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MegaMx 02-13-2009 08:25 PM

You gotta be kidding me... cops everywhere again. Shooting?
 
So after I make this thread http://www.revscene.net/forums/my-ma...s-t564525.html I get this thread http://www.revscene.net/forums/anoth...r-t564427.html (~5 mins away from me).

Just now I went out to grab some Quizno's and pass it going down north road after turning on como lake. I grabed it quickly, head back the same way and the road is blocked off by 5+ cops with another half a dozen or so circling around the other streets and the other cops I passed by.

What the hell is going on in Vancouver? I feel like I should go to Detroit for a safe vacation.

hk20000 02-13-2009 08:28 PM

well there was shooting right there yesterday of course they are going to close the area for investigation.

the more traffic the area sees the more likely evidence gets lost.

MegaMx 02-13-2009 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hk20000 (Post 6279835)
well there was shooting right there yesterday of course they are going to close the area for investigation.

the more traffic the area sees the more likely evidence gets lost.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegaMx (Post 6279832)
Just now I went out to grab some Quizno's and pass it going down north road after turning on como lake. I grabed it quickly, head back the same way and the road is blocked off by 5+ cops with another half a dozen or so circling around the other streets and the other cops I passed by.

What the hell is going on in Vancouver? I feel like I should go to Detroit for a safe vacation.

I passed through it without a single cop then 5 mins later tons.

StaxBundlez 02-13-2009 08:33 PM

yup
another day at the office for them

http://images.townnews.com/nctimes.c...2d0075158f.jpg

pretty crazy out there

staying inside isnt such a bad idea these days

Armind 02-13-2009 08:51 PM

So...... is this a new shooting? =\

hal0g0dv2 02-13-2009 08:52 PM

is A a headshot ?

tonyvu 02-13-2009 08:53 PM

god damn another one...

MegaMx 02-13-2009 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5enses (Post 6279870)
So...... is this a new shooting? =\

They wouldn't let anyone near to see, I doubt we'll find out until tomorrow morning.

murd0c 02-13-2009 09:05 PM

i listening to news1130 and nothing so far

R8 02-13-2009 09:08 PM

wait... is this the same house? they shot there again? jesus christ.... i live a street away from that place...

MegaMx 02-13-2009 09:09 PM

this was just right of the dealership across the street from lordco in front of a car stereo store that went belly up recently

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=4...,0.006984&z=17

R8 02-13-2009 09:12 PM

^so this was across the street from Trinity auto? err.....isn't that Cottonwood?

MegaMx 02-13-2009 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R8 (Post 6279908)
^so this was across the street from Trinity auto? err.....isn't that Cottonwood?

no right by trinity auto on the car audio store side not the lordco side. across from cottonwood

R8 02-13-2009 09:24 PM

^so basically down the street a little more? holy crap...... any news on this??? (links? i dont see anything on CTV nor news 1130.... i hope they arnt trying to hide info as if it didnt happen...)

MegaMx 02-13-2009 09:26 PM

it may not have been a shooting, could be another incident and due to yesterday's events the cops over reacting. i don't recall seeing any ambulances come to think of it but in the middle of the crowd of police cars there was a white car ... couldn't make out from a distance which one

Mugen EvOlutioN 02-13-2009 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R8 (Post 6279932)
^so basically down the street a little more? holy crap...... any news on this??? (links? i dont see anything on CTV nor news 1130.... i hope they arnt trying to hide info as if it didnt happen...)

da fuck i dont live too far away from there


WAT THE FUCK DUDE


fuck two days of shooting in a roll near my neighbourhood

WAT THE FUCK
:eek:

R8 02-13-2009 09:37 PM

^did you see anything today ??? im pretty damn scared now that its in fkin coquitlam

phatpower 02-13-2009 10:00 PM

I too live in coquitlam and its getting fucked up..

I welcome the new gang laws lets just see if they will work..

Hey mods we should make a gang shooting thread till the shooting stop or slow down..

R8 02-13-2009 10:02 PM

^what are the laws??? this gang stuff is really getting out of hand....

phatpower 02-13-2009 10:08 PM

The war on gangs: 168 new officers, special units, tougher laws and a crackdown on guns
Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, February 13, 2009

The B.C. Government has declared war on B.C. gangs by adding 168 new police specialists and 10 extra prosecutors to combat the rampant gunplay played out almost daily on Metro Vancouver streets.

And Premier Gordon Campbell said Friday two new 16-member anti-gang units will be dispatched to Kelowna and Prince George to deal with gangsters who've moved into those communities and set up shop.
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Campbell said the new police resources will almost double the number of officers dedicated to battling organized crime in B.C. to 368 at a cost of $69 million over three years.

Lower Mainland mayors, police chiefs and families of gang victims gathered in an RCMP gym to hear the release of the government's new seven-point strategy in response to brazen public shootings in recent weeks in mall parking lots and busy intersections.

Campbell said the infusion of resources would go to specialized organized crime units like the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the B.C. Integrated Gang Task Force, the Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Unit and the Organized Crime Agency.

"It is clear from what has taken place over the last couple of days that we need to do more and we will," Campbell said.

"Once those new police officers arrest the criminals, we need to prosecute them and put them behind bars."

He promised to spend another $185 million to build 304 new jail cells in Burnaby, Maple Ridge and Prince George, with the capacity to house 600 more inmates.

"We are going to make sure we have the jail capacity necessary to ensure that no criminals or suspects are released due to space pressures in our corrections system," he said.

Campbell pledged to work with the federal government to "to toughen the criminal code to get and keep criminals off the street."

"We need to make it much more difficult for those accused of gun cases to get bail," Campbell said. "We'll need to eliminate the two for one credit for time served while awaiting trial."

He also promised to make it illegal for gangsters to drive around in armoured vehicle and said he would restrict the sale of body armour to those without criminal records.

"More and more gang members are protecting themselves with armoured vehicles and body armour and they use those tools to take their war to the streets," he said.

Solicitor General John van Dongen kicked off the announcement in an RCMP gym at E-Division headquarters, which almost seemed like a political rally with applause throughout.

"No more gangs. No more guns. No more innocent victims," van Dongen said.

Van Dongen said the innocent victims of the October 2007 highrise massacre – Ed Schellenberg and Chris Mohan – have inspired him to act.

Mohan's parents Eileen and Sunil were on hand for the event.

Eileen praised the measures as a step in the right direction, but said parents and families must also be held to account for their gangster offspring.

"I blame the parents for accommodating their children," she said. "Their parents are cowards."

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, who has seen gang murders in her city this year, praised the infusion of resources, but said an independent overseer should be appointed to follow the money as it is handed out.

"This is exactly what we have been hoping for in the last number of years – a coordinated effort from all levels of government," Watts said. "We have seen the gang violence playing out on our streets."

Abbotsford Mayor George Peary, who hosted a public forum Feb. 2 on gang violence in his city, also welcomed the plan.

"The police will have a lot more resources now," Peary said. "Certainly this is going to mean a lot more police on the streets in Abbotsford."

Attorney General Wally Oppal, who just last week said the streets are safe, called the shootings "an unparalleled wave of violence."

"There will be a collaborative approach to this problem," he said, describing how he is off to Ottawa to push for legislative changes to bail provisions, as well as updated electronic surveillance laws that would make it easier to get wiretaps for gangsters' cell phones and blackberries.

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass said there has to be a "multi-faceted, coordinated approach with a properly functioning criminal justice system."

"These criminals are resorting to unprecedented levels of violence in places that put the public at extreme risk. We will not this to continue and we have been attacking the issue head on," Bass said.

Bass said the additional prosecutors will provide "immediate relief and ensure continuity from street-level police enforcement through to the court system."

But he said there must also be longer-term measures involving criminal code changes.

"Today's announcement demonstrates the shared commitment by all branches of the criminal justice system to put an end to violence in our streets," Bass said.

"This is not just a problem for the police to solve in isolation. It is a problem for our entire community to take on."

Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu said law enforcement is doing everything it can, but the courts have to do their part too.

"I want to assure the public the police will be arresting and charging gang members," Chu said. "The public should hold all parts of the system accountable."

NDP leader Carole James criticized the timing of the announcement, saying Campbell has ignored gang violence for years.

"Now that the premier is getting heat from the public and with the election just three months away, he has suddenly woken up to the problem. Gordon Campbell and Wally Oppal failed to act for years, why should they be trusted now?" James asked.

She also said Campbell is not being upfront about whether other areas of policing will be sacrificed for his plan.

"At this stage, I expect new and dedicated police resources to combat gang activity. And it must be reflected in next week's budget," James said.

Campbell said his government would increase money for anti-gang education in schools, as well as creating a gang hotline for tipsters to provide information to police. Increased rewards will also be offered, he said.

"These are significant investments. They are serious steps to stopping the gang violence in our streets because British Columbians are serving notice to gangs – you are not welcome in our province. You are not welcome in our streets, in our neighbourhoods, in our communities or anywhere in British Columbia."

The B.C. government plans action to take illegal guns off the street by:

• creating a 10-member "weapons enforcement unit" dedicated to seizing illegal firearms.

• providing additional powers for the chief firearms officer and taking over responsibility for the federal firearms program in B.C.

• doing more rigorous inspections and security standards for gun dealers and their stores.

• increasing licensing security rules for "prop masters", including reducing and limiting the number of authorized suppliers.

• shutting down weapon retailers and prop masters who fail to secure their facilities against break-ins and are unable to account for lost or stolen firearms due to negligence.

• requiring all health facilities to report treatment of any patients with gunshot wounds.

kbolan@vancouversun.com


© The Vancouver Sun 2009

I have to say something about Wally Oppal I think he needs to grow some balls and step up to the plate even more or get the fuck off the seat and let someone that knows how to get the job done..

R8 02-13-2009 10:13 PM

^who's Wally Oppal? I really don't think that will help as much...outlawing all that will just lead to people illegally buying it. As for additional officers, it could help a little.. but i dont think it will make that much of a difference...And is there news about todays new 'shooting' in coquitlam???

phatpower 02-13-2009 10:18 PM

this is oppal
Members
Photo of MLA

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ower/oppal.jpg

MLA: Hon. Wally Oppal, Q.C.

Vancouver-Fraserview

Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism

Elected: 2005

BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBERAL PARTY

E-mail: wally.oppal.mla@leg.bc.ca
Web site: www.wallyoppalmla.bc.ca

Office:
Room 234
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC
V8V 1X4

Phone: 250 387-1866

Fax: 250 387-6411


Constituency:

3158 East 54th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
V5S 1Z1

Phone: 604 775-2246

Fax: 604 775-2422

Wally was appointed Attorney General on June 16, 2005. He was elected in the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview in the 2005 provincial general election.

Wally has dedicated his entire working life to improving social justice and community safety. He was born in the Vancouver-Fraserview neighborhood, attended law school at UBC, and then returned home to practice law for 14 years.

Wally was appointed to the County Court of British Columbia in 1981 and to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1985. In 2003, he was appointed to the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Wally’s passion for the Canadian legal system is exemplified by the various positions he has held throughout the years:

* Permanent group leader of the Advocacy course of the Continuing Legal Education Society
* President, Law Courts Education Society of British Columbia
* Former Director, Family Services of Greater Vancouver
* Member, 1993 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for a National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
* Director, B.C. Coalition for Safer Communities
* Member, Supreme Court National Criminal Law Programme Judges Criminal Law Committee
* Author of report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Policing in British Columbia.

Wally is an avid reader, enjoys staying physically fit by playing basketball, as well as coaching in the Steve Nash basketball league. In his teens, Wally had a professional baseball tryout. Wally is married and has two children, both still in school.

Mugen EvOlutioN 02-13-2009 10:40 PM

sigh coquitlam is getting all FUCKED up now..


sigh

:cry:

abinga 02-13-2009 10:44 PM

Spotted!! Me standing behind the gangster who moved to port moody at a grocery store. I didn't know who it was till I saw the paper today.

abinga 02-13-2009 10:47 PM

I can see a helicopter circling the scene right now. I want to go take pictures but I don't want to get shot at...


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