Tag Archives: gangs

Gangs in Sudbury: another follow-up

By Julie Laurin | Published: April 14, 2010

A lot of you read my initial article about the youth street gang initiative that is taking place in Sudbury, even though there’s no evidence or confirmation that there are any organized gangs there.  My article focused specifically on the poster being used by the Greater Sudbury Police because it depicted young children and babies [...]

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Invasion of the gangsta babies: the FAQ

By Julie Laurin | Published: March 3, 2010

I wrote an article a few days ago about an anti-gang campaign taking place in Sudbury.  Within 24 hours, my site traffic quadrupled and I received a great deal of feedback.  But it wasn’t my article that hit a nerve, it was the comments left by Norman Beauvais, who worked on the organizing committee for [...]

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Oh noes!!! Gangs in Sudbury! OMGWTFBBQSAUCE!

By Julie Laurin | Published: February 22, 2010

(Update: After receiving a lot of feedback on this article, I wrote a follow-up article here.) Oh Sudbury.  From the city that placed its memorial to battered women in a cemetary (I kid you not) comes the latest major gaffe by its police force: a gang awareness campaign that misses the mark, big time.  The [...]

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