So what is the problem exactly? Did the scraggly shrubs clash with the crack vials?

The pictures don't lie. They tell the story of how one end of Ninth Avenue in Safety Harbor got some very special

they don't lie but aren't included in the article? is it just not being served to my computer 'cause i'm black?

The rich people probably pay more taxes. If the city is getting more money from them it might make sense for the city to spend more money on them.

Hey, at least they didn't eminent domain the poor black folks out of the area entirely. Property values and all, ya know.

/cue the "That's Racist!" kid in 3..2..1..

Meanwhile the Rasta stretch of the road is popular with everyone.

mr_bunny: Meanwhile the Rasta stretch of the road is popular with everyone

...and the bunny hits it out of the park.

ptrifoliata2: is it just not being served to my computer 'cause i'm black?

Depends if your OS is stored on the Master or Slave drive.

The only thing that bothers me with the article is that when the city, is responce to complaints, went out and planted additional trees, this was seen as an admission of guilt.

That is racist. Simple as that.

Its ok, the landscaping company refused to even put anything around the houses with Gay people in them so its all ok. Gives them a free pass automatically.

/flame flame flame-on!

My first thought was "hmm, it must be some sort of zoning thing based on the property values... this area is receiving the landscaping commensurate with its property value."

But then I read

Yet when residents of the south-end neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Lincoln Highlands and Lincoln Heights complained to City Hall and this newspaper that their landscaping was noticeably inferior, the city went right out and added crape myrtle trees and other plants.

Just like that.

I wasn't there, but it sounds suspicious to me. Anyone else?

Hey, some people LIKE scraggly shrubs. Like that dickhead landscaper who put Hawthorne bushes on both sides of my front porch.

Ugh. This is the kind of shiat government is supposed to do better than private companies.

This is fairly common. The poor area in our city has virtually no public landscaping. Meanwhile, the richest area gets new roads every two years, even if the road looks perfectly fine.

Ah well.

Oh nice. My city :)

Farkistani Hey, at least they didn't eminent domain the poor black folks out of the area entirely. Property values and all, ya know.
Florida actually just fixed that in the elections, yay.


Anyway.... maybe if poor people don't ruin everything they might be allowed to have nice things.

TOUGH SHIAT!

:)

Duh.

Plant ANYTHING nice and it'll be dug up overnight in the poor area.

Gotta plant crap if you want it to stay.

As the snow flies
On a cold and gray chicago mornin
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto...

And his mama cries
cause if theres one thing that she dont need
Its another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto...

People, dont you understand
The child needs a helping hand
Or hell grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
Are we too blind to see,
Do we simply turn our heads
And look the other way

Well the world turns
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto...

And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
And he learns how to steal
And he learns how to fight
In the ghetto...

Then one night in desperation
A young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Tries to run, but he dont get far
And his mama cries

As a crowd gathers round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto...

As her young man dies,
On a cold and gray chicago mornin,
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto...

y'all gon jizzoo me on da magnizzles?

if you plant "work for a living" bushes they will leave 'em alone....

they are really upset that the democrats didn't plant money trees in the neighborhood....

Reyals
Anyway.... maybe if poor people don't ruin everything they might be allowed to have nice things.

I'm alternately laughing and speechless.

Wait a minute - the city lets white and black people live on the same street? Now that's what I call bad city planning...

It only would have been racist if the city had lined the streets with cotton plants.

Deacon Blues: ...and the bunny hits it out of the park.

*bows*

then runs the bases, waiving to the applauding crowd.

this thread is hilarious.

enosys
That is not how it works. That money should be spent for the benefit of the community, not the rich.

I remember when my city put fancy metal benches in at bus stops. The ones in rich areas stayed. The ones in poor areas either disappeared into people's living rooms or to scrap metal dealers, or were destroyed. I have no objection to putting in nice stuff, but when your "community" trashes it, don't come biatching to us for a replacement.

They choose to be black. The blacks should just get better jobs and then they'd be white people too.

It's called capitalism. It rewards people who work hard.

Gortex: They choose to be black. The blacks should just get better jobs and then they'd be white people too.

It worked for Michael Jackson, it can work for you!

We all know if you put nice pretty flowers/bushes in that part of town they will just ruin them.

2006-11-12 02:00:17 PM Reyals

Anyway.... maybe if poor people don't ruin everything they might be allowed to have nice things.

Ain't that the truth. If I lived there, I wouldn't want a penny of my tax dollars being wasted on something you know is going to be vandalized and trashed out. Too bad if that sounds racist, but it's the truth. And if you don't believe it, you've never spent any time in those types of 'hoods.

Gortex: It rewards people who work hard.

....and wear pants that fit.....

ptrifoliata2: they don't lie but aren't included in the article?


Yeah, worst way to start an article that turns out to be useless without pictures.

Lets be honest, the Black area is going to destroy whatever they do anyway. That's how it is in any predominately Black area -- it's like how they do it in Africa, a disaster zone.

I mean, compare South Africa's cities pre and post-apartheid. You can't even go in them anymore.

Poor people tend to live in ghettos.

/Cartman

AGenericUserId: That's how it is in any predominately Black area -- it's like how they do it in Africa, a disaster zone.

That is pretty sweeping.
Using that as a basis, Oklahoma should be the prettiest place on Earth, since it is ruled by nothing but Public Works loving white folks.

A swing and a miss. Try again.

plant some farking chronic and be done with it...

Hey! The rich people get better stuff than the rest of us!

/Captain Obvious and Ric Romero square off in the NFS octagon.

Robert Moses lives.

2006-11-12 02:19:16 PM AGenericUserId


Lets be honest, the Black area is going to destroy whatever they do anyway. That's how it is in any predominately Black area -- it's like how they do it in Africa, a disaster zone.

I mean, compare South Africa's cities pre and post-apartheid. You can't even go in them anymore.


OMG!!!111!!!! How DARE you! You REALIST!!!

Hate to be one to agree with the above sentiment...but I've driven along that stretch several times (used to work not too far from there) and the fact is, what you plant on the poorer end of the road better not cost too much...cause it WILL get destroyed or dug up and stolen.

Just a fact.

This thread is like a precious little Hummel miniature of all the Katrina threads wrapped into one tiny package.

Wow, I came in here expecting to see a flame war, only to see most in agreement and using logic.
It would seem that the days of "false outrage" may be slowly coming to an end.

Here's something to lighten the mood.

2006-11-12 02:21:50 PM mr_bunny


AGenericUserId: That's how it is in any predominately Black area -- it's like how they do it in Africa, a disaster zone.

That is pretty sweeping.
Using that as a basis, Oklahoma should be the prettiest place on Earth, since it is ruled by nothing but Public Works loving white folks.

A swing and a miss. Try again.

What the hell does that mean? The areas of town that are mostly white look pretty good. The areas of town that are mostly black look pretty crappy. Sorry, but thats the sad truth of it.

And when blacks start invading the white areas, pretty soon those areas start looking like crap. I've seen it happen time after time.

I've NEVER seen an area that was taken over by blacks actually stay the same, let alone improve.

ImJustaTroll: Here's something to lighten the mood.

I have yur robe, but I forgots to wash it.



/not meant for you, just playin' with the joke

Most of the time there is a whole series of hearings where the public can see designs and comment. Usually the people who get all upset wait until after things have happened to voice their opinion, which is a bit late in the process. Get involved and this kind of thing might not happen.