For anyone who doesnt know Vancouver is the posterboy of catch and release policing. If I remember right violent crime has risen dramatically in the past 10 years but when you looks at the stats its just the same 100 guys constantly stealing cars and attacking people because they never get more than a week in jail. Theres a guy who did it 3 times in the span of 2 days because he was released instantly each time.
Vancouver Downtown area is like one big open air mental institution these days
I was super close to being attacked by a random just last week coming home from the hospital
Standing at the bus stop with my headphones in, and I hear some crazy yelling right behind me
Turn around and some big hulking looking dude was screaming at the back of my head
I’m like WTF is going on, then he turns to an older man who is sitting in the bus shelter
Screams WAS IT YOU MOTHERFUCKER!, then spits in guys face
He stomps off, then turns back around and starts glaring at me and yelling
Then starts stomping back towards me
I’m like fuck it’s about to go down
But about a couple feet from me just suddenly stops, turns around and starts off back the other way, then crosses the street
I was like damn this nut case is going to kill somebody today
He was a big guy too and didn’t look all sickly like a lot of the junkies do
I’ve had quite a few crazy encounters with random nut jobs on the street
But thankfully nothing serious yet
Thinking about packing some damn bear spray though this summer
I’m so tired of mentally unhinged people roaming the streets