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One of Jaking's stated goals is to improve the overall conditions of our Jane-Finch community. Let's be honest - I'm not going to snow folks and claim that Jane-Finch is a paradise on Earth.
(Although it must be noted that f you attend any of the outdoor warm weather area get-togethers, the assortment of femininity on display will appear heavenly. Sigh.)
Jane-Finch has its issues, and no one should put their head in the sand and pretend it doesn't. However, let's ease up on the horrification, okay? Who does it really help when social ills are turned into rampaging Godzillas, spewing radioactive lava everywhere?
A great example of horrification was provided in a charming article published in the March 23/08 issue of the Toronto Sun. Sadly, if you try to search for it online, you'll get this message: The story you are searching for is available in its entirety via email, fax or mail for $12.00 (plus GST), payable with credit card (include expiry date).
Well, I don't want to cut into anyone's profit margin (or violate copyright), so I'll only quote a few lines.
Let's start with the title, shall we? It's an attention-grabber, all right:
Fear at the corner of guns 'n' drugs
"Guns'n'drugs". Cute. I've been to the corner of Jane-Finch many times, and the only drugs I ever scored came from the Shoppers Drug Mart. As for the guns ... sorry, never saw one there.
Guess I must have been blind, because check out the article's opening paragraph:
Jane and Finch. What started as an urban planning dream quickly became a disaster and developed into a notorious neighbourhood where youth go to die or go prior to jail.
Wow. Quite the choice for youth, isn't it? It makes you wonder. As I wrote above, I spend a lot of time in the Jane-Finch area, and it seems to me that it's rather heavily populated for an area where the youth either die or go to jail. Maybe everyone's out on bail. It's not like the writer offered a third option. Guess everyone's living on borrowed time.
Notice to the Toronto Sun: folks, you have been found guilty of horrification!
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