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Originally Posted by blankall
It's actually very rare for any kind of violence, not directed at other drug addicts, to occur in the DTES. It's quite heavily monitored by police.
It's obviously jarring to see people openly using crack and heroine, but it's not especially unsafe. You're far more likely to be the victim of violent crime in a small town. Many of the towns in Alberta are statistically worse than BC.
I actually feel a lot safer walking through the DTES at night than I do hanging around the C-train stations or quieter downtown areas in Calgary.
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Like you said it's very shocking to see these hard drugs being used so openly in the city centre.
I guess my question is...Why?
Why is it allowed?
If I remember correctly I'm not even allowed to walk down the street with a beer in my hand but you've got people in the middle of the day openly shooting up.