Park Vandalism

[Wittgenstein's Ghost]

Originally Posted by mtngigi

Not that I wish criminal activity anywhere in the city, but this sort of thing puts to lie all the suggestions made in these forums about the "safest" and "better" areas to live in Colorado Springs. Crime can happen anywhere, not just the south/southeast/S. Nevada, etc. part of town.

They may be a different kind of criminal, but they're still committing crimes.

"Safest" is a statement about likelihood. That crime can happen anywhere doesn't mean it is equally likely to happen anywhere. This single anecdote doesn't outweigh actual crime statistics, which are a much better measure of likelihood.

[mtngigi]

It seems to me that the people who continually brand some areas of CS as ones to stay away from are people who don't live anywhere near them, nor have they ever been to those areas. Statistics don't ever tell the entire story.

[DOUBLE H]

Originally Posted by LHS79

And not like that part of town has "low income" issues like down south either.

Probably spoiled rich kids that are bored.

Punks come in all shapes ans sizes and in all money brackets. If you have to have cameras in all public parks then that is what it will have to take to catch theses yoyos.

The public parks actually are small pickings to these people if you are talking about them seeking publicity. Google in "Casey Nocket." Remember her? She's the one who went around national parks and monuments carving into rocks, painting into trees her various forms of art. Her response when she finally got caught? "I was painting. This is not graffiti, this is art. I am an artist." And through different internet sites I've read she kept her stance on this issue the same-for a long time. And finally showed remorse.

Then there are the two Utah dudes who put their video on youtube pushing over rock formations in a Utah state park a couple years ago. And those two miscreants were scoutmasters of one of Utah's Boy Scout Troops!

Good grief.

I read this story in the Grand Junction daily paper-"The Daily Sentinel."

This park has been hit by vandals six times.
The city's first new park in 12 years.

Disgusting.