[mikeInAlaska]

Victoria BC is the only place I've walked past someone smoking heroin out in the open on a busy city street. (Last October.)

[blackeyeblitzar]

I’ve seen this in Vancouver, Portland, and SF. Not saying it isn’t worse in Victoria, just that all these cities have a similar political leaning and policies, and have induced the same criminal behaviors.

[xer0x]

Did the policies really induce the criminal behaviors?

[blackeyeblitzar]

Maybe induce is the wrong word? I’m not sure. What’s your perspective?

[throwthrowuknow]

Do sidewalks induce people to walk to the store?

[anon291]

Yes. In Portland, the surrounding counties have much lower rates of issues.

[yieldcrv]

every population center on the pacific coast is like this from Vancouver to San Diego

[mtlmtlmtlmtl]

I've seen people smoking heroin on the subway, in the park, and various other public places in Oslo and yet public drug use isn't decriminalised here. Once you hit a certain low, you just stop caring, I suppose.

[jjgreen]

You see it occasionally in London, the usual deal is to pop into one of the old red telephone boxes for a toot.