Nothing like being shot at... yet again
 

I'm really starting to get sick of the f***king gun violence in my neighboorhood... but more than that I'm getting sick of the cowards in the 'community' that protects the a**holes that do it.

Major shootings in the neighbourhood:

Scenario 1:
Three years ago, I'm down picking up some Chinesse (need the walk) when I hear what sounds like fireworks... and then see some security guy sprinting down the middle of the street between cars... followed by some guy with a MAC-10 blazing away. The shooter empties his gun and runs back to an apartment building, grabs his car and flees. Cops show up and track down the building security guard, and try and figure out what the hell is going on. Turns out the shooter objected to the security guard having his car ticketed - so the cops go to the apartment to nail the guy... but the folks in the apartment building won't talk - so the cops stake out the place and nail him when he comes back 2 days later.

Scenario 2:
Last year I decide to check out the new Falafal place a couple of blocks from my house - see if they got good Shwarma ;) While chatting with the owners and getting my shwarma the front window shatters, because some guy across the street in the apartments is shooting a f**cking AK-47 at some guy who "disrespected" him. I hit the deck at the first shot, and crawl behind the counter (not that it would have done much) and stay there to the cops show - cops cordon of apartment and commence a apartment to apartment hunt for the shooter. They corner him and the guy starts shooting at theme through the walls- one cop is hit in the vest. Cops toss in a stun grenade, and rush him. Community outraged that the shooter suffers a broken collar bone during the arrest, an "outrage" given the shooter was 14.

Scenario 3:
A couple of months ago I was on my regular bus route (heading to York U Library); bus in front stops and all the passengers bolt out of it - apparently some thugs at the back started mouthing off and harrassing this guy at the back - mocking him for being white, reading a book, and for listening to "crap music" on a walkman - guy tells them to shut up - thugs pull out gun and shoot him... and 11 year-old girl in the face. 40 people on the bus bail - only 5 waited for the cops or help the guy that was shot (the girl and mother ran with the rest of the crowd). To date only 7 people on the bus have talked to the police...


Scenario 4:
Yesterday I get off the subway at Yorkdale (major mall and transit point) during rush-hour and head on down to the pick-up point to start walking to Home Depot to meet up with a friend from another chapter - car pulls up, guy gets in, guys talk, passenger bails, driver starts firing at the guy and crowd... two women are hit in the 18 or so shots. Once again the crowd scatters, and only a few people remain to help those hit and wait for the cops.
Two women shot outside subway
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All of this violence is sorely testing my faith in our immigration system (first two scenarios the shooters where illegally here - scenario 3 the shooter had a heavy Jamacian accent so who knows). The violence is also pointing out that we need to lock down the border with the US tighter - to many guns are still getting through... Finally the "community" has to come to it's senses and realize that loyality should be about race or country of origin - a criminal is a criminal.

EDITED TO ADD:
Link to the memorial for of a police officer shot a decade ago (mentioned in a later post ~ sorry about the delay in tracking down a link) - down the block from my grandparents place (up to a year ago they still left their door unlocked).
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/honou...ndex.php?id=34

There is more I could have added but I honestly have forgotten about many others (kinda worries me) - but I do remember a fair amount of organized crime related "hunting accidents" back in the 80s early 90s (anyone interested just do a search for Comisso (yes same guys from bakery :rolleyes: )

I think you need to move.

Dayum who knew folks was getting it cracking in Canada.

I keep hearing that T.O. is getting real violent nowadays, but that's just ridiculous!

Which areas were the first 3 scenerios?

Scenario 1 - Jane St - between Lawrence and 401
Scenario 2 - Weston Rd, just south of Lawrence
Scenario 3 - Jane St - just south of Wilson

Again this is all near the area where Constible Todd Bayliss was killed years ago (still unsolved - and 2 blocks from the division HQ) - please see link in first post.

Pssst, time to move out of the hood. :D


I feel ya, though. I was with a friend of mine one time a couple years ago and we were going to buy some coke from this guy he knew. It wasnt that much maybe an ounce for 1000$, something like that. Anyhow, we get to this really dirty house in the ghetto and the guy turns out to be some cracked out looking fool. We get in there and I start having flash backs from Scarface, thinking I was Tony Montana, and I had this erie feeling. So for some reason I left the door cracked and not shut all the way but made it to where the guy didnt notice. Anyhow, my boy Ken starts talking and the dude asks for the money. Next thing I know dude pulls out a 9mm and Ken takes off running for the door after pushing the guy down. I got knocked out of his way when he made his dash for the door and I happened to look over and see the guy getting up......after that I just reacted instead of thinking and went after the dude. I started kicking him and stomping him. The gun was knocked out of his hand but I just kept kicking him in the head. Now that I look back on it I think I was trying to kill the guy because I didnt stop. I just kept thinking in my head that this guy thought he was the shit so much to the point where he felt safe pulling a gun on me....I'm going to put his azz in a coma. Anyhow, Ken dragged me off the guy and took the coke off of him and we left. And that was the end of that.

Re: Nothing like being shot at... yet again
 

[rant mode on]

Guess the T-Dot cops need to learn to give these perps 'wood shampoos', 'Thom McAn ass-kickings' and 'Mag-Lite enemas'. Put the respect for the police - and the fear of God - in the populace. And the community is PISSED that the doer got a broken collarbone? He shoulda been shot for resisting arrest!

[rant mode off]

Such is life in the big city...

It's more of a split between old and new... or more aptly old and young residents in the neighbourhood.

At the last community meeting (about another subject) there where complaints made by some that the cops were targeting them because either because they are young or becuase they are black - or both... which led to some of the older citizens retorting that they are being targeted because they are openly drinking underage or smoking up or vandalizing property - which ultimately devolved into yelling back and forth between residents, with racial slurs being liberally thrown by some of the punks (anti-white, anti-Italian, anti-Greek, anti-Irish and such) with other coments thrown back at them (I got a chuckle out of one 80+ year-old black woman from down the street threatening to "tan your n***er hides").

In all honesty the crime or violence problem has really only come about in the last 10 or 12 years - but the reasons behind it aren't too clear... the economy of the area is no wosre off (maybe a little better), no real population shift (other than 100 more homes and a retirement complex), an increase in school attendance/graduation rates, increased church attendance, lower un-employment... all confusing - even the cops are having trouble narrowing down the causes, as the statistics show a marked increase in violent crime amongst those who identify themselves as black, between the ages of 15-25, and of a middle class background - but not in other ethnic, economic, age groups; the only other correlation is that the white, middleclass 15-25 group has shown a slightly steady level of crime - which is in and of itself hard to explain as well. Because in fact overall, crime rates having been steadily dropping, except now violent crimes have increased in percentange and frequency, seemingly without being attached to other criminal activities... last time I checked of those arrested for violent crimes around 85% were first time offenders (well other than traffic tickets).

Wow, you're mother must be proud.

To answer your question, she is.


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Neighbor Hood Watch Group it they have things like that in Canada. Raise Hell with Local Police.

If this is going on, it is BULLSHIT!

Almost being shot is easy.

Being Shot isnt, been there and it wasnt fun.!:(

Take back the area or get the hell out.:)

Oh my god Rob, you were on that Jane bus???!!!!

Seriously, what part of Toronto do you live in, and remind me not to go there.

I live in the "wild west" of Weston (Jane and Larwence)

only in miami, my frien!

RA Cooper I know how you feel. Over the past few years, violence in Vancouver has escalated to a very scary point. And, unfortunately, most of the times it is caused by [sometimes illegal] immigrants. I think the worst weapon we have in Vancouver is street racing: innocent people get killed and the offenders get house arrest wtf? I was very happy to hear yesterday though, that a street racer was deported back to his home country. We don't need people like that in Canada. But this is not to say that Canadians are all good: my god look at the news lately between Karla Holmolka and Willie Pickton...