Vancouver stranger attacks: Suspect charged with murder and aggravated assault

[@bryanride]

As the individual who had laid those flowers at the site, I wanted to take this opportunity to expand on my comments that I provided on air. As far as life was concerned, Francis David Laporte and I were strangers. However, he was murdered steps from my home. I’m still haunted by what I imagine to be his final moments. I imagine that in one moment he was simply minding his own business, perhaps enjoying the bright morning sunshine, one of the last sunny days before the ensuing grey. And then in another moment his life was unjustly and cruelly taken away. Those very last moments - the fear, the confusion, dying alone on the hard concrete pavement. Life was already difficult for him - and he did not deserve this. That morning I had walked by the scene of the crime and saw the police tent and a tarp which obviously was covering a body. Later that evening on my way home from work, I stopped by and was rather astonished to find the site as though nothing had happened. There were no notes, no flowers, no evidence of the gruesomeness that had taken place. The sanitized site was further reinforced by crowds who were on their way to some sort of show or performance at the theatre. People were smiling and laughing, taking group selfies, and some even walked right over the very spot where Mr. Laporte had drawn his last breaths - all were probably oblivious to the horror that had transpired a short while earlier. I felt that this was wrong, that in a twisted way Mr. Laporte’s life was sanitized from our society. Who was there to give him his voice? Who would speak up for innocent victims of senseless violence? And so I felt compelled - hopefully no longer as a stranger - to do something small, to mark that I wouldn’t forget what happened, to at least give some voice to Mr. Laporte. And like many of my neighbours and fellow citizens, I’m angry and frustrated. We’ve all watched this before. Some of us have even lived it (myself having been randomly attacked on Robson Street last year). And it’s a tiresome refrain: 1) An attack happens 2) Media descends upon the scene 3) Press conferences are given 4) Empty platitudes are uttered 5) Oversimplified crime stats are spouted 6) The victim and the horrific incident soon fade from our collective memory Wash, rinse, repeat. Maddening, isn’t it? And, lost in all the chatter is this one salient point: accountability (or lack thereof). So what should we, as supposedly responsible citizenry, do? 1) Demand accountability for the reopening of Riverview or expansion of similar facilities. 2) Hold violent criminals accountable with tougher approaches from law enforcement and stricter incarceration policies. 3) Hold ourselves accountable by not perpetuating the myth that mental illness equals violence, and by educating ourselves with the overwhelming body of research that shows tenuous links between the two. (In fact, people with actual mental health issues are more likely than others to be the victims of violence.) Why is this distinction important? Because violent criminals should be treated as such - criminals - and those with mental illness who are no harm to anyone should not be further stigmatized. 4) Insist that violent repeat offenders have no place further threatening the very fragile fabric of our society. There is a glimmer of hope that Mr. Laporte’s senseless killing won’t be in vain.

[@garychiang2568]

Thank you for this comment. Well written and should be pinned for all to see. Thank you for making your voice heard and I agree with your points completely.

[@Housefly-sg1zw]

God bless you. 🙏

[@Koreanhipster]

Thank you for being such a wonderful fellow citizen and a neighbour to Mr. Laporte.

[@AlexFournier-o5d]

Well said! Thank you for giving M. Laporte a voice.

[@sazennonumber]

Thank you for leaving flowers and showing humanity. Also, thank you for sharing your thoughts, what you said is great. Sometimes, living in this city makes me feel like someone is carrying out an experiment to see how much suffering can average people endure. With so many experts around, it's astonishing that no solutions are offered. They all have to sit together, from all disciplines that are relevant to society: health, police, housing, finances, sociologists, education... and so on. 💐

[@thegreatnormad3424]

Mentally unfit tricks, why was he out after 60 arrests

[@dw5023]

Probably because Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party are weak on career/repeat criminals and let them roam free. Vote Conservative so these people will get locked up.

[@chrisjanssens4333]

Because Canada is soft and under the Trudeau government it will just get worse!

[@bobbyjones2911]

60 documented contacts with police? And and he's walking around in public places? Justice sucks!

[@MackABD]

Yeah if he actually served real time for all those offenses there is no way he would be able to build up that many and he would be in jail as we speak most likely. If he was in America I think he would be in jail for life or have the DP by now

[@bobbyjones2911]

@@MackABD very true.

[@ArnoldFreeman-n9g]

The work of NDP and liberal voters!

[@YC-nc2td]

Looks like the gouv is doing this on purpose..

[@bxba4589]

justin trudeau doesnt value seniors

[@sharonlefebure3892]

That was very respectful of that Asian man to place flowers 💐 where the 70 year old man was killed. Like he said we mustn’t forget the victims in these situations. I pray for his family and friends. RIP. Also I hope the 56 year old man makes a full recovery. Hopefully they can reattach his hand. My heart goes out for him as well.

[@KevinCalimachMorgan]

The name of the "asian man" is clearly in the video, Bryan Ide. Just use his name instead of calling him "that asian man".

[@bryanride]

@@KevinCalimachMorgan 😂

[@esparda07]

This dude will be out and about in a few weeks lol.

[@Bkaas]

Exactly.

[@tonyfanfarone]

How much more of this should honest law abiding citizens put up with before they stop favouring criminals over us? Seems like our rulers don’t give a hot damn. Of course they all have security and live in gated communities. Disgraceful.

[@ssv679]

💯

[@Rhdlm-yo1tv]

On a murder charge? Not likely…fear monger 😂

[@vancouverviking4652]

Weeks??

[@AC-zt2ky]

This is what happens with a “revolving door” justice system. Time for a government change

[@NettyB]

Our country is a disgrace because of progressive, soft on crime policies. Enough is enough. Mental health struggles don’t give you the right to murder. My condolences to the elderly man’s family: I pray that the other victim recovers as well.

[@cassidypresley7154]

What can you expect, when most Canadians voted for a politician....... (Trudeau) who's for the criminals of crime and not the victims of crime.

[@willard998]

It breaks my heart to see what my home country has turned into...

[@alvinjohnston4565]

You literally have to arm yourself if you walk Downtown . It's a free for all with little or no consequences

[@WinstonSmithRoom101]

even small cities are like this now, drug addicts and crazy people EVERYWHERE.

[@tonyfanfarone]

Just defend yourself and then you will see consequences from this sick government. You’ll be incarcerated without bail. Just need to protect the poor criminals from such a terrible fate. Oh Canada.

[@ParmMohan-us6rn]

VPD needs to focus on their first priority of eating donuts. Keeping Downtown and the rest of Vancouver SAFE really takes away from Donut eating everyday.

[@jesseredden7123]

What a ridiculous statement.

[@deesmith6363]

Blackjacks looking pretty good now, aren't they?

[@mizobvious3753]

Its another knife crime, acknowledge it because we're not stupid.

[@blueabattoir]

Psycho belongs in jail forever.

[@dc66588]

BC NDP announced $1 billion for drug and mental health support a year ago (mainly more beds for those voluntarily seeking help). Policies aren’t working. More involuntary treatment and tough-on-crime policies are needed now. NDP has had 7 years to work on this and the feds have had 9. It has festered and gotten way worse under their socialist policies. If you disagree with me, fine. But put yourself in the shoes of the public and especially those who are innocent victims of random violent crime. We pay insanely high taxes and should be safe to walk the streets without fear of being murdered in broad daylight. Something bold needs to be done to keep the public safe.

[@cassidypresley7154]

.........It's all......MOUTH!! and NO........action. Your being .......BRAINWASHED by the fullest of a far lift wing thinkers of.........DOOM!!

[@Ultradude604]

Not socialist policies. Bad socialist policies. The Chinese government socialist policies don't give out free drugs and reward criminals

[@ArnoldFreeman-n9g]

Old school police work is better then this safe supply policy that makes the government the drug dealer. How can a problem be stopped if people are not punished for it? Old school way is when people are caught using or selling these highly addictive opoids they are interrogated and offered plea bargains to rat out their dealer and investigators work their way up the chain building a case. Eventually they get figure out who the kingpin is and get them on a racketeering and conspiracy charge.

[@TheGruntski]

Dozens of run ins with the police and the judges persistently let him loose. Are these judges proud of themselves?

[@cassidypresley7154]

........doubt that......their probably.......lift wing liberal thinkers of DOOM.......out for the criminals of crime and not the victims of crime.

[@ArnoldFreeman-n9g]

The job of a judge is to judge people correctly, if they can’t do that they should be fired.

[@TheGruntski]

@@ArnoldFreeman-n9g Agreed. Judges are not qualified to play psychologist or social engineer, or to undertake to craft a new Constitution.

[@scooterdomsalt]

BOTH families and the survivor should sue the NDP-Liberal coalition for this!

[@flyingriders631]

Why bother to arrest him?

[@JJ-cf7nb]

So when did he get back out?

[@WinstonSmithRoom101]

it’s like “joker” out there…

[@Swecan76]

One person beheaded and one got his hand cut off. Saying "one person killed" is diminishing the horrific insane acts of murder. Murder not killed. This guy was constantly set free tons of assaults and arrests. This means this never had to have happened. It's like they want it to happen.

[@capresti3537]

No news story said he was beheaded.

[@Swecan76]

@@capresti3537 As though they would.

[@capresti3537]

@@Swecan76 How do you know he was beheaded?

[@sarpsays]

@@capresti3537 There were people who had paramedic friends involved in the scene who reported that it was a partial decapitation. News of course won't mention it, nothing goes wrong in Ba Sing Se.

[@MackABD]

He will claim he is insane an serve a couple years in jail canada is a joke

[@Ultradude604]

What will likely happen is he will be sentenced for 12 years. And people will be like, "Yeah, good job justice system!" And will be let out in 6 years with parole. "Good behavior"

[@MackABD]

@Ultradude604 if he was a normal guy 6. But since he is known to be mental he will be out in 3 or 4

[@hinicetomeetyou3600]

my friend just told me her friends work in the building right beside where it happened and the guy that died was decapitated but the police chief conveniently left that part out

[@dangerber8194]

Should be out on bail by the weekend. Typical day in Canada.

[@RicardoLopez-c2b]

He is probably out in 48 hours.

[@bobwoods1302]

Mental health struggles? Well that's a shame. Bring back the DS!!!!

[@sharnavrhowec8152]

Why are you not talking about the government helping people with mental disease instead of making money off of it

[@fishfish2128]

I’ve known Brendan on fb for a couple years he’s crazy af always talking about demons and crap he should not be out of prison

[@2FLIPS3.5TWISTS]

hahahaha, because its finally a white dude, they show a mugshot! Lmao! shameful

[@DylanF.B]

The usual suspect

[@taylorkutlass6220]

Good call. I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. In Canada we protect the identities of murders... who aren't white.

[@tonye4176]

Exactly

[@WinstonSmithRoom101]

@@DylanF.Bno this is just a “suspect”

[@justadildeau]

Joined KZbin 1 week ago eh​@@DylanF.B

[@canadiansfor2A]

Law abiding Canadains need the ability to carry pepper spray,tasers or a firearm for self-defense,clearly the police and politicians can't protect us its up to ourselves. Canada needs its own 2nd amendment type laws,castle doctrine and stand your ground laws. When seconds matter police are always mins away!

[@patrickwolf795]

I totally agree. This country is a joke. Do you happen to know if there are any parties where self-defense is a priority for them?

[@MackABD]

Carry bear spray it's legal , im sure a charge would get dropped against you if a judge heard you sprayed a guy cause he was trying to stab you to death and the criminal already had 60 priors already😂

[@MackABD]

​@@patrickwolf795Conservative - Pierre poilievre

[@patrickwolf795]

@@MackABD Don't be so sure, my friend. Bear spray is legal, but not in an urban setting. Now, a judge might not convict if you use it in self defense, but that's not the point. The point is Canadians don't have the legal right to self-defense and they don't have the legal right to carry weaponry in self-defense. Call me cynical, but I don't want my fate to lie in the hands of a judge who may or may not have common sense. I want my fate to be protected by the law.

[@patrickwolf795]

@@MackABD He actually spoke about self-defense laws? Do you have a source?

[@spark_6710]

What's going on in this world !? So sad !! I thought Canada was a safe country ! 💔

[@Bkaas]

All of these issues are killing our tourist industry.

[@bcanuck]

"industry" lol.

[@Mitch_Kelly]

We need more immigrants to fix that right away...

[@HaloFlemz86]

My favorite city in the world and I have been to many is getting dangerous. So sad. My condolences to the victims of this horrific events and I hope the perpetrator gets the help he needs and do his time for this crime. Love from Edmonton. ❤

[@KieranDevine]

Dont worry, local police are completely safe.

[@JessiJohnson1]

“Stranger attacks” are a daily thing now in Vancouver…

[@potatopotato8360]

Gotta carry a gun or pepper spray if you want to walk around there.

[@vancouverviking4652]

Please vote Conservative on Oct 19. And end this madness!! 🍁🍁🍁🇨🇦💪🏿💪🏽💪

[@cassidypresley7154]

.........That's wishful thinking.......to most Canadians who are......Right wing thinkers of a party that loves their own dictator........like Trudeau and his lying party of.........DOOMED.

[@mynamesnotrob]

I think they do have to start allowing guns now for civilians to protect themselves and the lives of others. Even if it means, the occasional unhinged person does something stupid with their gun at least you should have the right and ability to protect yourself. We have pretty strict hunting laws, hunters should be at least allowed to carry concealed weapons.

[@bobbymalhi6082]

Woodchipper

[@Mitch_Kelly]

even just a hand

[@Stu-w7r]

Don’t worry, the judges will find a reason to let him out, if the prosecutors even pursue charges.

[@scottw550]

The killer awoke before dawn He put his boots on He took a face from the ancient Art gallery And he walked in downtown Vancouver... Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain, yeah -Jim Morison

[@chrisjanssens4333]

Piere Poilievre has been talking about this catch and release policy for months now. Canada is currently way too soft on violent offenders, among a million other issues. Hopefully some change will take place down the road!

[@AM-cl4pe]

Now days entire downtown is not safe to walk around, any one can get attack any time from any where, homeless are spread all over downtown now, sad truth 😢

[@Pepe46873]

The NDP kept his drug supply full and free

[@yourend3177]

Na, I heard that is right wing speciality--esp Poilievre

[@mouseandryforever6848]

This guy has been out here in East Van!! I've seen him! So he was allowed out by the courts and then killed someone. Crime is increasing. I was threatened by a drunk guy and police didn't even come!! They were too busy.

[@Podagee]

a repeat offender released and still attacked people.... no this doesn't happen crapnada

[@nfraser7036]

Sad to say, but nothing will happen until a politician, judge or law enforcement person or family is the victim. Then you will see some concrete policy changes.

[@krunchtime420]

I blame trudeau.

[@scizzorfairy]

Broken system and innocent people pay the prIce. Never mind the police chief stating this is the norm and can happen in any city. REALLY????? Someone lost their life and another innocent a hand. NOT NORMAL AND WE NEED A CHANGE ASAP!!!!!!

[@larrywilliams3858]

This country is F'd. Make asylums great again.

[@julbea]

Gee what do you know, previously released.

[@myaccount-jk3tx]

Personally, I have been attacked at least 10 times, by random ppl, over a span of around 2.5 decades in Vancouver alone 👎 police 🚓🚨 do fk all 💩 starting to like the 🇷🇺 & 🇨🇳 better 🤣

[@handzus19]

Vancouver, do you think it's time to finally change your decades old voting patterns?

[@BDee3126]

Diversity is our strength!

[@FrostedGlyph]

Is this the"swagger" we heard so much about? Hope you're enjoying the higher property taxes for these results.

[@LivPoxleitner]

gad dam. what is happening out there?

[@lastChang]

Thanks, China 🇨🇳! People truggling with mental health have increased sharply *since the start of the Wuhan outbreak.*

[@magdalen5108]

We know how these people are, dont mention the race though because thats not PC 🙄

[@TBA-zv9qt]

FJT!

[@J3LL05H0T]

Well well well, the usual suspect

[@johntitorii6676]

If it was any other suspect u wouldn't be shown nor hear much about it

[@willyhwang1059]

wheres batman

[@Nikitateagurl_77]

Usual suspect

[@martymethuselah]

the great white bred menace.. this is why Canada lost the great race conflict of WW2

[@saxonthegermanshepherd2809]

It was a holy war

[@martymethuselah]

@@sebm8511 Canada lost WW2 to Japan in other words and NATO and EU and Germany

[@martymethuselah]

@@sebm8511 censorship is why you have lost the holy part you need to know holy to know truth and truth itself to the Axis forces of earth and first nation medicine wheel ... sunshine

[@martymethuselah]

@@sebm8511 UN was formed by FDR at the four freedom speech.. that is why Asia allied forces were called UN forces allied with USA and UK in WW2

[@martymethuselah]

@@sebm8511 Canada lost WW2 to Germany and Japan that is law read treaty of San Francisco

[@juliet4140]

💔

[@Nichol-q5w5w]

J'ai décidé d'essayer un nouveau jouet sexuel. Il avait plus de réglages que mon four à micro-ondes. Je m'attendais à ce qu'il soit accompagné d'un manuel d'utilisation et d'une ligne téléphonique de dépannage😛

[@solidnem]

Was he schizophrenic?

[@Rhdlm-yo1tv]

They both were

[@jimmy-iw3sb]

yes

[@J3susSaves]

Oh noooo not francis😂😂