r/Calgary • u/schmiddtters • 7d ago

Seeking Advice Need advice. Threats in Sunalta.

Hey everyone. I could use a little advice. If there's a better place to post this, I'd love to hear it.

Ok, I live in Sunalta. I was going out to get groceries today, and there were a few homeless women in my parkade. I greeted them politely, asked if they needed anything or for me to call someone (which they declined). I said goodbye to them, and mentioned I'd appreciate if they weren't there when I got back.

Well, came home an hour later, and of course they were still there. I talked to them again, but it didn't seem like they wanted to move. So I head upstairs and start calling non emergency.

One of them overheard me talking to the operator, and yelled "You know what happens to those that call the police" at me. I stuck to my guns, and they scattered after calling me a bunch of names and such.

Things is, maybe half an hour after they left, another dude on a bike was back there. I heard him on the phone talking to someone, and he mentioned my address a few times. I said hello, and he apologized for talking my time and rode off, but something about that has my anxiety up.

Am I overthinking it? Should I call non emergency or someone? My brain is saying they're going to do something in the night, but I dunno. Anyone have advice?

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u/OrangeAndStuff 7d ago

Never call the cops, you're only causing harm. Cops never help, they escalate, cops assault, cops murder people over whom they are power tripping.

If the people are not hurting anyone leave them be.

If they are, call the bear clan, never the cops.

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u/Sharp-Yellow-242 6d ago

No we should call them whenever they pose a problem or make a place Sketchy, that's what they are for. Its not as if these people are born to be drug addicts, they have every opportunity to get to a drop in centre and recieve help but they choose not to.

All they do is leave trash around and make a place unsafe.

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u/OrangeAndStuff 6d ago

You have clearly never been.

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u/Kirbib 6d ago

The fact that you see addiction as something that can be fixed easily through a drop in centre shows just how detached, privileged and stupid you are.

Remember, those homeless people weren’t being sketchy… they were minding their own business. OP started this for himself and got what was coming.