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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Mel, I still think Vancouver gets a bad rap. Granted, there are images that can scare people, but they don't amount to much real danger. I am of course speaking in realtive terms. Vancouver is a large city (more than twice the size of Calgary when you factor in the GVRD), so of course there will be the usual crap that goes along with that. Considering the size and the fact that it is a port city, it's not too bad.
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Well there are some unusual things that are happening that would suggest that the rap is deserved. Now to me there seems to be a collective will amongst media in Vancouver to protect its reputation...reliance on tourism and the upcoming Olympics may have to do with that...so that is why i provide you with 2 links.
But this is something that should make you watch out for yourself.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...-families.html
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...9-70f20112e593
Early reports, but it appears that another serial killer could be preying on young athletic men (as the TV report put it). This article just mentions 6 men in the last few months. The TV report suggested 40 men in the last 4 years have gone missing.
This Blog talks about 22 men who have dissapeared under unusual circumstances
http://hazel8500.wordpress.com/2008/...-growing-list/
Of course some of these men could of been caught up in gangs..as one the most voilent gangs out there were founded and operate in the area
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Gang
Of course don't forgt the constant threat of gang wars
http://www.clubvibes.com/forum/topic...opic_id=431336
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/20...00995-sun.html