And this is how violence in the ghetto starts. Person A harasses Person B for some perceived offense that may or may not be real. Person B tries to get law enforcement to do something about Person A but law enforcement refuses. Then finally, at his wits’ end, Person B loses control and does something to Person A. And the cops blame it on the neighborhood, or the drugs, or poverty when the reality is they refuse to step in until the situation has erupted into violence, and someone’s hurt or dead.
Posts Tagged ‘drama’
No! I have no idea why people are killing each other in Schenectady!
July 3rd, 2011 
rayne 
Posted in Assholes, Effed Up People, Featured, The Neighbors, When the Government Drops the Ball 
Tags: asshole, bullshit, drama, drugs, ghetto, harassment, neighbor, NYS, opinion, police, poverty, racism, Schenectady, terrorism, violence 
3 Comments »Meat Markets, Matriarchs and Dragon Dicks: What I shoulda Said
October 2nd, 2009 rayne M and I did our bimonthly run to the meat market today. It was packed. We should’ve expected it. The market’s smack dab in the middle of Welfare Row and today’s the second of the month. It didn’t even cross my mind, though, till we were on the way home. So there’s the usual big-mouthed [...]
