You saying he would have gotten robbed?
I don't know much about Toronto, but no offense, I stayed in a newly 'gentrified' area of vancouver called Surrey, and I saw some rough looking rednecks, but I not once felt threatened, walking around with video games in my hand (infamous 2 to be exact). Hell I even saw a swastika (first time in my life) and still stomped around that place not worried about nothin. I don't know what it is about Canada, but come to south or east LA and your perspective changes. nikkas in the U.S are wolves man.
It's like when poor africans move into the projects and act like they've gone to the burbs. "they broke in, but no one got kidnapped, raped and I didn't have to shoot my father in the face, quite a peaceful place, we have running water I'm happy.

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african immigrants be the only people new to the hood but walking around all comfortable and shyt, be having me like
I go to females (esp mexican) hood, I'm hitting her up soon as I get pass the tracks, like you better be outside let these nikkas know.