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Suburban Crime Blog
I wanted to write a thought provoking entry explaining the purpose and thought behind the suburbancrime blog, but the reason is pretty simple. Irritation.
I feel irritated when people tell me they love visiting the city, but, goodness…. they could never LIVE in the city. Or my co-workers who are convinced that I, as a city resident, have my house and car broken into routinely and that I have danger lurking for me around every corner. These individuals smugly believe that they and their children are safe from crime in their suburbs.
We can explore that assumption here. I’ll try to focus on Buffalo, but I’ll branch out to other suburban areas too. If you have any news on crime in the suburbs to share…please e-mail me!
Here’s a few interesting links to start with:
Boston man with intoxication levels three times the legal limit found slumped over in his vehicle:
Illegal immigrants working in Cheektowaga Mexican restaurant:
Drugs in Clarence
Union Leaders recently arrested for racketeering. The racketeering and bullying of these individuals harm the City of Buffalo and at least one of the twelve (probably more) lives in the suburbs of Buffalo. The article doesn't provide their home locations, but one of my coworkers in the suburbs is a neighbor to one of the individuals who was arrested.
I feel irritated when people tell me they love visiting the city, but, goodness…. they could never LIVE in the city. Or my co-workers who are convinced that I, as a city resident, have my house and car broken into routinely and that I have danger lurking for me around every corner. These individuals smugly believe that they and their children are safe from crime in their suburbs.
We can explore that assumption here. I’ll try to focus on Buffalo, but I’ll branch out to other suburban areas too. If you have any news on crime in the suburbs to share…please e-mail me!
Here’s a few interesting links to start with:
Boston man with intoxication levels three times the legal limit found slumped over in his vehicle:
Illegal immigrants working in Cheektowaga Mexican restaurant:
Drugs in Clarence
Union Leaders recently arrested for racketeering. The racketeering and bullying of these individuals harm the City of Buffalo and at least one of the twelve (probably more) lives in the suburbs of Buffalo. The article doesn't provide their home locations, but one of my coworkers in the suburbs is a neighbor to one of the individuals who was arrested.
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Before I bash the burbs there have been some great movies and shows about them and there dark side: American Beauty, The Burbs, Desperate Housewives, and WEEDS come to mind quickly.
I like the idea of the blog. The burbanites to make some good points about crime. Let me clarify that by saying the ones who used to live here and then when the you know who started moving into there hood they decided to move out. But that doesn't mean there is more crime that is more of a culture thing. As an example as I'm walking down the street there is some asshole sitting on his porch and he has his car radio blaring. Now I can't even sit outside if I want to cause I don't want to hear his crappy music. I felt like reaching into the car and turning the radio down, it is not to tough to make it loud enough so only you can hear it, it is called sitting in your car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See people who aren't from the city don't understand that there are good and bad parts and sometimes it is block by block and not by the part of town you are in. As an example if you know anyone who lives in riverside tell them you like there house in blackrock. If they are a stable family they will Correct you cause black rock is where the ghetto and white trash people live. I used to have this debate with a friend of mine. He lived in Willimsville about maybe 5 minutes form UB. I never said he lived in Buffalo but said he lived in the city and he did and he would get very upset.