Homeless man sentenced to house arrest?

27Feb08

I was confused by “Vancouver panhandler gets house arrest for attack” on National Post, which describes a drug-addicted panhandler attacking an old man who always gives him money in front of the man’s church, and getting a sentence of house arrest.
Er, am I missing something here? What house arrest? Are we arresting that man in [...]

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Tags: downtown eastside, drug, homelessness, social issues, vancouver

The Anomalies 01

23Feb08

Dexter sat in front of his computer, with no intention to work. Under the dim light of his room, the molding mugs, the used tissues, and the half-eaten food spread around a mess of tangled cables like dead insects trapped by a bush of poison ivy.
This used to be a perfect place for Dexter to [...]

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Tags: computer, matrix, novel, sci-fi

Vancouver explosion, US campus shooting…

14Feb08

After two consecutive Wednesday threats in UBC, this past Wednesday was thankfully quiet. Many students were still feeling the slight unease though, and debate over whether BioSci is safe or not. “What if this time, s/he is giving no threats because it’s for real?” some thought.
But all around, things are looking really messed up. Instead [...]

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Tags: campus shooting, care, chaos, community, despair, incident, love, people, suffering, threat