Cypress area not so safe?? (Houston, Arlington: violent crime, live in, mall)

[DR.ACM]

I got the same email twice as well.

I agree, crap like that isn't tollerated well in Cypress, nor should it be. There are certain places in Cypress I wouldn't go alone, but that's just being cautious. Like Wal-mart at Cypress-Rosehill/290... I wouldn't DARE go there at night alone by myself!

Over-all the area is safe IMO.

[jfre81]

People in the burbs are such wimps. Why does every little crime that happens out there turn into a chain email that does nothing but further the idea that your area is "unsafe" just because of the actions of some disturbed individual? This was probably just road rage gone to the extreme. At any rate, the maniacs on 290 are more likely to kill you/make you lose your car anyway.

OTOH, if the guy pulled the other guy out of the car and beat him because he was talking on a cellphone and not paying attention to what the hell he was doing, then I hope it happens more often. Those people deserve to be beaten on the roadside by savages.

[Beto]

Originally Posted by jfre81

People in the burbs are such wimps. Why does every little crime that happens out there turn into a chain email that does nothing but further the idea that your area is "unsafe" just because of the actions of some disturbed individual? This was probably just road rage gone to the extreme. At any rate, the maniacs on 290 are more likely to kill you/make you lose your car anyway.

OTOH, if the guy pulled the other guy out of the car and beat him because he was talking on a cellphone and not paying attention to what the hell he was doing, then I hope it happens more often. Those people deserve to be beaten on the roadside by savages.

Thats why they have Bluetooth now.

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by jfre81

People in the burbs are such wimps. Why does every little crime that happens out there turn into a chain email that does nothing but further the idea that your area is "unsafe" just because of the actions of some disturbed individual? This was probably just road rage gone to the extreme. At any rate, the maniacs on 290 are more likely to kill you/make you lose your car anyway.

OTOH, if the guy pulled the other guy out of the car and beat him because he was talking on a cellphone and not paying attention to what the hell he was doing, then I hope it happens more often. Those people deserve to be beaten on the roadside by savages.

What he said.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by jfre81

People in the burbs are such wimps. Why does every little crime that happens out there turn into a chain email that does nothing but further the idea that your area is "unsafe" just because of the actions of some disturbed individual?

You know what they say. Big houses with big trucks & big guns many times are owned by big wimps just trying to be big men. Or something.

However if your wimp statement is actually true, you can say inner city people are just plain too content letting the constant crime happen around them, and not doing anything about it.

''My car's radio is gone... liquor store owner was robbed... neighbors house was broken into... OH WELL! THAT'S JUST PART OF DIVERRSITTY!.!!>>>..''

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by tstone

You know what they say. Big houses with big trucks & big guns many times are owned by big wimps just trying to be big men. Or something.

However if your wimp statement is actually true, you can say inner city people are just plain too content letting the constant crime happen around them, and not doing anything about it.

''My car's radio is gone... liquor store owner was robbed... neighbors house was broken into... OH WELL! THAT'S JUST PART OF DIVERRSITTY!.!!>>>..''

None of the above has ever happened to me or anyone I know in Houston. Most of the "constant crime" happens in low rent apartments and they are doing it to each other. They can knock each other out and battle to the end as far as I'm concerned.

Now in the burbs, my car got broken into and they got "stuff." I was more mad about the window they smashed than anything else. Burb police wrote it off on "teenagers that were bored." What a cop out. Pun intended.

[houguy1087]

Originally Posted by jfre81

People in the burbs are such wimps. Why does every little crime that happens out there turn into a chain email that does nothing but further the idea that your area is "unsafe" just because of the actions of some disturbed individual? This was probably just road rage gone to the extreme. At any rate, the maniacs on 290 are more likely to kill you/make you lose your car anyway.

OTOH, if the guy pulled the other guy out of the car and beat him because he was talking on a cellphone and not paying attention to what the hell he was doing, then I hope it happens more often. Those people deserve to be beaten on the roadside by savages.

Amen. This is so true. We know and expect crime to happen in the city. It's part of city life and it doesn't just happen in the city.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by EasilyAmused

Burb police wrote it off on "teenagers that were bored." What a cop out. Pun intended.

Yeah, the teens excuse is a popular one in our neighborhood. Not long ago I heard something like "Teens vandalized the park and left behind evidence of drugs." Uh-huh... I guess this makes for good conversation at the community wine club meetings.

[Wysiwyg]

i think cypress needed the reality check. my sisters live there and their sense of security bugs me sometimes.
on another note, 2 of my cars got broken into already within 10months in houston. one was in a downtown open parking lot, another was during a quick stop at a gas station on 59 (wife's makeup bag is too nice). I live in alief and i'm actually surprised our first encounters with houston crime didn't happen here

[BamaTex]

I'm from the Cypress area I can tell you first hand that crime is there. Is it a problem? Not usually. Most of it is small-time stuff (ie auto theft, vandalism etc). Every now and then somebody would be violently attacked like in the above story. Does anybody remember when that father and his sons were murdered execution style over in Copperfield back in the early 90's?

The key is just never think you're 100% safe.