…:::jamieleigh:::…

i can’t help but think that ‘they’ are trying to turn my city into another police state.

the average vancouverite or lower-mainlander can’t seem to pass a media outlet without hearing news of yet another gang-related gun-toting showdown. with each story seems to be a louder cry form the public  for more cops on the streets.

cammon.

while i do understand the reality of a bunch of power-crazed, money-hungry drug doods driving around the city in their pimped out, bullet proof gangsta mobiles are shooting each other up, i do not  feel that this should cause me to be more afraid to leave my house and go about my normal routine. nor do i believe that this calls for an increase in police.

i do, however, think that the media has done a great job of painting a real scary picture for the public. this article was titled “Streets of Fear” until the publisher changed it after it ended  up on a local blog. as long as the general public is scared, chances are they won’t be bothered to dig deeper into uncovering real issues. they are scared stupid.

what are the realities of an increase of police presence on  the ground? definitely not a decrease in gang shootings. most likely an increase in broken taillight fines and jaywalking tickets followed by a decrease in personal privacy.

you do the math.

ps. today is march 15th and it snowed again in vancouver. if i wanted snow in mid march i’d live anywhere else in canada.