This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
Gangstas on the bus
To the guys dressed like they were from “The Hood,” on the 52 that threatened to beat me up. I turned you down because I’m a lot smarter then that. But I wanted to give you some advice. Your “friends” are quite a lot younger then you. And they obviously
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There are way too many of these cowardly little punks pushing their weight around. It’s time the police allowed neighbourhoods to patrol their territory armed with fucking bear spray and tazers. Then,let’s see what the little fucks do then. Betcha they’ll be the first to yell ‘Victim’!
I agree and it’s too bad the little punks are probably illeterate too.
I believe that not only should that be allowed, but the public ban of “glorifying” those who come from the ‘hood’. How a rapper gets shot 8 times, and keeps on living. That glorification by the media convinces the adolescent and absent minded that you’re indestructible. The youth justice act doesn’t help out too much either, if at all. Up ’til you’re 16/18 you’re free to do what you want, absolutely no consequences. Kill someone…you’re off to juvie for a few months. Meals on us!
This type of youth criminal activity is all over the city. Check out http://www.halifax.ca/Police/PoliceReports/index.asp for the complete daily break down of youth crime in the HRM…it will scare you, especially, it would seem, in the Commons late at night.