We’ve written about this “problem” in Canada previously—-drugs and gang violence in western Canada (Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, here).
From the Edmonton Journal:
Osman Barre has buried 20 young Somali men in Edmonton in the past four years.
The Somali sheikh is responsible for the Islamic ritual of washing and preparing the bodies of his community’s dead.
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Too many times, the bodies before him have been victims of homicide, all of them men.
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Young Somali men have been coming to oilrich Alberta from southern Ontario over the past decade, some to find lucrative jobs, others tempted by the opportunity to make fast cash selling drugs.
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Across the province, community leaders say as many as 32 men have been killed. Not all were involved in drugs or gangs, but many were known to police when they died.
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Unofficial estimates peg the Somali population across Canada at 150,000 to 200,000.
Mohamed Abdi, communications co-ordinator for the Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton, estimated the city’s population numbers between 10,000 and 15,000.
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The recent string of killings has created a poor image of Somalis in the city, he said, when the vast majority are law-abiding and work hard to build lives for themselves and their families.
They just need stuff—programs($), community centers($), activities($) for the kids, that’s all!
“These are Canadians who need integration. They need mentorship programs, they need workshops.”
Where have I heard this before? Oh yes, Minneapolis when Somali “kids” kill each other and here is one from Columbus, Ohio—just give us more taxpayer funded stuff.