work on your situational awareness- NO ONE saw him leaving with a bunch of backpacks??
He could have exited through a back door. Not all restaurant layouts have extremely visable exit and entry points. Been in the restaurant industry 15 years and never heard of this. That's a failure of someone at the front to not ask "can I help you?" Do you need a menu? etc Then they'll most likely leave or ask to use a washroom. And the person could say washrooms are for customers only. Then dude has no reason to be there. Always having a hostess or host someone attentive at the front goes a long way in customer service and security.
The video literally shows a bunch of lockers 🤦♂️
@@DF-et4gsok then, buy them locks and pay attention, quit crying on tv lmao
known to police, catch and release, repeat offender. wake up!
Enjoy it while you can. Things like patios won’t exist soon, let alone restaurants. We can’t have nice things. And believe me, the government would rather you stay at home like a good plebe and use door dash.
This makes our country look uncivilized.
This is happening all over the US. There is some collective aggression going on, some sense of nothing matters anymore, just go for it-take what you can. This is NOT purely something going on in Canada. Here in LA, it's brutal. NYC is worse.
Won't free drugs put a stop to this?
Are security guards not that common anymore?
they wont intervene. They are just professional witnesses.
We need a new level of security guards. Paid well, trained for takedowns, and placed all over the downtowns of Canadian cities. Ridiculous but true. Some tighter laws might eliminate for the need for this. What were doing a few decades ago when it was safe to own/visit a downtown establishment?
@ahill4642 lol I worked security 17 years ago for a pretty crooked company that got away with lots. However, if you tackled someone you were fired.
Trudope's Canada. Wake up!!!
BC NDP ultra Liberal, this is what the Province gets when the NDP is in power in the Province of BC.
Recidivist allowed to roam the streets and wherever else they want to go. Walking into a open stores back room to steal surprise bags. He has no idea what is in them, and there is probably nothing but a change of clothes and old receipts.
"Diversity is our strength". JT.
And drug addiction is our downfall - RR
These crimes and people who do not respect others and property have gotten so bad that i am considering suing the city for the “over-tolerance “ given to all “premeditated crimes and vandalism….not to mention the randsacking and pollution (with all free things given to them) a vast majority of the homeless commit!
Don't vote Liberal and NDP.
Met a police officer who wouldn’t help an old lady who needed a ride close by because her car broke down, in his words “we are not a taxi service” I ended up offering help.. so they don’t do that, they also don’t help with petty/small crimes.. what do they do exactly? .. and we clearly need a change of government
You voted for it, now wallow in it.
in 5 years, All major cities in Canada will like LA downtown.
Won't take that long.
They probably voted for this.
We are getting the same situation in Horseshoe Bay.
only gonna get worse
Classic Canadian government inaction where it's truly needed, and action in other areas where it's not.
Poverty breeds crime.
Fentanyl too
Poverty is a consequence, not the cause.
Protect yourself at all times. Every day is a deployment
I am sure the police would agree that harsher punishments for Drug Dealers/Makers may help curb the flow in the availability of drugs. Police say, our hands are tied.
Problem is, Drug Dealers/Makers do not stay long in the prison system, if at all. Prison system has their own drug problems. Judge says, our hands are tied.
Drug Dealers/Makers murder addicts. There should be a law for mass murdering civilians, regardless the drug.
Their addicts become thieves in desperation. The addicts are strung out with public intoxication, endangering the community. But that is not an offense according to the law.
You go to the drunk tank if you are drunk in public. But drug addicts are an exception to the rule. They can blatantly be intoxicated all over the city.
Retail Stores do not catch thieves anymore, they let them walk out the door with merchandise. Retailer says, our hands are tied.
After all these years, and we are still not able to control this toxic environment.
Its irresponsible to the community for Politians to ignore it.
Rinse and Repeat.
This is widespread across North America and is a municipal and provincial problem. Police need to be more visible on the streets and shopping areas. Talking tough on crime isn't the solution.
Seen police in Surrey drive right by crimes in progress and not even glance at hard core criminals walking in groups.
Cameras don’t prevent crime. Lock your belongings
I think given that all of BC votes first Liberals or NDP.....it's called karma!!!! You cannot vote stupid FOR stupid (Justin Trudeau), and his failed policies in economy, justice, immigration/refugee mandate....with impunity...you gotta get what you asked for....BC enjoy ....😉
Get TOUGH on drug traffickers. The supply is poison.
Canada needs to do like Singapore or the Philippines under Duterte. Make drugs a capital offense.