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One Rotten Apple.

On Saturday Feb 22/14 @ 12:55 pm I came home from Shoppers Drug Mart. As I approached the front entrance door tenant and former friend Dean K was coming out, he looked angry and came towards me in attempt to elbow me in the ribs or to give a heavy shoulder block. Since I saw him coming I quickly responded by moving out of the way and he didn’t connect.  The way he stumbled forward I thought he was drunk, he was shouting obscenities which I choose to ignore and proceeded into the building.  I know this was caught on security tape.  There is something seriously wrong with Dean, few times he’d see me in the mall or in the downtown area he doesn’t come near me or bug me but in the KMHC building he thinks he can harass tenants  In the past I’ve put up with his snide and rude remarks in the hallway and now he’s trying to get physical again.  The KMHC office is totally useless in these matters. If required I’ll use this post as an incident report for the police.  Tenant Dean King must stop harassing and if he gets violent again I will respond in self defense then lay criminal charges.
It’s a real shame he can’t move on in his life, he has an unusual personality which makes it difficult to make friends; he’s naive and reckless and has a history of being violent to native women.  Tenant Shirley once told me Dean tried to force his way into her unit over his misplaced hammer, now she won't answer her door if he comes knocking.
How he got here is odd, he told me his house on Six Nations reservation was beyond repair so his sister who works for social services on the Rez decided to ship him down to Hamilton to KMHC.  When he arrived here he had no idea where he was and why he’s here.  At first I took him under my wing, I tried to teach him how to behave in public and direct him to the local community services and resources that are available in the downtown area.  When I first met him I knew he has a personality disorder, some tenants in the building knew him from the Rez they confirmed my suspicion. 
Dean I know you read my blogs.  Get professional help.

Tk

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