The recent rebranding of safe consumption sites is interesting, they are now called "overdose prevention sites" and in the cushy rebranding they are attempting to quash protests against the location of these sites. Not wanting a safe injection site close to schools seems reasonable. Yet, these protesters are also going to be painted as NIMBY. I'm beginning to wonder when exactly do we experience a movement focused on creating safe streets and parks?
NIMBY has been a bad word as nobody wants to be called that for things such as getting more neighbours or having extra shade in their yard due to a taller development nearby.
But seriously who does want to have untreated mentally ill and addicted people screaming on their street? Or to find uncapped drug needles on the ground? Or to wash human sewage away from their doorway? Or to experience a measurable increase in crime including B&Es? Who wants to come home to someone in their home, refusing to leave, and destroying their possessions?
And if there's any well-off donors to the cause calling anyone a NIMBY or saying we're not compassionate enough the first thing I want to know is where do they live. If they're living in Oak Bay, Saanich they've got no credibility.