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Originally Posted by blender
It's a mess here in Kamloops right now, too.
Junkies shooting up all over downtown in broad daylight, large groups congregating here and there, aggressive panhandling, etc.
I am definitely in the compassion and let's find a constructive way to help these people camp, BUT I've got two daughters that shouldn't feel scared of walking around the neighborhood.
I feel like the level of tolerance for this type of civil disorder is ridiculous at the moment. There was a time not long ago when I felt conspicuous walking around with an open beer (lol, I would probably still get busted!), and now there are people literally shooting up in the street.
Where is the law and order?
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With you on that, Vernon and Kelowna are bad too. I'm in Kamloops quite a bit and I felt bad for families during the heatwave 1.5 yrs ago who were taking their kids down to the river for a cool down. Had to sit next to these zombies in the sand, shooting up. They look like bobbleheads. Absolutely ridiculous. And honestly at that point, what are police supposed to do?
My biggest complaint is the tent cities. Polson park is actually quite nice, but over the years it's turned into a tent city, with trash strewn everywhere along the shores of the creek.
Hate to say it but the more it's tolerated, the worse it gets. I get why people are more sympathetic, and I used to be, but it doesn't actually solve anything, and imo makes the problem worse.