Hell hole

[Britesea]

Welcome to life during a financial crash. A small town is probably the best place to be- there will be crime, but much less than in an urban setting, and easier to get help than in a rural setting. The socialists claim that their vision will end all this, but Europe is predominately socialist and it isn't any better there.

I did notice that in your pictures of hell hole, I didn't see any trash- just grafitti.

 

[FarmerJamie]

I grew up in the Midtown area of Kansas City MO. It felt so much safer in the 60's, when I was a kid. Now, I don't feel safe t even walk in my old neighborhood there. Tagging everywhere, muggings, it too is going downhill bad.
St Louis, comes across pretty dangerous to me, and I have never stayed in that town overnight. Then there is Memphis, Birmingham AL, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft Worth, Jacksonville FL. Oh, not to forget Baton Rouge and N'awlins.
Some places are best left to the TV screen or computer monitor. I drove through all of those major cities in the 80' and 90's when I was a young Navy wife. Now, I dread it, when I drive back to visit family in KCMO.

My wife is from the Memphis area, our first date night was hitting Beale Street for good music. Just 3 years ago. Not that safe any more with the gangs. Horrible

 

[moxies_chickennuggets]

I have driven through Memphis since 1985....it NEVER gets any better.

 

[CrealCritter]

The place is a powder keg... Reading that protesters are threatening to burn the city down.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxn...e-cops-acquittal-leaves-city-on-edge.amp.html

 

[sumi]

And in the meantime London was under attack again yesterday morning

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...t-line-suspended-in-west-london-over-incident

Thankfully no-one got killed in this one, but it was awful enough.

 

[NH Homesteader]

London has become a scary place lately.

I'm not even going to comment on these "protests" in the US because I'll get myself in trouble.

 

[baymule]

I have no problem commenting on so called "protestors"

Any protestor with a mask should be arrested.
Any protestor (AKA criminals) that break windows, burn buildings, destroy property of any kind should be arrested or shot.
Any protestor that injures a law officer should go to prison with a 5 year mandatory sentence.
Any protestor that destroys a police car should go to prison with a 5 year mandatory prison sentence.

These idiots riot, burn businesses, then when the ashes settle, the dumb a$$es no longer have a laundromat, grocery store, drug store...... and they wonder why....

 

[NH Homesteader]

Ok I'll just second that!

 

[sumi]

These idiots riot, burn businesses, then when the ashes settle, the dumb a$$es no longer have a laundromat, grocery store, drug store...... and they wonder why....

And if they happen to be protesting in South Africa, get mad because they don't have all these things any more

 

[baymule]

I am all for peaceful protest. I am 1,000% against burning down the town.