A letter calling on the province to protect citizens in the face of 91裸聊视频渃riminal activity and social disorder91裸聊视频� by enacting a Community Safety Act is making the rounds of B.C. city council chambers.

The Lilia Hansen on behalf of her council, sent to Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth and cc91裸聊视频檈d to municipal councils around B.C.

91裸聊视频淥ver the last few years, Fort St. John and many other communities have experienced increases in criminal activity and social disorder,91裸聊视频� says Hansen91裸聊视频檚 letter. 91裸聊视频淚n part, this deterioration has related to drug addiction and mental illness. It has also related to the apparent inability of the justice system to hold anyone accountable in a meaningful way.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭here is growing frustration at unchecked property crime and the experience of watching formerly safe neighbourhoods decay. It is demoralizing to watch the revolving door of arrests and releases and overdose deaths.91裸聊视频�

The mayor of Fort St. John says the province had a Safer Communities Act on its books that contained a 91裸聊视频渟uite of reasonable, and seemingly effective tools that would have been extraordinarily helpful and reassuring to our citizens.91裸聊视频�

Unfortunately, the mayor said, that act was never brought into force. The mayor said municipal bylaws are no substitute for the 91裸聊视频渕eaningful support of the provincial and federal government.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淥ur bylaws were enacted to provide solutions to manage conventional municipal problems like un-mowed grass, or loud music. These laws were never designed or intended to manage the impacts of organized crime destroying neighbourhoods with impunity,91裸聊视频� Hansen says.

The mayor91裸聊视频檚 request to the Solicitor General to consider enacting a Community Safety Act found sympathetic ears across the province in Campbell River where its council voted unanimously to endorse it.

91裸聊视频淵eah, the last paragraph really struck me,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t said, 91裸聊视频業 implore you to consider whether the balance should live between the rights of our citizens to enjoy a peaceful existence and the rights of those who have destroyed the peace.91裸聊视频� And this is something I91裸聊视频檝e always thought as well is, when things are out of balance, people get unhappy.

91裸聊视频淎nd I91裸聊视频檇 say the public tone right now isn91裸聊视频檛 happy with how things are being handled.91裸聊视频�

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