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GRrrrrrrr, Anger!!!!!!!!!
On 2005-11-19, jmcquown penned:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2005-11-19, jmcquown penned: Time for everyone to take back their neighborhoods and make them liveable without fear again. Time for everyone to say enough is enough; we want a place to LIVE, not a place for people to die. I can whole-heartedly agree with this. I just don't see what it has to do with sex. Perhaps you're right and I'm just ignorant. Monique, I apologize for my outburst. I just happen to know kili pretty well and I know what kind of neighborhood she lives in. I also used to live in one similar and it can be pretty darn scary. The assumption of prostitution is probably correct. But you are right, it doesn't have much to do with the cat being abused *except* that it appeared the husband came home and was upset with his wife so he took it out on the cat instead. I also know of her frustration at calling the cops and having them do nada, zip, zilch with the folks who deal crack across the street. It's doubtful they'd do anything about pet abuse, given the circumstances. Again, I apologize for going off on you. Jill Jill, I apologize as well, to you and to Kili. After reading several of the posts by you, Kili, and I believe others, I am realizing that either I'm oblivious (which is very likely) or that I have been fortunate enough never to live in the sorts of neighborhoods where violence might ensue. I am a strong believer in live and let live (ie, if you want to sell sex or you want to do drugs, go ahead), but I believe that in a vacuum. I've never had to live next to drug dealers who could directly or indirectly lead to me being shot. (Or if I did, I was oblivious, as I mentioned.) I could insert a rant here about how if it weren't illegal, people wouldn't be shooting each other for it, but anyway ... I apologize. I am a spoiled little rich girl (at least, in contrast to a lot of people), and I am embarrassed at my naivety. If all of these things were going on around me, I would probably be more inclined to pay attention and speculate. And if I had kids, as someone mentioned, I absolutely would make it my business to know the people nearby! That is true, and a point I completely missed. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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GRrrrrrrr, Anger!!!!!!!!!
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: Jill, I apologize as well, to you and to Kili. After reading several of the posts by you, Kili, and I believe others, I am realizing that either I'm oblivious (which is very likely) or that I have been fortunate enough never to live in the sorts of neighborhoods where violence might ensue. I am a strong believer in live and let live (ie, if you want to sell sex or you want to do drugs, go ahead), but I believe that in a vacuum. I've never had to live next to drug dealers who could directly or indirectly lead to me being shot. (Or if I did, I was oblivious, as I mentioned.) I could insert a rant here about how if it weren't illegal, people wouldn't be shooting each other for it, but anyway ... I apologize. I am a spoiled little rich girl (at least, in contrast to a lot of people), and I am embarrassed at my naivety. If all of these things were going on around me, I would probably be more inclined to pay attention and speculate. And if I had kids, as someone mentioned, I absolutely would make it my business to know the people nearby! That is true, and a point I completely missed. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca are ya'll done fondling each other |
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GRrrrrrrr, Anger!!!!!!!!!
I apologize. I am a spoiled little rich girl (at least, in contrast to a lot of people), and I am embarrassed at my naivety. If all of these things were going on around me, I would probably be more inclined to pay attention and speculate. And if I had kids, as someone mentioned, I absolutely would make it my business to know the people nearby! That is true, and a point I completely missed. When I lived in the rough neighborhood, I noticed that most of the unpleasantness happened to people who were either 1. involved in bad stuff, 2. careless/dumb, or 3. unlucky. For example, we had a car torched in the parking lot but that was because the car's owner owed someone money for drugs. No one torched OUR car because no one there knew or cared two litterbox treasures about us. So we 1. stayed away from drugs or other involvement with the problem people, 2. defended ourselves ie locking doors, ignition disabler in our car, never leaving stuff in our car that might make it attractive to thieves, etc and 3. hoped we stayed lucky until we could move, a year and a half later. --Fil |
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