Quote Originally Posted by dmc View Post
So you live in a area that has one of the highest crime rates in the country. And the police are the bad guys. And you have been a victim since 13, but feel sorry for "snotty rich kids" who didn't feel the same as you did.

Im sure the police in Phoenix hate going into your neighborhood also, they are risking their lives dealing with the high numbers of criminals that live there. I'm not saying everyone is, but the crime rate supports it, and many like you wouldn't report. So the rates may even be higher.

i guess you would consider me one of those "snotty rich kids". I learned at a early age to stay out of the bad parts of town, I still do. Why would I want to increase my chances of being robbed, or assaulted, and I don't use drugs. So there is nothing there for me. The thugs and you can continue to live there. I'll stay in the low crime areas, where we are happy that the police keep the peace. And are friends of ours.
The vast majority of my neighbors are not thugs but are hard working struggling Hispanics who I feel honored to live amongst and who I would tend to trust (with a few scattered exceptions, I'll grant that here and now but for the vast majority of neighbors - over 95% - this holds true) before I would trust Anglos living in a "better" neighborhood to the North of me. The reason I feel this way - most of these people have known fear and disillusionment on a level I have (and in some cases far surpassing what I have known) and I can relate to them much better because of this, even with some language difficulty issues. Rob