A desperate young man broke a window, frightened residents as he roamed the hallways. He doesn\u0027t need a jail cell, he needs help.
He didn’t appear dangerous to anyone other than himself in his sad, dazed state as he disappeared around the corner of the high-rise condo building. But minutes later, he was screaming at the entrance.Sign up to know what's really happening by reading daily editorials and commentary by British Columbia's opinion leadersBy clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Those of us who saw parts of the man’s progress from despair to desperation wonder whether something could or should have been done to avoid all of this — the arrest, the damage, and now the lingering fear.Article content Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC councillors won a majority by promising 100 additional police officers and 100 more psychiatric nurses.Article content
NDP Premier David Eby has recognized the severity of the public safety problems posed by the overlapping crises of poverty, homelessness, addiction and mental health treatment, not only in Vancouver, but across the province.Article content That was one of the conclusions in a 110-page report on repeat offenders and violent stranger attacks released by the B.C. government in October.Article content
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