11-19-2006, 03:27 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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Took a drive down Edmonton's Whyte Ave...
Turn off on 103 (?) to Whyte, first block, see a group of 14 year old hookers. Next block, a guy's putting some sort of choke hold on his wife or girlfriend, and some guys trying to stop him. Next block, a cop car is in front of a club with its lights on, as they pull a couple guys out of a club. Next block, a group of homeless people hovered together. Next block, an ambulance is there, lights too (in fairness, could be responding to a resident, and not a stabbing?)
Honestly, never seen anything like it.
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11-19-2006, 03:40 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Our big cities are going to hell in a hand basket.
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11-19-2006, 05:39 AM
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First Line Centre
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move
at least to calgary trail
Get involved,walk the streets.
Find the chief leftist/socialist disturber.
Help her. Or him.
Don't tell us Calgarians about it. Okay,oh Tell us okay.
We might not be better,but I will wander over to the cecil
whenever directed ,just so I can check it out for you guys.
Weren't you guys thinking about a new arena near that spot? Revitalize the area. Edmonton is so different .
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11-19-2006, 09:00 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Turn off on 103 (?) to Whyte, first block, see a group of 14 year old hookers. Next block, a guy's putting some sort of choke hold on his wife or girlfriend, and some guys trying to stop him. Next block, a cop car is in front of a club with its lights on, as they pull a couple guys out of a club. Next block, a group of homeless people hovered together. Next block, an ambulance is there, lights too (in fairness, could be responding to a resident, and not a stabbing?)
Honestly, never seen anything like it.
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This stuff happens in all major cities. You just happened down Whyte, probably on a Saturday night when it's the busiest part of town.
On a side note, there was a murder last night. 17 year old dead I believe.
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11-19-2006, 10:37 AM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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What made you think it was murder. I read in the paper today that it was asuspected drunk driver, who hit a car full of teens, and killed one 17 year old. I think this is what your reffering to.
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11-19-2006, 10:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flameswin
What made you think it was murder. I read in the paper today that it was asuspected drunk driver, who hit a car full of teens, and killed one 17 year old. I think this is what your reffering to.
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thats called murder.
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11-19-2006, 11:01 AM
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Franchise Player
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That's not what I'm referring to actually. No news link yet either.
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But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
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11-19-2006, 12:10 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Wet Coast
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I think a lot of you are missing the point. Is the poster not saying it's shocking this was Edmontons 'blue mile' during the playoffs?...the chain of events he described is way worse than anything i've ever seen on 17th ave in calgary...
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11-19-2006, 12:23 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Wow ... I guess this stuff NEVER happens in Calgary .. Calgary is 'Heaven on Earth' 
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11-19-2006, 12:23 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 127.0.0.1
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Whyte ave is a lot of fun. It's like Electric ave was in the 80's/early 90's, but covers more area and is a lot more diverse for clubs.
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11-19-2006, 12:33 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Turn off on 103 (?) to Whyte, first block, see a group of 14 year old hookers. Next block, a guy's putting some sort of choke hold on his wife or girlfriend, and some guys trying to stop him. Next block, a cop car is in front of a club with its lights on, as they pull a couple guys out of a club. Next block, a group of homeless people hovered together. Next block, an ambulance is there, lights too (in fairness, could be responding to a resident, and not a stabbing?)
Honestly, never seen anything like it.
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No wonder I kept hearing sirens and what not... (I live just off whyte)
Trust me, you get used to it... 
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11-19-2006, 12:33 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oilers_fan
This stuff happens in all major cities. You just happened down Whyte, probably on a Saturday night when it's the busiest part of town.
On a side note, there was a murder last night. 17 year old dead I believe.
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No your city is a little worse, it rivals and many times leads the continent in violent crimes and / or murders per captia. Edmonton is Different.
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11-19-2006, 12:44 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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My brother lives in downtown edmonton, and i've been up to visit sometimes, and beside the homeless epidemic (not much different than here in cowtown) I never saw anything bad. The people are totally different, much more blue-collar type looking folk.
I must of been going through in the 1 time in history nothing bad was happening in that city 
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11-19-2006, 12:53 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames in 07
No your city is a little worse, it rivals and many times leads the continent in violent crimes and / or murders per captia. Edmonton is Different.
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The continent?
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewa...ides-sask.html
http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/murder.html#usa
Some of the US per capita rates are insane for a first world country.
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11-19-2006, 01:35 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames in 07
No your city is a little worse, it rivals and many times leads the continent in violent crimes and / or murders per captia. Edmonton is Different.
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Edmonton is now the murder capital of Canada this year. Not exactly the kind of tag you want. Here are some stats in 2004.
Jacksonville Florida is similar in size to Edmonton and they had 104 murders and 6533 violent crimes in 2004. The U.S. average is 466 violent crimes per 100000 people and 5.5 murders per 100000 people. Edmonton in this same time period had 6598 violent crimes but only 39 murders.
Omaha, which is half the size of Edmonton had 20 murders in 2004 and 2600 violent crimes. Less crime but the same amount of murder per capita.
I came here in Edmonton's defence but once I actually pulled up crime stats I realized they actually are pretty high on a continental platform.
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11-19-2006, 03:29 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Calgary
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23 years of living in Calgary: Never seen a stabbing
1 day at West Edmonton Mall on BOXING DAY: Dude get's stabbed right in front of me
The town is straight ****ed up.
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11-19-2006, 03:36 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Nicole
Calgary is 'Heaven on Earth
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Yup. Thanks for noticing. 
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11-19-2006, 03:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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A week or two ago, a couple of the UofA Golden Bears Basketball team were walking down Whyte, one of the guys stops to tie his shoe, and him and his teammates get jumped and beat up for absolutely no reason.
Last time I did a pub crawl on Whyte, saw a women walking down the street get robbed at knifepoint. Crazy city.
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"With a coach and a player, sometimes there's just so much respect there that it's boils over"
-Taylor Hall
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11-19-2006, 04:39 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DementedReality
thats called murder.
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it could be manslaughter
murder involves the intent to kill
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