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Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:07 pm to Pettifogger
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"hey you know how everyone jokes about midnight basketball in high crime inner cities as a pathetic solution to murderous thugs? Let's go with that."
It really is about as racist of a solution as one could possibly come up with. "If you don't want them black youths running around thugging up the town, just throw them a basketball". It's literally what they are saying.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:09 pm to blueridgeTiger
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There are probably some statues hidden away somewhere which need to be canceled!
They are coming for Stone Mountain. It doesn't help that what little remains of the Klan keeps having rallies there and bringing attention to the confederate generals carved on the side.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:10 pm to deeprig9
As a resident in the metro area, you hear about the crime a lot. I personally have never witnessed or experienced anything violent because I typically hangout in Marietta, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Vinings, Roswell, JC, and such. I just don't have the desire to hangout in the city. I can get great food, atmosphere, and fun without having to go downtown and deal with parking. I have a few girls that I hangout with that live in midtown and it is cool as well, but I don't like dealing with traffic and over priced parking.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:10 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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Having all the pools open and free is actually a sneaky-good way to lower the overall crime rate. Smart.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:14 pm to deeprig9
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The story has been edited since this morning, they also were making all city pools open and free for all.
Drowning rates about to increase.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:17 pm to deeprig9
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On the front end, it is events like this, midnight basketball
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:19 pm to deeprig9
Idiot does he not know the NBA is playing the playoffs right now ?
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:22 pm to deeprig9
To be fair, Dickens just took office in January and is trying to clean up Bottom's mess, and she left a hell of a big one. He needs more than 4 months to clean this up.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:23 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Run their asses down until they can't walk anymore
Suicides work. That’s a fact
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:23 pm to deeprig9
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He said crime prevention starts in the gym.
Id say it starts with responsible parents but what do i know
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:25 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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To be fair, Dickens just took office in January and is trying to clean up Bottom's mess, and she left a hell of a big one. He needs more than 4 months to clean this up.
What became of the cop who shot and killed the guy who beat him up and took is taser? Has he gone to trial yet? Hell, did they rebuild the Wendy's that got burned in "protest"?
This post was edited on 5/31/22 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:25 pm to deeprig9
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“On the front end, it is events like this, midnight basketball, summer youth program, things like that, deter folks from getting involved in crime to begin with,” Dickens said. “That starts right here.”
NIH's prayers have finally been answered!
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:26 pm to deeprig9
Do these "leaders" really believe the garbage they spill or are they purposefully ignoring the real issues? I always lean toward purpose, but I'm starting to wonder if they legit believe basketball will have an effect on crime.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:27 pm to MontyFranklyn
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As a resident in the metro area, you hear about the crime a lot. I personally have never witnessed or experienced anything violent because I typically hangout in Marietta, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Vinings, Roswell, JC, and such. I just don't have the desire to hangout in the city. I can get great food, atmosphere, and fun without having to go downtown and deal with parking. I have a few girls that I hangout with that live in midtown and it is cool as well, but I don't like dealing with traffic and over priced parking.
The reality is you don't realize it when you're living there, for the most part. If you live in an old Buckhead neighborhood, Virginia Highland, etc. It's not something where you are constantly in fear of being robbed. Car break-ins happen, but I don't even think it's like some places where everyone you know has had one. You go to your restaurants and developments, which are probably safer than average, and you probably just don't run into issues often.
But, when you leave and go out to Alpharetta, Roswell, etc. you'll start to notice. You're not looking over your shoulder, you don't have 1000 felons driving through your area every day, nextdoor is boring, it's quieter, etc.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:29 pm to drunkenpunkin
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Do these "leaders" really believe the garbage they spill or are they purposefully ignoring the real issues? I always lean toward purpose, but I'm starting to wonder if they legit believe basketball will have an effect on crime.
The approach is two-fold for these type leaders. These "efforts" allow for it to appear as though they are actually doing something while at the same time offering more free stuff to the "community", thus not alienating the very group that causes most of the problems they are trying to "fix".
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:29 pm to deeprig9
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all city pools open and free for all
The pool is a great place to hide from criminals.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:34 pm to Pettifogger
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Virginia Highland, etc.
VaHi, Inman Park, Midtown, all traditionally "Safe" expensive intown neighborhoods, no longer true. Expensive still true. Safe not true. Been going down hill for a while. If you are the kind of person who is in bed by 10:30 every night it may not be as noticeable. My good buddy lived in Inman for years, we always felt safe walking to Little 5 or North Highland if we were in groups, but nobody does that anymore because there is a better than 10% chance you'll be mugged, and the cops will not even stop the shady looking criminals anymore, they will stop the white hipsters and tell them to get their arse in an Uber.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:36 pm to deeprig9
Are these people nocturnal?
Only one place I want to be at midnight, sleeping.
Only one place I want to be at midnight, sleeping.
Posted on 5/31/22 at 3:37 pm to deeprig9
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The mayor has said it’s a better way to spend a night compared to what some young people have gotten involved in. He said crime prevention starts in the gym.
“On the front end, it is events like this, midnight basketball, summer youth program, things like that, deter folks from getting involved in crime to begin with,” Dickens said. “That starts right here.”
-Community leaders, 2087
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