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Jim Dans has been cussed out, spat on, pushed and otherwise badly misused by angry people. He works as a security guard, and tickets cars for a living. It comes with the territory. But on June 21, Dans finally met his Waterloo when a young man mercilessly kicked him into unconsciousness over a $30 parking ticket. The Guildford resident, 53, said that when he finally came to, his head looked and felt “three times too big.” Asked what he’d say to his attacker, if he could, he replied without hesitation. “I’d like to ask him why he wanted to kill me, and why he Jim Dans wanted to kill me over a $30 parking ticket,” Dans said. “Is it that expensive? A $30 parking ticket? Geez, I spend $30 on dinner, so, a $30 parking ticket to me is nothing.” Surrey Mounties are looking for the attacker, described as a South Asian man in his late teens or early 20s. “We are asking anyone who may have witnessed this unprovoked attack to please contact us,” Cpl. Bert Paquet said. “This is an isolated incident; however, it is nonetheless a despicable act on a resident from our community who was just doing his job.” Dans had been dispatched by his employer, Concord Security, to the 10200-block of 168th Street, near Pacific Academy in Fraser Heights, to deal with a complaint.
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts joins KISS bassist Gene Simmons at a press conference Thursday announcing a $10,000 donation by the band to Surrey-based Sophie’s Place, a facility for kids who have been physically, mentally or sexually abused. The money will help fund an expansion of the centre, which opened in February 2012 at The Centre for Child Development on 140th Street. The Now was at the press event in Vancouver. See full story on page A17. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)
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