"Then, there's the business of keeping the gangs in business, i.e.
supplying guns and things like that.
A: Gun control"
Good luck on gun control. The NRA's lobbys have that pretty much covered. And
here in
AP where violence and violent crimes are a given, imagine trying to get legit
gun owners
who have them for protection to agree with gun control?
It will forever amaze me how easy it is for somebody to get a ridiculously high
powered
gun in our country.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks for replying.
> In the last thing you mentioned, code enforcement...is it just me, or does
> Asbury go very
> light on this? And what kinds of codes aren't they enforcing?
> I know it sounds nitpicky, but one of my pet peeves is litter and garbage.
> There are
some
> areas in AP, both in the ocean front area and elseware that are just plain a
> mess. Is that
> problem that APs code enforcers don't have the aesthetic sense to see the
> mess? Take
> those mostly abandoned bungalows on the corner of 1st and Kingsly. Horrible.
> The
> porches of the abandoned ones are filled with trash. A few of them, even
> though
boarded
> up provide shelter to any number of "activities". Just a few days ago, I saw
> what looked
like
> a tranny prostitute emerging from the porch of one of the abandoned ones. Why
> do
those
> buildings still exist? Sure, they are boarded up, but they look depressing.
> Then there's the apt. building near the corner of Kingsly and 2nd. There is
> definitely
drug
> dealing activity going on there, and i've seen the cops there a number of
> times. Wouldn't
> this be a good idea to install some video surveillence cameras in know crime
> areas, and
> make a big deal of it? I know this takes money. Surely this would be an
> investment in
> Asbury's future.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> >
> > > First, there's the gangs themselves. You have to ask, why do they
> > > exist here?
> > A:Opportunity
> >
> > >What makes becoming a member of a gang more attractive then not
> > being in a gang?
> > A: Sense of Family, Support, belonging and FEAR of not belonging.
> >
> >
> > > Next, we have the underlying problems that support the existence of
> > > gangs. AP has been known as a drug destination for decades. Perfect
> > > place for gangs to set up business.
> > A: True
> >
> > >Next, there's the prostitution > issue, which seems be waning in my
> > neighborhood at least.
> > A: Undercover hookers and johns. Publishing the names as they did in
> > the past and arrest 'em. Let them clean the streets. After work in
> > bright orange uniforms.
> >
> > >Then,> there's the business of keeping the gangs in business, i.e.
> > supplying guns and things like that.
> > A: Gun control
> >
> > > And what about the families of gang members? How do they not know
> > what > their children are doing?
> > A: They need families. Families = gangs if not parent present. The
> > parent may be working. Single parent problem. Need big brother/sister.
> >
> > > Yesterday, I mentioned the issue of environment, and nobody
> > responded > to that. I'll state that again. Asbury has many ugly and
> > depressing > areas, particularly in the west side. Abandoned and
> > boarded up > buildings, litter everywhere. It's very hard for a
> > community to have> pride in itself when the very environment i
> > A: Code enforcement. Eminent Domain. Bulldozers. Sell to qualifed
> > homeowner as affordable housing. Habitat for humanity. Crackdown on
> > illegal housing/overcrowding. block by block. Begin rebuilding the
> > 50'60's barrack style housing into a new community.
> >
> > Take some of those $ being poured overseas into AP. Yes, AP needs
> > more.
> >
>
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