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91ƵHighly intoxicated91Ƶ teenagers in Campbell River incite brawls with city91Ƶs downtown homeless: RCMP

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91ƵMultiple teenagers, predominantly in pickups91Ƶ attempted to engage in fights and violence with members of the community91Ƶs homeless population Friday night (Sept. 30) in Campbell River91Ƶs downtown core.

91ƵPolice are not blind to the frustration that is being caused by the crime that accompanies homeless-addiction issues, but clearly this type of vigilante justice is not an effective way to deal with the community91Ƶs social ills and simply adds to them,91Ƶ Const. Maury Tyre, RCMP media liaison officer, said in a Facebook post. 91ƵAdd to the fact that most of these teens were highly intoxicated and you have an extreme recipe for disaster, one that could very well end tragically with someone91Ƶs death. As none of the youth were 19, it was not as if they had ventured into the downtown core late at night to enjoy the night life and something bad happened, they were there for one reason only.91Ƶ

Several of the youth and young adults were apprehended by police and the incident is under investigation.

91ƵIt truly was the saddest of situations,91Ƶ said Const. Tyre. 91ƵA group of privileged youth taking on some of our town91Ƶs least privileged and hoping to provoke a street war. In recent weeks, similar events have occurred where jacked up pickups have chased and egged the homeless and thrown rocks.

91ƵThe property crimes that are committed due to addiction are an excessive problem, yes, and homeless camps in the downtown core do look dreadful. But attacking the homeless only encourages them to arm themselves and makes the situation infinitely more dangerous as the drug induced paranoia can lead many to believe that any citizen passing by is out to get them. Quite frankly our community is better than this, and these young people should be ashamed of their actions.91Ƶ

If you have any information related to these young people and their actions, the RCMP are asking you to contact them at 250-286-6221.



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