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“People were posting about enacting violence, like ‘we should carry bats, I’m going to carry a bat and knife’ … that kind of information really concerned me when I read it.” https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/10/01/aggressive-posts-in-online-cambridge-group-raise-concerns.html
Publicly available police data show that occurrences of petty crime being reported in Cambridge decreased over a three-year span. Is fear or factual data motivating the increase in police and security guards? Graphic made w/ help from @OuthitRecord
Great piece from @LatifRecord to offer more context around the political landscape in Cambridge. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/10/01/cambridge-byelection-sours-as-city-grapples-with-social-issues.html
@DavisRecord outlines what private security can/can't do, and recourse to file complaints if these new patrols downtown over-extend their powers. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/10/01/what-can-and-cant-security-guards-do.html
