From the Vancouver Sun:
"In Boston news reports said the police banned street parking in that city' downtown, didn't allow any public gatherings outdoors, added hundreds of extra police patrols and did not allow people to enter downtown bars after the second period started....
The Boston police have had plenty of experience to learn from. In the past seven years, three people died and there was widespread vandalism in the city during celebration of big wins by the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics."
Will it take a death to bring us to our senses here? I find it interesting that the police chief, the premier, and the mayor all continue with the same refrain....that cost was not at issue and they are determined to continue to hold large gatherings regardless.
Cost should always be at issue when this city has a serious homeless problem and the downtown Eastside continues to exist. I can't imagine what the final bill will be after the investigations, the prosecutions, jail time, probabtion, damage to businesses, increased insurance costs, and loss of tourism revenue.
Too bad all this money couldn't have gone into solving serious social problems rather than throwing a party for the privileged.
