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Post by lionsden® on Dec 28, 2005 16:55:20 GMT -5
TORONTO: Canadian officials, seeking to make sense of another fatal shooting in what has been a record year for gun-related deaths, said on Tuesday that along with a host of social ills, part of the problem stemmed from what they said was the US exporting its violence. Canadian prime minister Paul Martin and Toronto mayor David Miller warned that Canada could become like the US after gunfire erupted on Monday on a busy street filled with holiday shoppers, killing a 15-year-old girl and wounding six bystanders — the latest victims in a record surge in gun violence in Toronto. The shooting stemmed from a dispute among a group of 10 to 15 youth, and the victim was a teenager out with a parent near a popular shopping mall, police said on Tuesday. "I think it's a day that Toronto has finally lost its innocence," Det Sgt Savas Kyriacou said. "It was a tragic loss and tragic day." While many Canadians take pride in Canadian cities being less violent than their American counterparts, Toronto has seen 78 murders this year, including a record 52 gun-related deaths — almost twice as many as last year.
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Post by Poshbird05 on Dec 28, 2005 17:39:57 GMT -5
dick
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Post by webm@ster on Jan 7, 2006 13:28:59 GMT -5
I once read a study showing that although Canadians watch the same TV as we do ( large amount of action and violence) it does not seem to rub off on their gun violence stats. I thought that was interesting since a lot of other studies claim that TV influences a society's behaviour.
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Post by mape on Jan 7, 2006 15:02:16 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is really blaming it on American tv, music or anything like that. The problem is that illegal guns have become too easy to obtain on the streets, especially for young people. The majority of the guns come from across the border and it's just too hard to catch them with the way border checks are right now. So curse your damn second amendment
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Post by nyr401994 on Jan 13, 2006 13:46:42 GMT -5
what the hell is happening in canada? are the mounties beating people with hockey sticks? (just trying to get on your neves mape haha)
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