YoYoMoMa

YoYoMoMa t1_j0z00az wrote

Reply to comment by ct1m in Sad State of The Block by Cute_Log4378

I love Jury Duty, but that probably has to do with the fact that I get paid. I get to sit around and play video games or read or people watch. Get to grab a drink or three at lunch and get cut loose at 3 or 4? Sign me the fuck up.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iy8zjvm wrote

Reply to UMB area safety tips by whatugonnadowhenthey

UMB isn't the nicest or roughest part of the city. MLK kinda divides it from the "west" side of the city, which is generally rougher (sowebo/pigtown are on the come up though).

Mt Vernon to the north, and downtown/fells to the east or fed hill to the south are all fairly safe nightlife and walking areas.

Some people think the market is dangerous but I have been there dozens if not hundreds of times and have never been so much as hassled (I am mildly tall white man for reference). Only area around there I would avoid at night is McCulloh Homes, but I am not super familiar with it so maybe others have a better sense.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iy8135k wrote

Reply to comment by Trailmagic in Driving down E Pratt street, saw some yellow flashing traffic lights. Slowed down to proceed with caution and then a freaking MARC train cut across the street. Shouldn’t there be like… a retractable barrier or at least red lights? by Trailmagic

Never stop on the tracks. And they will just honk at you (but not crash into you) if you are. The lights are usually synced to let you get out of there if you do get caught.

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YoYoMoMa t1_ixd6fax wrote

Reply to comment by bmorealpha in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus

>The politicians need to promote laws that will give incentives to create strong families

Such as?

And I would argue that split families are a symptom, not the cause. Same thing that happened to Korean families living in Japan during the occupation. When you redline and over police and restrict opportunities to a community the families often fall apart.

And they have shown that a "broken" black familyin the US growing up in a place with good opportunities and outcomes have the same success rate as kids of white families with similar situations.

So focusing on the family is usually just a way of ignoring underinvestment and lack of opportunity and demonizing black people.

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