It appears that the surge in gang related violence in the Vancouver area has gained the world's attention. A British Paper described Vancouver as a blood splattered city in it's article From Heaven to Hell in Vancouver. Then the Economist compares British Columbia to Colombia with all the violence.
Yes there seemed to be a brief lull in the daily gang related executions but the violence still continues. As we speak a Surrey groom died of a cocaine overdose in Kelowna shortly before his wedding. Another man linked to the Independent Soldiers was found dead and another man in Maple Ridge was shot to death days after a gang member was shot 20 times but survived.
Yes it's all gang related as organized crime fight over the drug trade we have become enablers for. Legalizing all drugs in not the answer. Legalizing crack and crystal meth is social irresponsibility. That would take us from lawlessness to anarchy. Perhaps it's time to wake up from our judicial apathy and fix the problem.
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