@OurThing, it was the fact that innocents were actually murdered or shot. A small child, at one stage.
Hey Nicky, do you mean in the Colombo war or the Canadian?
I was living in the area back when the Colombo thing was going on, and knew some of the people, but hadn't heard anything about a small child being killed (although i do remember the bagel store shooting of the teenager). Any info you have would be appreciated, you have me racking my brain now. Thanks!