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Originally posted by Lurch@Mar 1 2005, 09:40 AM
That is quite possibly the most poorly written article I've ever had the displeasure of reading.
As an aside, I think the whole gang violence thing is largely overblown. I recall in the late 80's and early 90's that gangs were a big issue in Calgary as well, and violent crime rates are much lower today than 15 years ago. Maybe it's just my recollection, but it seemed like there were near weekly fatality stabbings on Electric Avenue back then attributed to spiralling gang violence that threatened the very fabric of our city (to borrow a Sun phrase!)
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I don't see how someone could say that this is overblown. We have violence breaking out in clubs where bullets are flying and innocent people are getting hurt. Very scary stuff. The problem is that gang violence has a tendancy to start to snowball. Witness the biker wars in Quebec a number of years ago. I don't know how you put a stop to it but I think its clear that more resources need to be allocated to it.