DonLever Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 from CKNW: Should Downtown Eastside residents be able to sell goods on the street? Right now there is a bylaw against street vending, but the Pivot Legal Society’s Doug King is hoping to change that. “We are going to be asking that the bylaws be either read down or exempted for low income residents of the Downtown Eastside pertaining to the street vending.” Aiyanas Ormond is with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users . “What we don’t want to see is the police using this vast discretionary power to walk down Hastings and hand out street vending tickets to people that they targeted.” King will launch a constitutional challenge next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 First they want they want the cops to stop ticketing thing for jaywalking. Now they want an exemption to the street vending bylaw. Its getting ridiculous. If you ever go that area you see them displaying goods on the sidewalk everywhere. It looks like a 3rd world zone there. Who funds the Pivot Legal Society and the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users anyway? I hope it is not the taxpayer. Oh, BTW, you don't suppose some of of them are stolen goods? The sellers say they find them in dumpsters and backyards. Sure. I see some with original packaging (like batteries). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehlers Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 As long as they aren't shoving the stuff their selling in my face, they aren't hurting anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 As long as they aren't shoving the stuff their selling in my face, they aren't hurting anyone. Except the people and businesses that they steal from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Except the people and businesses that they steal from And the businesses they set up shop in front of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 First they want they want the cops to stop ticketing thing for jaywalking. Now they want an exemption to the street vending bylaw. Its getting ridiculous. If you ever go that area you see them displaying goods on the sidewalk everywhere. It looks like a 3rd world zone there. Who funds the Pivot Legal Society and the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users anyway? I hope it is not the taxpayer. Oh, BTW, you don't suppose some of of them are stolen goods? The sellers say they find them in dumpsters and backyards. Sure. I see some with original packaging (like batteries).LOL.Try visiting an actual '3rd world' area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 And the businesses they set up shop in front of.Do those businesses sell boards and iron bars? Because that's all I see in their front windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Do those businesses sell boards and iron bars? Because that's all I see in their front windows. It depends which locations you are referring to. I'm sure that if they allow this then it won't take long before someone sets up in front of an active, busy business on the refurbished streets because of the heavier foot traffic. It's inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Its all stolen goods. Why hand out a ticket? Just confiscate the goods and then donate them to families in need. That way you just shift these goods from one person in need to another, which represents zero loss for the needy, and helps discourage theft. It also avoids ticketing people who have no ability to pay, there is no need for that, just a waste of time and resources for everyone involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Do those businesses sell boards and iron bars? Because that's all I see in their front windows. Its because of the people that live down in those areas that those bars are prevelant in high crime areas people get broken into alot and because the police are busy writing speeding tickets they cant respond to actual crimes that dont make the city money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Its all stolen goods. Why hand out a ticket? Just confiscate the goods and then donate them to families in need. Stolen goods are supposed to be returned to their rightful owners. Not given away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 One day when your home gets broken into and these junkies sell em easily on the streets for their next high, I am sure you will have a difference of opinion (for those that think this is ok). Also would love for families and tourists to negotiate around piles of garbage on the sidewalks. These organizations that stand for the crack heads are crack heads themselves or scum bag lawyers that are trying to build resumes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Pivot Legal Society says street vending should be legal in the City of Vancouver Vancouver, BC, Canada / (CKNW AM) AM980 Laura Baziuk April 15, 2014 07:24 am The Pivot Legal Society is heading to court this morning to challenge the City of Vancouver over its street vending bylaw. Lawyer Doug King says low-income people need to sell their old possessions to survive. He says, “Most of them are (on) disability, on pension. And really, they need street vending to make the low-income that they need.” He plans to argue that the city’s bylaw is too broad, and violates a person’s charter right to security of the person. King adds many people don’t sell stolen property — in fact, they turn to street vending so they don’t have to commit crimes like prostitution or drug dealing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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