-- TORONTO -- The incidents occurred between approximately 10:30 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday, Staff Sgt. Greg Payne of 13 Division told ctvtoronto.ca.Just another reason, my friends. The wolf pack guzzles your child... you'll never forgive yourself.
In one incident, an 18-year-old was reportedly beaten with a meat tenderizer (earlier reports said a steel bar) and kicked as a group demanded his money, cellphone and iPod. The victim received serious injuries to his head and face.
In another incident, an assailant struck one of two men in the head with a blunt object. That victim was hospitalized. A third victim suffered serious injuries to the face and head after being repeatedly struck with a blunt object while being robbed of his cellphone.
Police say there have been five other iPod-related robberies in the city in the past two weeks.
Get out while you can.
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RELATED: Why take my word for it?
Good point... let's ask Statistics Canada...
"The latest tabulations by StatsCan, focusing on research compiled in 2006, shows that violent crime among young people aged 12 to 17 has increased 12% in the last decade, and 30% since 1991."**********
LAST WORD: Lorrie Goldstein has a plan
Finally, as a symbolic gesture, I would divert all money now spent by councillors on foreign travel, save for the mayor, to these programs, as well as $10,000 each from their office budgets.*
That's because real leaders should lead by example. And because it's time we fixed this mess instead of just talking about it.