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originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: pcgamer11
Have you been to the once uninhabitable neighborhoods in New York City? Red Hook, Greenpoint, the Upper Westside, Alphabet City?
Gentrification coupled with increased police presence has made them hot spots for both professionals and families.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: lostbook
I'm surprised you aren't aware of this, but DC is often ranked side-by-side alongside Baltimore in highest murder rates.
originally posted by: yuppa
a reply to: SuperFrog
NPR...LOL they are as belivable as RT. or stormfront these days. Accordsing to law we do register guns. We have three that are registered ourselves. We have STATE databases and not a national one for easier access to checking someones guns out. Its how we can track a guns ownership down and find shooters.(of legally purchased guns)
Theres no way to stop th eillegal ones though because they dont operate under th elaw. ALso alot of Guns come from out of the country too. Since fully autos are too exspensive for a thug to buy.
originally posted by: lostbook
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: lostbook
I'm surprised you aren't aware of this, but DC is often ranked side-by-side alongside Baltimore in highest murder rates.
I'm aware that DC can be a pretty violent place but it's nothing compared to L.A. The quality of life is better in DC: schools, jobs, transportation, etc.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: lostbook
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: lostbook
I'm surprised you aren't aware of this, but DC is often ranked side-by-side alongside Baltimore in highest murder rates.
I'm aware that DC can be a pretty violent place but it's nothing compared to L.A. The quality of life is better in DC: schools, jobs, transportation, etc.
I was also under the impression that schools were just as bad as in Baltimore. Are you in the surrounding counties by any chance?
Someone is selling guns to people who are not supposed to get it. How this can be prevented? Crime rate will fix itself once that is figured out.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: lostbook
The homeless are on the rise in Baltimore... I see them on corners everywhere. Though neither Baltimore nor LA are as bad as Portland, but then again Portland doesn't criminalize or mistreat the homeless so its become kind of a homeless mecca if you will.
originally posted by: butcherguy
That is a pretty tall order to fill.
Considering that they can't rid our country of drugs that aren't even produced inside of our borders.
IOW, it isn't going to happen.
The problem isn't guns anyway, it is the mindset of the people that are pointing them and pulling the trigger.
How can we fix that?
It is not like bad people got their own gun factory - they all got guns mainly made here...
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Actually Baltimore has been undergoing a CONSIDERABLE gentrification process for the last 15+ years or so. Our Inner Harbor and surrounding downtown hangout areas (Canton, Fells Point, Federal Hill) have all been VASTLY redone. Heck, Canton alone has undergone a significant transformation. It used to just be dockside warehouses and a grimy area. Now it's all shopping, eating, and a really nice place to live.
I was down there twice in the past month so I was able to see this for myself, however gentrification is not the only aspect for helping to reduce crime, you need an increased police presence in trouble neighborhoods a la New York did.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: lostbook
The homeless are on the rise in Baltimore... I see them on corners everywhere. Though neither Baltimore nor LA are as bad as Portland, but then again Portland doesn't criminalize or mistreat the homeless so its become kind of a homeless mecca if you will.
originally posted by: lostbook
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Wow. I just checked out world homeless statistics and Manilla Phillipines is #1 at 1.2 mil, New York is #2 at more than 60,000+, and Los Angeles is #3 at 57,737, Dc is #17 at 6,856, Baltimore is #20 at 4088 homeless, and Portland is about 4000 homeless. I think this topic deserves a thread of its own.
Sorry to topic drift in your thread but I just wanted to clarify.
originally posted by: lostbook
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: lostbook
The homeless are on the rise in Baltimore... I see them on corners everywhere. Though neither Baltimore nor LA are as bad as Portland, but then again Portland doesn't criminalize or mistreat the homeless so its become kind of a homeless mecca if you will.
Hm.m.m...Never been to Portland. Good to know. So, is it basically a city of homeless people? Whereas Baltimore just has a lot of crime?
originally posted by: onequestion
so when they gentrify an area does that include new high paying jobs?