Pubdate: Tue, 06 Dec 2005
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 The Province
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: Paul Davey

INVITATION FOR DISASTER

Considering the newly armed SkyTrain police will be operating in an 
area with a high concentration of people, I think it is an invitation 
for disaster.

Our regular police are involved in a seemingly never-ending series of 
judgment calls involving policing and weapons.

Now these armed, "fully trained" officers will be policing an 
additional powder-keg environment.

If SkyTrain stations have long been a breeding ground for crime, why 
hasn't the VPD cracked down on them?

Sooner or later, there will be a shooting incident on SkyTrain.

Probably sooner.

Paul Davey,

Vancouver
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