....understandable in a society which has become more concerned about the the "rights" of the criminal than the victim and indicates we either don't have enough police or we are not properly allocating resources; Eastern Danforth street sex sting nets 86 Johns
...at Toronto Silly Hall the issue is "Not-so-excellent Bloor St. adventure.‘Culture change’ needed for T.O.By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun
No help for elderly man mugged on subway
Riders wait to board a subway at the Bloor platform in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
Updated: Mon Apr. 26 2010 5:38:39 PM
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Toronto police are asking the public for help in identifying two suspects in an alleged subway robbery this weekend -- help that wasn't forthcoming at the time for the victim.
On April 24, a 79-year-old man was riding an eastbound subway train, police said Monday in a news release.
As the train approached Chester station, a man sitting next to the victim asked for some change.
When the 79-year-old said he didn't have any change, the suspect asked him again. A second suspect then asked the victim for change.
The victim tried to activate the passenger assistance alarm but couldn't reach it.
Police allege both suspects then grabbed hold of the victim and stole his wallet.
The victim fought with the suspects and called out for help, but no one on the subway came to his assistance, police said.
"It is disappointing," Brad Ross, a spokesman for the Toronto Transit Commission. "People may feel intimidated about getting involved."
It isn't clear how many people were on the train or why they ignored the scuffle.
Ross said had someone else pushed the yellow strip, it would have alerted the subway train's operator and guard. They in turn notify transit control and TTC security officials before the train arrives at a station.
"We do encourage customers, if they see another customer or passenger in distress -- whether it's a medical incident or a criminal occurrence -- to press the yellow strip," he said.
The two suspects ran out of Chester station with the victim chasing after them.
Police later found the wallet on Danforth Avenue.
The suspects are described as 20-year-old black males. They are described as 5-feet-8 tall and were wearing all black. The jackets of either one or both of the suspects featured a design or writing on the chest.
In February, a 23-year-old woman was robbed of her iPhone while sitting on an eastbound subway train at Dundas West station. Police announced Friday they are still looking for the public's help in their investigation.
Snatch-and-grabs involving portable electronics such as iPhones are relatively common, but Ross said the mugging of elderly passengers is rare.
Anyone with information about either crime is asked to contact police at 416-808-5400, or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477.
But when all is said and done...
By TOM GODFREY, Toronto Sun
A feisty 79-year-old gave chase to two young suspects who stole his wallet on a TTC subway train last weekend, police say
...makes it impossible to be critical of Donato's assessment of our "justice" system. 
