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Old 09-12-2012, 10:14 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Look, OP, just move to Lakeview or Lincoln Park like everybody else and you won't have to worry about those bad, scary black people. Problem solved.
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Old 09-12-2012, 10:37 AM
 
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The local media has been covering up the wildings. It's actually worse than you think. Belmont Corridor sucks at night, but the local press won't report on it, for fear of the Mayor or something.

There are gangs of teens in Lakeview, around Belmont, every weekend night. I have seen kids jumping on cars, one kid viciously kick a dog, and another group scream racial insults at Asians.

And this is just what I have seen with my own eyes. I have heard of muggings, stabbings, and beatings. Much of it is racial in nature, and basically random.
Lots of posts on Everyblock about this. Are you referring to the part of Belmont near the Southport Corridor?
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Old 09-12-2012, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Uptown
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Look, OP, just move to Lakeview or Lincoln Park like everybody else and you won't have to worry about those bad, scary black people. Problem solved.
It's the suburban transplants in these neighborhoods and mouthbreathers from red states across the nation that are driving the Chicago is imploding rhetoric so pervasive right now.
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Old 09-12-2012, 11:44 AM
 
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I felt like kicking a few dogs myself due to irresponsible owner having too long of a leash!

Safety is mostly personal responsibility. Don't walk the streets at 3am intoxicated. Pay attention to who is around you. there are many great neighborhoods outside of lv an lp.

If you lead your life in the right way you shouldn't have any problems.
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:01 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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As someone who has recently made the decision to move to Chicago, this article now has me terrified:

Chicago Gangs Go
Are you gay, female or a child?
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:08 PM
 
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Lots of posts on Everyblock about this. Are you referring to the part of Belmont near the Southport Corridor?
Those "lots of posts" are probably from the same person you just responded to.
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:11 PM
 
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It's the suburban transplants in these neighborhoods and mouthbreathers from red states across the nation that are driving the Chicago is imploding rhetoric so pervasive right now.
I think it's also quite frequently people who couldn't hack it in Chicago, moved away with a chip on their shoulder, and are devoting their lives to bashing the city on the internet.
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:14 PM
 
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Are you gay, female or a child?
What does being gay or female have to do with anything?
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:17 PM
 
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I think it's also quite frequently people who couldn't hack it in Chicago, moved away with a chip on their shoulder, and are devoting their lives to bashing the city on the internet.
Very interesting statement!

City life isn't for everyone. I guess one would have to get use to being exposed to the best and worse of everything.
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:21 PM
 
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VIDEO: Black mob disrupts North Avenue Beach - Chicago News Report | Chicago News Blogs | Chicago Crime | News Blotter
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