01-09-2010 at 11:05 PM
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Attack in Westdale
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/701844
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SUV drove at pedestrians twice
Hamilton police are investigating an incident in Westdale yesterday where an SUV was driven at five university students -- twice.
Police said five young men were walking on Sterling Street around 3 a.m. when an SUV pulled up beside them and three men got out. A fight ensued. The three got back in the SUV, which drove at the students.
Then it reversed and tried to hit them again.
The SUV fled, running a red light, when one of the students yelled the licence number of the vehicle as he talked to police on a cellphone.
Police found the SUV and stopped it nearby. The occupants were taken in for interviews. The incident is still under investigation. Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings said paramedics treated some of the pedestrians for minor injuries.
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01-09-2010 at 11:16 PM
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Holy !#@# [email protected]# [email protected]# [email protected] [email protected]# ... Wait... Does this mean I should be getting a better rent deal since I just leased a place in the area?! Wow... I thought this was a nice community? |
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01-09-2010 at 11:18 PM
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Wow.
This is super scary...
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I guess no where's safe. O_O
Thanks for letting us knoww!
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01-09-2010 at 11:30 PM
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at 3am 3 guys in an SUV decide to attack 5 students? wtf
3v5 is just stupid. I wonder why the fight occurred, seems like info is missing.
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01-09-2010 at 11:57 PM
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Well its most probably drunk bros vs even drunker bro's. Its frost Week; I live in Westdale and even upto 4amish I am kept up by Drunk people walking around & Shouting or Nearby Keggers.
Drunk people + Crowded Clubs+ Being C*** Blocked/Rejected for Being Creepy by Girls= Fights. 
Because this wasn't a random "crime" of any sorts. It was premeditated and a result of an earlier interaction between the two parties.
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01-10-2010 at 12:04 AM
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Hrrm, second incident in Westdale in quite a short period... doesn't sound good at all.
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01-10-2010 at 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by feonateresa
Hrrm, second incident in Westdale in quite a short period... doesn't sound good at all.
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At least its being reported on. How many drunken stupid stuff happens elsewhere that we dont hear about? I live a few blocks from Hess, and see cops flying up that way all the time late at night with sirens and lights on, but I never hear about what happened.
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01-10-2010 at 01:34 AM
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This wasn't just a random attack. It's one group of drunk morons going after another group of drunk morons since there was probably an altercation during the night.
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01-10-2010 at 07:41 AM
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I would not be worried about this, WestDale is like one of the few spots to live in Hamilton where it is safe, there arn't big houses around because its a ghetto, but if you drive 5 minutes out of Westdale you get into the dangerous spots...
Anywhere towards downtown you get into bad areas anywhere towards mountain, and Dundas/Ancaster is good areas.
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01-10-2010 at 12:57 PM
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I would not be worried about this, WestDale is like one of the few spots to live in Hamilton where it is safe, there arn't big houses around because its a ghetto, but if you drive 5 minutes out of Westdale you get into the dangerous spots...
Anywhere towards downtown you get into bad areas anywhere towards mountain, and Dundas/Ancaster is good areas.
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Hamilton isn't that bad, and I wouldn't say anywhere in particular is "dangerous". Please don't spread this myth as it actually prevents students from exploring the city and getting to know the city they reside in for 3+ years.
Every city has its rougher areas, but for the most part Hamilton is safe and you can feel safe exploring almost everywhere - just use common sense.
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01-10-2010 at 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by noghi
Anywhere towards downtown you get into bad areas anywhere towards mountain, and Dundas/Ancaster is good areas.
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I happen to live downtown (by St. Joseph's Hospital) right by the mountain and it's a very nice area. You should see the mansions where I live, there are some shady areas downtown, but for the most part it isn't as bad as what people think. I think the main reason why there is so much stigma about downtown is because of the Gore Park area, but most people are harmless, I've happened to have had a couple of really interesting conversations with the people in that area. You're fine as long as you're not wandering around alone at 3 am pretty much.
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01-10-2010 at 02:31 PM
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I'm sorry, but if you're telling people that it isn't safe for them to walk alone during the night that probably means the area is a bad one.
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01-10-2010 at 02:33 PM
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idk, I wouldn't feel safe walking in any neighbourhood alone at night, even in a small town.
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01-10-2010 at 02:38 PM
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Nobody should be walking around alone at 3am anywhere. Bad things can happen to people when they're alone at night no matter whether a place is "bad" or not.
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01-10-2010 at 03:18 PM
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always carry a weapon. kill anyone who gets in your way.
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