TrickyRicky
Senior Member
^ Forget #me too, Black Lives Matter or Donald Trump, the true upheaval of our times is the aging of our population. So get used to it, the future of our world is grumpy and old 
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SunriseChampion
Senior Member
I'm way ahead of the times. I've been grumpy and young for over 20 years!
TrickyRicky
Senior Member
^And on drugs. No one does more drugs than an old person!
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Hold my beer/pipe/insufflation prop.
PS: That was my lol of the day. Thank you. Laughter is the heartbeat of the universe. <3
Newintown
New Member
not just at night...even in broad daylight street harassment has become a daily occurrence....it was not like that even a few years ago...and seems to be just getting worse and worse...
Admiral Beez
Superstar
It would help if we have beat cops walking the streets. You could walk from my house near Sumach and Carlton to Ryerson, then to the Eaton Centre, then up Yonge and then back home along Wellesley to Sumach and you won’t see a single police constable on their feet. Beat cops interact with their community, are in an area for longer periods (vs. people with bad intent can just wait a second for the police car or bicycle to move along), and petty crimes like vandalism, litter, public drunkenness, public drug use and urination, illegal parking and sidewalk obstruction can be at least recorded.
Honestly, I don‘t know why we issue TPS officers with boots or shoes. Just send them out in driving slippers, put a little TPS patch on the side so they look dandy.
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Newintown
New Member
The question is how do we get the attention of the city with regards to this? What is the best forum? Last year I sent a complaint to the police and what I was told was to report incidents individually...once they find there are a lot of incidents in an area, they would deploy police to monitor it....but I have experienced this harassment everywhere...king west, Queen west, yonge and Dundas, Saint Lawrence market, bloor and Jarvis, yorkville, Berczy park....things were not like this in the past...not sure what’s happening to Toronto...
picard102
Senior Member
Que the inevitable complaints of "militarizing" and marginalizing complaints if you see cops regularly patrolling the streets on foot.
gabe
Senior Member
I'm going to have to install security cameras on my property. I have had people snooping around my house all summer long.I got a locked fence and motion lights, but that doesn't stop the prowlers from getting in and nosing around. I see foot prints and damaged flowers in my back garden, and i spotted a guy checking car doors on my street a few weeks ago around 5 am. So far only a few dollar store solar lights have been stolen. Back in the spring someone tried to pry open the side door on my garage. I got a big dent mark in my door now. It never used to be this bad.
Back in the spring someone tried to pry open the side door on my garage. I got a big dent mark in my door now. It never used to be this bad.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Security cameras are useless. I think half the houses in my neighbourhood have cameras. On the Cabbagetown blog we post photos and videos of porch pirates, bicycles thieves, drug dealers, all with faces clearly visible. Do you think the police are coming over, setting up forensics to catch these guys? No sir, if it’s just property crime without forcible entry the Police don’t even want to see the video, they just give you a report to submit to your insurance. That’s if the police come at all, it might be days later before they arrive.
salsa
Senior Member
Yikes. Which neighbourhood is this?I'm going to have to install security cameras on my property. I have had people snooping around my house all summer long.I got a locked fence and motion lights, but that doesn't stop the prowlers from getting in and nosing around. I see foot prints and damaged flowers in my back garden, and i spotted a guy checking car doors on my street a few weeks ago around 5 am. So far only a few dollar store solar lights have been stolen.
Newintown
New Member
If you think this is bad....google Dundas and Sherbourne and check what comes up....
I really feel something needs to be done to save this city
Admiral Beez
Superstar
On the contrary, IMO at least.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
Related, got this from Matlow's newsletter:
joshmatlow.ca
I'll be honest, Midtown was largely devoid of some of the issues downtown until these shelters opened up. I feel obligated to defend them from NIMBYs because I am aware of the science and best practices, and that it helps the city overall to spread some of the burden (and these vacant properties are ideal), but I can't deny the various anecdotes I've heard from neighbours and experienced myself.
Roehampton Shelter: Progress Update & School Safety Plan
In the midst of a pandemic and housing and opioid crisis occurring simultaneously, our focus as a community has been on ensuring the safety of our neighbourhoods, while supporting our City's most vulnerable. The Broadway site has closed and each client has been provided shelter or housing...
joshmatlow.ca
I'll be honest, Midtown was largely devoid of some of the issues downtown until these shelters opened up. I feel obligated to defend them from NIMBYs because I am aware of the science and best practices, and that it helps the city overall to spread some of the burden (and these vacant properties are ideal), but I can't deny the various anecdotes I've heard from neighbours and experienced myself.
Jasmine18
Senior Member
abolish the police, all will be fine.