Graffiti--same offenders, different day? (San Antonio, Alamo: condo, hotels, neighborhood)

[Merovee]

Originally Posted by TexasRedneck

......and one other thing......dude, I grew up on John Page - my first house was over off of Marbach/Military, so don't try to make yourself sound all noble because you live in a high crime area. If you do, then it's YOUR FAULT. Because in my old neighborhoods, we were left alone, simply because we had each others' backs, and if you messed with OUR stuff, you would NOT like the results. We didn't sit behind curtains and pontificate about how "morally superior" we were....we kicked the riffraff out. But, that DID take time, effort, and a willingness to get physically involved if necessary.

What results?

When you lived near Jeff or by Pinn Rd. it was not as bad. Quit pretending it was. And if you lived by Pinn Rd. still I doubt you would do anything about the drug dealers that stand on open corners at night off of some of the side streets there.

Again those of us who live in the communities with the most graffiti today do not want to shoot anyone, we don't want to beat anyone up, your violent mindset is not welcome here and would do no good.

So tell me again why those who don't even live near it are the ones who whine the most? It simply tells me some people must have other types of problems than we do down here, because we don't whine about graffiti 24-7, and it also tells me these other problems some do have might be imaginary or grossly exaggerated.

And we have been through this before...

Originally Posted by TexasRedneck

My friend, please stop presuming that those willing to take a stand have never "been there". I lived on Cedarwood Court for a number of years, and John Page as well. Look those streets up and tell me that they're "Stone Oak, etc."!! The difference is that I didn't like where I was, and moved on. I still have a number of friends there, and they're fine folks that happen to love the area and don't want to move. For us, it was wanting/needing a larger home more than anything else. I don't apologize for that, but it's funny - because the neighborhoods I lived in taught me that you're either strong - or a victim.
I refuse to be a victim....

Originally Posted by Merovee

I had a friend in Rainbow Hills, used to also visit my friend's cousins off of Pinn Road. My sister used to go to Jeff using her friends (from church) address who lived by Donaldson.

When I grew up both of those areas were considered good, not as good as Castle Hills, but people had nice houses, more money, and I would not be afraid to walk those streets at night then.

Neither of those areas mentioned were in the deep west, east, or south sides. They did have juvenile delinquents and gangs like the Klan and Klik, near Jeff at least, but they only messed with each other. Not exactly the school of hard knocks or where you either had to be strong or become a victim.

True strong people don't worry about being a victim. Someone with a victim mentality does, who always focuses on others trying to do them harm, who always feel others are doing them and their people wrong. It is just ludicrous and laughable to think some have "been there" when clearly, no, they have not.

[TexasRedneck]

Originally Posted by Merovee

When you lived near Jeff it was not as bad. Quit pretending it was.

Again those of us who live in the communities with the most graffiti today do not want to shoot anyone, we don't want to beat anyone up, your violent mindset is not welcome here and would do no good.

So tell me again why those who don't even live near it are the ones who whine the most? It simply tells me some people must have other types of problems than we do down here, because we don't whine about graffiti 24-7 here, and it also tells me these other problems some do have might be imaginary.

And we have been through this before...

Really? Guess it was the rich side of town, eh?

And those that whine about it probably do so because they see it creeping ever-closer to them. And realize that when it does, it devalues their real estate and changes the character of their neighborhoods.

Oh....and it usually means that they're willing to get involved to stop it, rather than try to excuse it!

[Merovee]

Originally Posted by TexasRedneck

Really? Guess it was the rich side of town, eh?

And those that whine about it probably do so because they see it creeping ever-closer to them. And realize that when it does, it devalues their real estate and changes the character of their neighborhoods.

Oh....and it usually means that they're willing to get involved to stop it, rather than try to excuse it!

Well your whining and guns is not going to help. We have had decades of that too. Unsure why you want to keep killing people? Unsure why every other thread has to have your view involving guns and violence in it?

And yes, many who visit here are not all transplants, some know exactly the side of town you brought up again and remember it was not a bad side of town, it was not where poor people lived, not back then.

The thing is that it doesn't matter what side of town you live on, if you see graffiti chances are some kid did it that lives in your neighborhood or the one you are passing through.

I don't care if the kid is a delinquent, I don't want to see dead kids in my neighborhood, got it? And if you are passing through a neighborhood not your own, I don't think it is right for you to want to see dead kids in those either.

What is really wrong is most of these people you want to shoot are of another class regardless where they live, so if you want to shoot people of another social class, there is something wrong there. Why do all the victims in your imaginary scenarios always have to be those of another class?

There is a problem with your view because you simply want to see others dead. That it is talked about openly is concerning for our future.

[TexasRedneck]

Originally Posted by Merovee

There is a problem with your view because you simply want to see others dead. That it is talked about openly is concerning for our future.

Please show me where I talked about shooting a tagger in this thread...in context.

[sapphire]

Originally Posted by Merovee

Yet those of us who live in high crime areas do not want to shoot anyone much less juveniles. Something is wrong with the thinking of those who want to shoot others.

Why anyone would try and raise kids in a high crime area is beyond me. Don't you have any motivation to get out? You're not going to fix anything by posting on c-d all day, if you think that's helping. It's not doing anything.

[Azure110]

Obviously Merovee has never been faced with a situation that may require defending himself or his properly, even in his "high crime" neighborhood.

I am guessing because the criminal would rather get shot than face a long lecture from him.

[prim8]

Merovee is too busy trying to convince us all that all the problems in this city are because there are different social classes.
We just all need to embrace socialism and everything will be fine.

[Mom2Feebs]

Originally Posted by sapphire

You're not going to fix anything by posting on c-d all day, if you think that's helping.

I'd rep you a thousand times if I could.

[The Man in SATX]

Originally Posted by Merovee

Yet those of us who live in high crime areas do not want to shoot anyone much less juveniles. Something is wrong with the thinking of those who want to shoot others.

I think you have it wrong.. I dont want to shoot anyone.. just tired of having my car broke into by some punk so they can pick a quarter out of my ash tray (i dont leave anything in my cars at night) and wind up coming out with $300+ in fixing glass. Not just once but twice. Then you have the people who think like teenwolf and call graffiti art? No thanks. Dont want it and dont need it.

As far as me defending my property? That I will. As I said before... I am tired of all those people out there trying to take or damage what I have worked hard for... not that I want to just do target practice on people. Just tired of people trying to take what I have. And seriously, I am sorry if I have offended anyone out there with what I said.. but it is what it is... and if I remember correctly I do have the rights to protect my property and freedom of speech.

[rynetwo]

We have juveniles shooting juveniles in these said crime areas. Meh oh well some of us just choose to move out of ratty areas.