There's one in every neighborhood

[Zedtom]

Last night a guy from a bail bond company came by looking for a neighbor of mine. It seems that he was in a courtroom during a hearing after being arrested, when he suddenly jumped up and ran out of the courtroom. I didn't have any information to help them out, but I thought that there was some weird stuff going on in my neighborhood.

Why is there always one house in the neighborhood that doesn't seem to fit in? I'm no saint myself, and I've had a few wild parties at my house. I live in a pretty diverse area with all races and lifestyles, but these people are always in trouble with the law.

I'm not looking for a perfect world, but every place I've lived has a house on the block that always attracts police activity.

 

[conjur]

Might I suggest higher level of standards when evaluating your next housing purchase?

 

[Mr N8]

So you support the structuring of neighborhoods?

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
So you support the structuring of neighborhoods?

I certainly do.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
So you support the structuring of neighborhoods?

I certainly do.

Ditto. I work two jobs to be able to afford to live in a "nice" neighborhood. Welfare-cheating-section 8 recipients that do drugs and refuse to get jobs don't belong where I live.

Nice neighborhoods are expensive no so much b/c the housing is "so much better" but to keep the bad elements OUT.

 

[Zedtom]

Well, I consider my neighborhood to be lower middle class, and the values keep rising with each year. There has been a shift in ethnicity- with whites selling their homes to Latinos and blacks. The problems seem to be with the working class whites and their kids. I think the minorities are too busy working to pay off their mortgages to get in trouble.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Welfare-cheating-section 8 ... neighborhood

I thought that's where you lived?

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Welfare-cheating-section 8 ... neighborhood

I thought that's where you lived?

Used to. Not anymore. It was nice when I moved in, then the complex I lived in and the one next to it were sold to a Bonded Property Company.

That's legalese for "We want poor, section 8, theives to live in our apartments!" :disgust:

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
So you support the structuring of neighborhoods?

I certainly do.

Ditto. I work two jobs to be able to afford to live in a "nice" neighborhood. Welfare-cheating-section 8 recipients that do drugs and refuse to get jobs don't belong where I live.

Nice neighborhoods are expensive no so much b/c the housing is "so much better" but to keep the bad elements OUT.

I see somebody has a superiority complex.

amish

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
So you support the structuring of neighborhoods?

I certainly do.

Ditto. I work two jobs to be able to afford to live in a "nice" neighborhood. Welfare-cheating-section 8 recipients that do drugs and refuse to get jobs don't belong where I live.

Nice neighborhoods are expensive no so much b/c the housing is "so much better" but to keep the bad elements OUT.

I see somebody has a superiority complex.

amish

Probably not so much superiority as "I-Don't-Want-My-TV-And-Home-Theater-Stolenity" complex.

It's pretty widespread.

- M4H