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Gonzales Neighbourhood Dissociation
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The voice of a particular Victoria neighbourhood. We're dissociating. From you. From ourselves. We’ll write a better bio later. Harm reduction, cycling, stopping genocide, clover point discourse, owning the NIMBYs, etc. etc.
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stephenharrison.bsky.social
Here we can see VicPD has more officers per capita than 82% of U.S. police departments, for cities with over 100,000 people. 100,000 people is a cut-off Statistics Canada uses when reporting on police data, so I've replicated that here for comparison.
Yellow background with black font. VicPD has more officers per capita than 82% of U.S. police departments. More than: [List of hundreds of U.S. jurisdictions] Sources: Statistics Canada, "Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services," 2023. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Employees Data, 2023. Cities with population over 100,000.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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stephenharrison.bsky.social
VicPD wants another $11 million in 2026. That could pay for all the city's proposed cuts. Or for housing. Victoria councillors will be talking about the police budget on November 20th. Tell them you don't want 25 more police officers and $90 million spent on police!
VicPD wants a 14%, $11M budget increase. The city already spends a quarter of its funding on police. VicPD has the third-most officers per capita in the country, but they’re demanding 25 more in 2026. VicPD’s proposed 2026 budget increase could pay for: All the proposed cuts to city services (and more), Annual rent for 449 1-bedroom apartments, or Literally anything other than policing mental health and poverty. To oppose another massive annual increase in police spending, email councillors@victoria.ca or council@esquimalt.ca Sources: Statistics Canada, "Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services," 2023. Areas with population over 100,000. Rentals.ca, "National Rent Report," October 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
gndissociation.bsky.social
How does one “abuse” hallucinogens ?
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM