In a message dated 10/25/2007 5:26:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I haven't been mugged or victim of a violent crime myself (been coming to Asbury since '76 or so) Not have I (since '66). But I know how important perception is for our business community. I still remember, back in the 70's, outsiders talking about being afraid of Asbury Park because "they" hide up in the trees and jump down to mug you when you're leaving the clubs late at night. Such bs still abounds, but it doesn't obviate the need to tackle the problems we really do have. but I have had the pleasant experience of having several bottles thrown at my car by a group of kids on a street corner one night within the last two years. Here just the unpleasant experience of being approached when stopped at red lights along Grand Ave. I just wave 'em off with no problem. But the "bridge and tunnel" folks who were approached and frightened by the squeegee guys in NYC eventually brought the business community there to insist that that nuisance be stopped. Without the hope for a thriving business community here, all the talk here is for naught. Other than that just the normal stuff of being asked for money by a lot of different panhandlers. That gets annoying after a while and considering most of us see the same people doing it day in and day out, it does make me wonder why they're allowed to keep doing it in AP. You get to know the regulars; over the years many became accepted by locals. Used to be some long time street people here, all actual natives, who were truly helpless and watched over by the community. But the uptick in new panhandlers became quite obvious since JSRM came on the scene. I don't think the posters are wrong to want Asbury Park to be a better or cleaner place. I know it's not wrong. Pride in community. Improvements, hopefully to benefit all. And the following comment is so off the wall, it doesn't deserve comment. In a message dated 10/25/2007 6:07:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: yeah i am more concerned about having cameras on loffredo, bruno, saunders, johnson, and MY favorite wackjob..zyla, you can throw in the russell character, than some crack buyer and purchaser behind some shady store that no one with insight and intelligence would visit. ================================================================== On Oct 25, 2007, at 4:42 PM, evosap wrote: i'd have to see some research on that. i am not against the surveillance cameras, but i think people on this list are a little obsessed. and fearful to the point of paranoia. i feel like i live in a different town when i read what is written here. i ride my bike all over the place, at night i feel like i live in a jersey paradise, great trees, cool buildings and of course the beach.. i would like to hear from one person on this list who has been a victim of a violent crime in AP...doesn't count if you were buying drugs or ass! Cordiali saluti, Mario ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
