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 ‘neighbor’
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 
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I am not politically correct. Sorry for the confusion.
June 25th, 2011 rayne So often, growing up, I heard that it’s wrong to see color. That classifying people is dangerous. That it not only hurts our country’s ability to be a community, but it hurt’s the feelings of the people who are being classified. And I always thought, “Why does it hurt someone’s feelings to be who they are?”
Dear Neighbor: An Open Letter to Half the Town
February 19th, 2010 rayne My dearest neighbor, Hi there. How’s it going? Me? I’m just fine, if a little miffed. There’s this couple in our building who doesn’t have the first idea of what the phrase “common decency” means. I overlook the one night of the month that the gentleman feels the need to showcase their car in our [...]
Posted in The Neighbors Tags: blasting bass, common decency, fighting, neighbor, parking lot, piece of shit car, punching walls, showcase, slamming doors No Comments »
