Sunday, November 06, 2011

First Occupy death: Vancouver drug overdose

Britain's Daily Mail is reporting that an Occupy Vancouver protester has apparently died of a heroin overdose. Last week another member of the group went into cardiac arrest in the Vancouver tent city, but was saved by a paramedic.

What have I been telling you about these shanties? They're menaces to public safety.

Debra Saunders phrases it better: "Free speech does not mean free camping."

The mayor of the British Columbia city is calling for the tent city there to be shut down.

UPDATE 6:00pm CST:

Horrible...look what is happening in Boston. From WBZ:

Three people arrested Thursday night inside the Occupy Boston camp have been charged with dealing crack cocaine.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens, who spent the night at the camp a few weeks ago, talked to a man who spends most nights at Occupy Boston. He said things have gone downhill.

"Things have changed drastically. It seems to be deteriorating," the man told Carl. "A lot of drug use, alcohol use, people getting into fights… It's deteriorating pretty quick."

There's a growing concern among police that people getting out of prison are coming here for the free food and shelter.

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