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  1. Maybe you should consider getting involved with the AFF, suggesting programming, or generally doing something constructive. As far as being asked to leave immediately after the screenings, I suspect that Empire (whose cinemas host the majority of these screenings) would like the use of their facility back. Besides, why would you want to stay AFTER the credits anyway?

  2. I hate to agree but the cops in HRM seem more intent on saving their own butts than much else. It’s time for the younger men of this city to get in the game and protect residents from random attacks.If we had a few headlines about teenage gang members getting the crap beat out of them by a few 25-35 year olds after an attack I bet we would see a helluva lot less afterwards. If the lazy cops won’t do it then we’ve got to keep these “people” out of the downtown and away from decent neighborhoods.

  3. Here here, I am with you also, baseball bats a few broken legs on the agressors would be great. The courts should turn a blind eye to this type of activity. Society would be better for it. These are the real terroists.

  4. Could I please have your full name, address, and telephone number posted here before you go all vigilante balistic? You want the folks at town hall to put pressure on police to get some results? I guess it goes hand in hand with your vigilante aspirations. The kind folks at city hall don’t know their ass from their elbow on the best of days. Maybe we should just let you ol’fucks start erecting hanging scaffolds.

  5. The cops are powerless. It’s the federal laws that are failing us. You can gang up with a bunch of kids and beat up an old lady and get a slap on the wrist. Going to Waterville is like a vacation for these thugs. Until the PUNISHMENT fits the CRIME, these senseless attacks will continue.

  6. I totally agree with “bring out the Strap” Kids today are being brought up to “coast thru life”! never realizing the consequences to any of their actions.teachers hands are tied by the parents, parents hands are tied by the people who preach against violence in the home, the police’s hands are tied by the government, and the government’s hands are tied by the church. and everyone is scared to teach right from wrong! so where do we go? I don’t know but vigilancy is not where, and I am pretty sure beating a child is not good either- maybe we need to look at the laws – and police and start standing behind them more! it just seems like everyday there is some fear of retribution that prevents someone from doing what is right!

  7. In a city of corruption. In a world full of turmoil. There is only one chance of salvation. Only one man can possibly stem the tide of the oncomming violence…His name is Bowyer, the Rennisance Man!Yes, with his trusty shortbow and rapier he will liberate the freedom for the innocent and smite evil!It is perfect, I got to get my costume ready!!!Killing people to protect people sounds like my personal calling…Thank you guys for the suggestion!

  8. “bring out the strap” is right. The laws are rediculous and there is no deterrant to crime. The most recent public case, a police officer was beat unconscious, and landed in the hospital for several days…..and guess what? That thug got sentenced to NO TIME in jail. Our justice system needs a serious overhaul. It’s a joke.

  9. Gimpysaviour…..You are such an IDIOT. I’ve read your responses to numerous “bitches”. Guess what??? You’re an IDIOT!!!!

  10. ok- gimpysaviour- you’re on drugs, right? or maybe you just have too much time on your hands? all i can say is i hope you are not too lonely in this world of yours

  11. I am amused by house arrest…it is the justice systems solution to ‘jail’ without the cost of actually having the guilty in jail. A corrections officer calls or shows up once every few days or more often if you were a really bad person and you have to present at the door. Well lets say that they call/show up at 8pm on a Saturday night…so then that person is free to pretty much do whatever they want seeing that they’ve already been checked on…makes tonnes of sense…what a backward system.

  12. You’re right, I respond to bitches, hence I am replying to you.But maybe I should join the bandwagon and billyclub people like you because I feel the police arn’t doing their job in incarcarating nutbars such as yourself to make the place safe for decent people like me……Just maybe you are right for once…I am not on crack, just have a little thing called ‘imagination’ and ‘innovation’. I know it is a hard concept, but there are people who posess such traits. They are the ones that you live life through as you get fat while eating bon bons and watching Survivor…

  13. Very surprised by Violent Crime in Halifax. I recently moved back to Halifax after 8 years from Vancouver so to tell you the truth it is not as bad as you think back here. Out there there are close to 16,000 homeless people with mental illness and addiction problems pushing carts and speed walking through allies everywhere.There is a growing trend in Canada where populations are moving to the cities and Halifax or the HRM has grown ten fold. As larger populations hit the nightlife in Halifax, there will be more violent crime and alcohol addictions so part of the problem is the culture to alcohol in this city. At the very least Pizza Corner should be forced to close at 12am or 1 am at the latest. Low income families with problems in regards to alcohol addiction or drug addictions will eventually have there personal problems spill into public ones. Kids will beat and rob to show their friends they are hard like other criminal icons in there impoverished neighborhoods and eventually they will run in packs. If government breaks up social housing or even rethinks it, the problems will not go away. They as in those in municipal government are focusing more on containment if they are even doing that.Taking the law into your own hand is not the answer and eventually causes more problems for the courts. Turning a blind eye will only fuel more corruption and trying to rewind the clock is a lot harder then trying to make a society progress.The municipal government of the HRM needs to put pressure on Rodney and his excersizing fiddle playing friends who in turn can put pressure on the religious right Stephen Harper to use the money he set aside for policing in municipalities across Canada.This is a money thing. Not enough guys, and possibly not enough guys who are willing to do good policing? Yes, its true, “money! money changes everything”-cindi lauper

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