You ever notice...

[Mwynn]

When crime is committed, and they interview people in the neighborhood. The first line out of their mouths is. "This is such a quiet neighborhood".

[kdmelrose]

They're trying to protect property values.

If they say, "This shit happens all the time," they'll never unload that house.

[Buckyrig]

Let 'em find me!

I'll sell it like Thunderdome!

[dano]

My neighborhood was a quiet neighborhood until a frickin' car exploded.

I think criminals often like to take advantage of such places, so it's true many times when people say it

[Mike225]

Also, if it did happen in the neighborhood all the time, it's not really a story.

[MattWaterman]

So....if bad people go to good areas to do bad things....what makes the bad areas bad in the first place...?

[Buckyrig]

I'm a big fan of commuter criminals. Makes the situation real for the jackasses with money.

[Toyandgadgetguy]

These are the same folks who say, "We never would have expected it from such a quiet kid. He always kept to himself." when a kid goes on one of these shooting rampages.

They're also the same ones who live on a floodplane and get washed out of their homes every six years when the river crests over the levee. They always rebuild in the same spot.

They just aren't too bright.

[Mwynn]

Here is one that happened this past Monday.

A woman was attacked by three people between the ages of 14-17. It happened around 9 pm while she walked down a dark alley.

They interviewed someone who lived nearby. This what she said.

"We live in a safe neighborhood, nothing ever happens around here. My sons and husband were home at the time, they did not hear anything. Also our dog was inside normally he starts barking if something is wrong".

If nothing ever happens then why would the dog be barking?

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Mwynn

When crime is committed, and they interview people in the neighborhood. The first line out of their mouths is. "This is such a quiet neighborhood".

It IS quiet until a crime is commited and people are forced to pay attention.

[Mike225]

To what? The quiet?

[dano]

Originally Posted by MattWaterman

So....if bad people go to good areas to do bad things....what makes the bad areas bad in the first place...?

Bad areas are places good people dont go, like wildebeast crossing a croc river. Occasionally the crocs come OUT of the river and F&*% Sjit up on the river bank and the beasts are like "this was such a nice water hole, WtF?!"

[FA]

Originally Posted by dano

Bad areas are places good people dont go, like wildebeast crossing a croc river. Occasionally the crocs come OUT of the river and F&*% Sjit up on the river bank and the beasts are like "this was such a nice water hole, WtF?!"

Worst. Analogy. Ever.

[Mike225]

Originally Posted by dano

Bad areas are places good people dont go, like wildebeast crossing a croc river. Occasionally the crocs come OUT of the river and F&*% Sjit up on the river bank and the beasts are like "this was such a nice water hole, WtF?!"

Well, he tied it in with the last statement. It's not the dumbest thing posted today...not even in this thread.

[FA]

Originally Posted by Mike225

Well, he tied it in with the last statement. It's not the dumbest thing posted today...not even in this thread.

Stand down, white knight. He can take it.