Why does Everyone think that PG and BMore are the only places in this country that has Crime? (Bowie: amusement parks, homes)

[LoveMiiorHateMii]

Originally Posted by Zippy7fo

Yeah, it is a MD forum, but no question its due to prominence of AA population. I hear people call certain neighborhoods 'bad" or "sketchy" and I've visited the same area and haven't seen or felt that way. Its because they saw someone AA and so they put violence and AA together and got all scared, peeing their pants all the way back to Fairfax or Crofton. I heard somebody call largo and walker mill bad....LMAOOOOOOOOOOO, right....

LOL that is crazy because I went to Largo High school. The things that were said about the school were completely false and when I was in school all of us wanted everyone to know that the school was hardly bad at all, just usual teenage things happened that go on at every school.

[ReefAreCoolToo]

Originally Posted by carebear1970

I don't believe I ever put PG county down..all i know is im not going to risk my life or my families going to the great Six Flags

carebear seems to think everytime he goes into them area..he is in a warzone area...LOL

[liliblu]

How are you putting your life in danger by going to Six Flags?

[liliblu]

Originally Posted by carebear1970

Well that seems to be all that is here either DC NoVa or PG County..there are others counties in this state

Yes there are other counties in Maryland. But none of them seem to interest you. There are threads about Ocean Pines, Annapolis, traffic,cheap grocery stores, Elkridge,Salisbury, BGE, Senior Communities, Rockville, and on and on. But you continue to post on the Prince Georges County threads. Why?

[carebear1970]

Six Flags is not in a nice area..sorry..been there once, won't go again

[carebear1970]

Originally Posted by liliblu

Yes there are other counties in Maryland. But none of them seem to interest you. There are threads about Ocean Pines, Annapolis, traffic,cheap grocery stores, Elkridge,Salisbury, BGE, Senior Communities, Rockville, and on and on. But you continue to post on the Prince Georges County threads. Why?

Actually I post in all of them...keep reading and u will see..I post where I see fit...if I want to make an opinion of a place than that's what I will do..but seriously I have made comments in all those sections..didn't know PG was just for you

[Zippy7fo]

Originally Posted by carebear1970

Six Flags is not in a nice area..sorry..been there once, won't go again

LMOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah man, those minivans and soccer moms are dangerous. Spray painting grafiti on walls with kids hand paint.........

[carebear1970]

Originally Posted by Zippy7fo

LMOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah man, those minivans and soccer moms are dangerous. Spray painting grafiti on walls with kids hand paint.........

So your telling me Six Flags is in a great neighborhood??? Hmm, well I will and did take my children to a much cleaner amusement park.

[LoveMiiorHateMii]

Originally Posted by carebear1970

So your telling me Six Flags is in a great neighborhood??? Hmm, well I will and did take my children to a much cleaner amusement park.

No really in all seriousness, Six Flags is across the street from a 2 year old senior living complex, where relatives of mine live in a nice home. Down the street are houses from the 400s up, plus Evangel Church where my cousins go to dance camp is right there, passed the light from the shopping centers there is nothing but trees and other vegetation. I mean I really do not think you have ever been to Six Flags because how you described it is nothing but false. There has never been a single murder or violent crime for that matter ever. I wonder to myself from reading your post how you come up with ideas like that. If it was do you think that people would actually go there and let there kids go there by themselves? Plus, I also think that you should do some research because Six Flags has been advertising towards families this summer. there is an article in the Washington Post about how they are trying to become family friendly.

Striving for More Family Value-July 20
"This focus on families is perhaps the most visible piece of a turnaround strategy orchestrated by Six Flags chief executive Mark Shapiro, who was installed after Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder took control of the troubled theme park company in a 2005 proxy battle. The chain is seeking to refurbish its financial performance and its public reputation, but those efforts have been complicated by the company's heavy debt and sagging stock price."

"Six Flags management is targeting families because the company has found that they spend more money, stay longer in the parks and are more likely to make return visits. Several new marketing partnerships, attractions like the Thursday night concert series and an emphasis on cleanliness and efficiency are key to drawing that demographic, company executives said."

[emsgoof]

Six Flags America has a reputation for crime and poor ride maintenance, leading to the widely accepted belief that it's a bad park.
Mainly this comes from a few violent crimes on the property a few years ago, and the ride maintenance ending up with a 6 year old girl being injured after falling out of a ride. In recent years the park has done a lot to improve safety and ride maintenance, but as with everything else, old beliefs die hard.