tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post6467987175196297178..comments2024-03-28T02:56:24.753-07:00Comments on Gangsters Out Blog: Reflecting on the homeless in East VancouverDennis Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-44408076948357293112013-10-13T21:05:02.482-07:002013-10-13T21:05:02.482-07:00Indeed. Yet back in the /80’s when heroin was big ...Indeed. Yet back in the /80’s when heroin was big before crack hit the scene, things were different. It was bad but not as bad. Most people think you have to be pretty far gone before you stick a needle in your arm. Yet most heroin addicts weren’t nearly as violent as the crack addicts. Crack just makes people go crazy and violent. It’s deceptive because people think that since they’re not injecting it it’s safe because you won’t get aids. Yet I think it’s even more damaging. Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-27229218477478416682013-10-13T20:04:50.612-07:002013-10-13T20:04:50.612-07:00These people do not fear the law. Law enforcement,...These people do not fear the law. Law enforcement, for all practical purposes, cannot stop them from doing business, all it can do is inconvenience them. Until that changes somehow, the dance will not change and the song stays the same.......trailrunner78https://www.blogger.com/profile/06694102447472594355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-80893819544609622322013-10-13T19:10:30.974-07:002013-10-13T19:10:30.974-07:00When I was posted to Vancouver we'd get off ea...When I was posted to Vancouver we'd get off early on Friday's. As a time killer while waiting for the train, I'd ride my Mt. Bike in the back alleys of the DTES and around the city. I saw multiple people, weekly shooting up. It is a sad state of affairs down there. Makes me wonder about humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-13986942821219095162013-10-13T14:00:23.024-07:002013-10-13T14:00:23.024-07:00No worries K, law enforcement are watching very cl...No worries K, law enforcement are watching very closely.<br /><br />If that is indeed Matt, it is extremely reckless to even imply the threat of harm, or criminal threat. That's a very fine line in law.<br /><br />Many died for the rights of ensured free speech, or the freedom to ride motorcycles and associate in groups for that matter. Even Matt's free speech ( which I don't begrudge ), nor the right of an MC to do as they wish without extreme harm to other's, is protected.<br /><br />What isn't allowed is threat, assault, murder- implied or effected. Never has been- never will. That's the difference really. Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465191887578800845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-9189033459626344732013-10-13T13:03:08.779-07:002013-10-13T13:03:08.779-07:00I spent some time in Tent City during the occupy p...I spent some time in Tent City during the occupy protests and it is unbelievable how much you can see. Why would anyone bother hiding their needle when it is essentially legal to inject? It is extremely easy to be confrontational with an encrypted identity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361764249966022288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-22743935462864132272013-10-13T12:47:35.750-07:002013-10-13T12:47:35.750-07:00Perhaps but I will keep my word. If he gets caught...Perhaps but I will keep my word. If he gets caught selling crack or heroin again I’ll put it back up with one click of the mouse. This is his change to keep his word and make a change. It’s up to him to take it.Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-84555618942942623572013-10-13T12:45:41.786-07:002013-10-13T12:45:41.786-07:00You obviously have never been in the DTES. It’s ve...You obviously have never been in the DTES. It’s very difficult to walk around there and not see someone sticking a needle in their arm, neck or anywhere else. No one hides it from anyone there. Sorry, I don’t have time to argue. People are free to set up their own blogs to promote opposing views. My support of the New York model is firm. I wasn’t hunting for the homeless. I was looking for a guy I used to know who is threatening my daughter and putting her life at risk.Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-58113932119824810762013-10-13T11:33:19.549-07:002013-10-13T11:33:19.549-07:00Wow, I'm surprised matt even has the IQ requir...Wow, I'm surprised matt even has the IQ required to use a keyboard, let alone a computer. <br /><br />Don't compromise. They will just keep pushing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361764249966022288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-27192499782912689142013-10-13T07:34:47.333-07:002013-10-13T07:34:47.333-07:00MS: Yo man I was just gonna bend over backwards an...MS: Yo man I was just gonna bend over backwards and do something nice for Thanksgiving and you have to go and spoil it. You keep digging yourself deeper and deeper. Most locals think you'll never change. I'll give you one last chance. I'll make the post draft so it goes offline. If you get busted for selling crack or heroin again I'll bring that same post back. That's the best I can do for you. Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-38739249597056952902013-10-13T07:22:19.373-07:002013-10-13T07:22:19.373-07:00tell your princess i say hi and cant wait to meet ...tell your princess i say hi and cant wait to meet her xoxo Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357116147050045930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-25800378333625102882013-10-12T23:24:14.411-07:002013-10-12T23:24:14.411-07:00You did not "hunt" for anybody. Your sto...You did not "hunt" for anybody. Your story of seeing someone with a needle in their arm is highly unlikely, they would hide it as you walked by. I would love to debate you on many of the topics you post, yet again you maybe intimidated that an educated person is taking the other side (on some postings) and not a thug. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-21203157100933282072013-10-12T19:13:58.258-07:002013-10-12T19:13:58.258-07:00Thanks. We shall soon see. I guess my beef is all ...Thanks. We shall soon see. I guess my beef is all the threats aimed at my daughter. I fully realize that if I step up to the plate and talk shit it’s going to make me a target. People are going to threaten to harm me. It just really bugs me when anyone threatens my family. It has the reverse effect on me. It enrages me and makes me go ballistic. I’m like how dare they cross that line. Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.com