Sunday, April 05, 2009

from the "Bloodcouver" dept.

Oh, this isn't good.

An article in the UK Independent throws light on a subject that the champions of Vancouver would rather you didn't know about.

The headline:

From heaven to hell: 18 die as drugs war rages on streets of Vancouver

Not only does the civic PR machine have to counter such brazen journalism, it also has to deal with the homeless, the heroin and Vancouver's returning to the status of "no fun city."

But first, the blood:
"As it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, what it's got now is not cuddly, eco-friendly publicity, but blood-spattered streets littered with shell casings and corpses... [MORE]"
Man, I am so proud of my city. But wait... I live in Guatemala, where it's much safer:

Street gangs target and kill bus drivers in Guatemala

"In a country as bloody as Guatemala, the last two weeks have stood out. In the last several years, bus drivers have became targets for street gangs seeking extortion money. But the thugs are not breaking the drivers’ kneecaps — they are blowing their heads off. The number of bus drivers killed was around 80 last year.... [MORE]"
Jeez. Can you tell the difference? I can't tell the difference.

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