Summer of the Gun: Toronto Gangs

You know Jordan, you are for the most part who pulls no punches, it is true, and in my experience when it comes to guns or a bladed weapon, the bladed weapon is more likely to be used against you than a gun, 9 out of 10 times. Guns for the most part are for intimidation, though when push comes to shove, they will shoot you.

I went to Home Depot and a few other Hardware stores to purchase a Machete. Why? Because I was involved in a Meth Lab investigation, which was in such a remote region, that the brambles and thorns were a half inch thick and stood over 6 feet high, with no visible access to this Meth lab which as close to a 1/4 mile from the road, I needed a machete to cut our way through. Guess what? Home Depot and other Hardware stores no longer carry them for the last couple of years. This is because Machetes are a Youth Gangs weapon of choice.  In ending,  I had to go to a Military Surplus to find one.  I remember a time in the 70s as a boy scout, we always had a pocketknife, even in school, with nary an incident. Times certainly have changed for the worse.

Yes I do agree with you as far as North America and Europe are concerned! Well south America is no picnic either any more!

Thanks Rob for the scary story and GS, my teenage son and his friend last week were walking down New West when a punk pulled a gun on them right on the street, not to rob them, just to intimidate for some unknown reason, as my son and his friend said he came out of the blue and approached them!  My son thank god, is a long time Military Reservist, as well as a graduate of the RCMP youth academy.  My son instantly stepped back assessed the situation, determined almost instantly the gun was a BB gun, and told the guy to piss off, whereby the punk around 20 or so years of age took off running.  My son called the RCMP, in which the Punk was apprehended (a few hours later) by RCMP and my son was mentioned in the assist in the New West News Leader last week. 

Certainly not something for the faint of heart, but my son acted appropriately and did not try and tackle the punk, as the situation could have been tragic for my son. 

In ending it certainly is not a surprise that some citizens protecting their property at home, against intruders sadly take matters in their own hands and arm themselves. If it were me instead of my son, when confronted by this punk, and I knew it was a BB Gun, I can't say if I would do the same, but perhaps if given into my personality at times and on a bad day, rest assured the next time this Punk pulled a gun, I may endeavor to ensure he would need a wheelchair in which to pull his next crime.  But then that's just me.

Thanks Voice, for the GS flag, certainly appreciated.

Thanks for the comment Plasma, as I am sure your comment meant to say, get Jamaican Gangs out of Canada, and not the peoples as a whole.

Thanks Mike for the commentary and the flag , I am sure it is true what you say of journalist on a tight deadline, but on the other hand, I see it too often when details are missing in their story, including a story on a missing child. Guess what was missing in the story? A photo of the child!  To me, the story was useless information wise, as it serves no purpose but to state a child is missing and no photo for us to assist in her safe return. You are correct when journalist leave out what other media include. We have the Vancouver Sun and the Province, two dailies, one owner, two different takes on the same story, or worse no mention of the story by one or the other or both. You would think they would be pooling their resources together. But then, I never could understand why a single owner would have two newspapers in this Burg anyways competing against each other? I still stand by my original statement, that I want the news, and I want all of it! When it comes to news, I don't want the sizzle, I want the whole friggin Steak, side salad, taters, and eating irons, cause I am hungry and do not like to guess what my main course is or isn't complete!

Thanks Frank for the comments, I could not have said it better myself, what Djermano states as well further in this story are my sentiments exactly, we have certainly lost our way, when a much simpler life was so much better before Political Correctness Reared it Hemorrhoidial  Liberal Colon.

Just to let you know, I had more problem getting in Canada, then getting out.  I came in through Alaska, you have to keep all of the Alaska gifts out.

Many Canadians feel the same way Frank, thanks for your comments.  In fact restaurants and Bars are ready to call police at the first sign of gang activity in their establishments, including the wearing of gang clothing which is barred from most public restaurants and bars, and dance clubs.

Thanks Caoimhin for the flag

Thanks Amy for the comments and flag, I am afraid it is going to get worse, before it gets any better, our Asian crime gangs in Vancouver are getting even more prolific in our fine city, with no end in sight, if you read todays paper about another gangland hit.  Sam Sullivan our Mayor was on the radio today, saying one of his legacies is that under his leadership Crime is way down. Certainly makes one wonder if the man fell off the wheelchair ramp one too many times to state that fallacy.

Thanks Surf, certainly parents, including those who try their best with the conditions they are handed are rendered impotent when the Bling and MTV sex drugs and rock and roll lifestyle complete with showing disenfrachised youth what the RIch have, and what they do not have, including rappers who got their start in the gang and drug trade and made Rap their legit trademark,  Many youth all over Canada see this and say "My Parents are fulla Crap" Crime Does Pay!    And a Justice system, which repeatedly catches them and releases them with little or no punishment makes it seem that way "Crime Does Pay"!

First of all, YOU didn't "let" NOBODY in...at the time, Toronto needed care givers/nannies/nurses and sent advertisement bout "Come to Canada and get a good job", meanwhile paying people from the West Indies $100 a month for cleaning your floors and watching your bratty kids. We came educated, but like many others, our education was not valued or recognized in your racist system. In return, you travel to Jamaica, leaving your good behaviour and manners back in Canada and act like drunken spoiled Kings who believe they have the rights to the world because they spent a couple dollars. Our parents believed the lies ya'll sold em bout get an education and everything else falls in place, but it doesn't work like that in this society...us, the first generation who actually grew up in this system, seen it for what it is. & rather than break our backs @ temporary jobs (while old ass full timers make double what we make doing the same job) or earn minimum wages @ service jobs, we would rather feed your kids drugs...why? Because they keep coming back for more. & who's arming us? Well if kids are walking around with POLICE ISSUED bullet proof vest, and POLICE ISSUED guns, I'll give u a hint...and here's another reality check: kids from poor areas don't own private jets or runways or work @ ports or the boarders. They are not truckers who travel to and from the States either. So if you want to know where the guns are coming from, I say look in your own backyard rather than trying to play the role of 'the victim' all the time and ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY for your role in all of this. 

He is on the health care issue.  Pointing out how bad healthcare is in America and how wonderful it is in other countries.  What Moore forgets is our constitution is designed to be a Republic.  The Federal Governemet has limitations.  Healthcare probably is a state issue.  There are good argu on both sides as, the words, "general welfare" in our founding documents could mean healthcare.  General is the word, does general include health?  So Michael is working the circut on the Healthcare issue.  Here is something he doesnt point out.  We have county health departments that provide care for free to those who wish to use the service.  There are many hospitals that have programs for indigent and low income people, where they will provide hospital and care to those who apply for it.  I wonder why he leave that out of his movie?