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I guess nowhere is safe downtown. I was on my way back home from seeing Joan of Arc at Lee's Palace when I ran into the aftermath of a shooting. Some guy who lived nearby said he heard 6 shots and two people were wounded. More on the story: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/462689This shit is depressing. I just moved to Walmer 2 months ago. But more importantly, I hope the victims and witnesses are okay. |
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« Reply #1 on: 18 Jul 08, 00:08 » |
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« Reply #2 on: 18 Jul 08, 00:40 » |
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wow... crazy people and their guns...
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« Reply #3 on: 18 Jul 08, 01:26 » |
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What's happening to Toronto?
I've only lived here for 8 years, but is this amount of shooting common for downtown?
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« Reply #4 on: 18 Jul 08, 02:43 » |
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looked crazy up there. close to home.
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« Reply #5 on: 18 Jul 08, 04:16 » |
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What's happening to Toronto?
I've only lived here for 8 years, but is this amount of shooting common for downtown?
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« Reply #6 on: 18 Jul 08, 06:45 » |
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Interesting because someone got shot and DIED that same night somewhere else and there were only a snippet about it
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« Reply #7 on: 18 Jul 08, 06:52 » |
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« Reply #9 on: 18 Jul 08, 08:40 » |
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That article was a bit confusing, especially when it said that in 2007 Toronto had the most homocides since 1992.
It's interesting how that article pops up directly after a shooting in the Annex.
Maybe crime had gone down in the past year, but in the past month or so it seems to be going up
and maybe that wasn't taken into account when composing all those statistics?
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« Reply #10 on: 18 Jul 08, 10:01 » |
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i think the summer heat makes people edgy and more prone to pulling out the firearms they shouldnt be carrying in the first place.
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« Reply #12 on: 18 Jul 08, 11:27 » |
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was the person who died white? if so, it's a news item, if not, it's 'gang violence'. as for the article, the use of 'hipster' is ama-zing! Interesting because someone got shot and DIED that same night somewhere else and there were only a snippet about it
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« Reply #13 on: 18 Jul 08, 11:30 » |
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I guess nowhere is safe downtown.
didn't this happen on brunswick ave, across from The Brunswick. is it really safe there anyway? not if your on a date with a frat boy. |
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« Reply #14 on: 18 Jul 08, 12:45 » |
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My poor roommate Amy was really distraught by the whole thing, she saw the dead guy and all that. Just the night before we had a major shitcapade outside our own house.
This hood is ridiculous. There's bomb threats and cops on every corner half the time. It's such a boring fucking neighborhood people actually do crazy bullshit like go to school, watch TV in bars and carry around firearms to spice things up a bit.
I can't believe anybody brought up safety issues when I moved to Parkdale last year. No way Bathurst/Bloor is less crazy than Dundas/Ossington.
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« Reply #15 on: 18 Jul 08, 12:54 » |
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Dundas/Ossington is sleeeeeepy
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« Reply #16 on: 18 Jul 08, 12:56 » |
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the most dangerous part of that hood is the drunken fireworks coming from Haggard World!
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gotta love the enthusiasm for the independent arts in this city!
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« Reply #17 on: 18 Jul 08, 13:05 » |
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I guess nowhere is safe downtown.
I was on my way back home from seeing Joan of Arc at Lee's Palace
when I ran into the aftermath of a shooting.
Some guy who lived nearby said he heard 6 shots and two people were wounded.
did anyone think to question tim kinsella? hello?  |
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« Reply #18 on: 18 Jul 08, 13:39 » |
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did anyone think to shoot tim kinsella? hello?
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« Reply #19 on: 18 Jul 08, 14:34 » |
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I've been in the city now for about 7 years and I have to say that I'm genuinely freak out with the shootings in my area(s) lately. College and Bathurst? The Annex? It always seemed like the shootings were more on the outskirts of the city. Guns can go fuck themselves.
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« Reply #20 on: 18 Jul 08, 14:45 » |
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SOMEBODY GOT SHOT DOWNTOWN?? HOW CAN THIS BE?!?!
I've lived here for 15 years, in pretty much every area of downtown. None of this surprises me anymore. Get used to it.
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« Reply #21 on: 18 Jul 08, 14:47 » |
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^^truth was spoken!
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« Reply #22 on: 18 Jul 08, 15:08 » |
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I guess nowhere is safe downtown. I was on my way back home from seeing Joan of Arc at Lee's Palace when I ran into the aftermath of a shooting. Some guy who lived nearby said he heard 6 shots and two people were wounded. More on the story: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/462689This shit is depressing. I just moved to Walmer 2 months ago. But more importantly, I hope the victims and witnesses are okay. ohhh boooo hoooo , cry me a fucking river..... you live in toronto .... get over it for fuck sakes...... or move  |
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« Reply #23 on: 18 Jul 08, 15:11 » |
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Unless it's completely random, what's the big deal? I mean, as far as fearing for your own safety goes. The likelihood of being shot has a whole lot more to do with who you are/are with than where you are, no? This stuff can happen anywhere. A lot of people are assholes and dumb as fuck. Shitty, but I don't know... meh.
"Hordes of Annex hipsters watched in disbelief" is amazing, though.
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« Reply #24 on: 18 Jul 08, 17:17 » |
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lest we forget the Year of the Gun
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« Reply #25 on: 18 Jul 08, 17:20 » |
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It was you wasn't it.
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« Reply #26 on: 18 Jul 08, 17:28 » |
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My poor roommate Amy was really distraught by the whole thing, she saw the dead guy and all that. Just the night before we had a major shitcapade outside our own house.
This hood is ridiculous. There's bomb threats and cops on every corner half the time. It's such a boring fucking neighborhood people actually do crazy bullshit like go to school, watch TV in bars and carry around firearms to spice things up a bit.
I can't believe anybody brought up safety issues when I moved to Parkdale last year. No way Bathurst/Bloor is less crazy than Dundas/Ossington.
Wow, Amy saw this go down D? She alright? They're saying tho that the two were just wounded. |
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« Reply #27 on: 18 Jul 08, 18:59 » |
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i've lived i the annex for nearly my entire life and i've never been shot, nor do i know anyone that has been.
there's no point to live in fear! just LIVE!
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« Reply #28 on: 18 Jul 08, 19:07 » |
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did anyone think to shoot tim kinsella? hello?
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« Reply #29 on: 18 Jul 08, 19:12 » |
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did anyone think to shoot tim kinsella? hello?
WIN; EPIC. yeah... nice and "clever"... something ironic about that... |
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« Reply #30 on: 18 Jul 08, 19:35 » |
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lest we forget the Year of the Gun
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« Reply #31 on: 18 Jul 08, 20:27 » |
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I guess nowhere is safe downtown. I was on my way back home from seeing Joan of Arc at Lee's Palace when I ran into the aftermath of a shooting. Some guy who lived nearby said he heard 6 shots and two people were wounded. More on the story: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/462689This shit is depressing. I just moved to Walmer 2 months ago. But more importantly, I hope the victims and witnesses are okay. ohhh boooo hoooo , cry me a fucking river..... you live in toronto .... get over it for fuck sakes...... or move I don't think anyone should have to get "used" to shootings, but thanks for the arrogant wisecrack! Maybe I'm just not as cold as everyone else is yet. |
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« Reply #32 on: 18 Jul 08, 20:53 » |
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I've been shot at twice in the years i've lived here. I'm numb to a lot of things, I suppose.
It's still a great city, with everything to offer, and I am thankful that I get to live here.
Stating "I guess nowhere is safe downtown" is a touch fatalist, don't you think?
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« Reply #33 on: 18 Jul 08, 21:03 » |
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I've been shot at twice in the years i've lived here. I'm numb to a lot of things, I suppose.
It's still a great city, with everything to offer, and I am thankful that I get to live here.
Stating "I guess nowhere is safe downtown" is a touch fatalist, don't you think?
I think people have to get used to hearing about people getting shot, but, dude, getting shot at is crazy and FAR from the norm. This thread links so closely to the "perception of being safe" post in the scariest street downtown thread, but I don't have time to make the connections. I think people should try to maintain a realistic view of the city (and "city life" in general). For me, I think that falls somewhere between Bob and Littleproud on this thread  |
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« Reply #34 on: 18 Jul 08, 21:08 » |
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did anyone think to shoot tim kinsella? hello?
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« Reply #35 on: 18 Jul 08, 21:50 » |
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blame it on the brunswick... or the secrets from your sisters closet. They were looking for g-unit panties and got pissed when they found none.
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"I guess nowhere is safe downtown" is a touch fatalist, don't you think? |
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what does life feed on?
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life feeds on life feeds on life
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