I disagree. It's not the lights that scared the prostitutes away, it's our PD
and other task
forces that did it. But there are still prostitutes on Kingsley. Lately, I've
noticed that one of
the longtime ones recently returned, and she's be going up and down Kingsley
every
single night this week. Last night, another one tried to wave down my car as I
passed by.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "mark07712" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I live in AP and I don't agree. All the lights have scared away the
> hookers that use to walk up and down the street. I think people can
> now see what they are getting, and are running away fast. (AP
> hookers are not the best lookers.) I've also noticed a decrease in
> used condoms when walking my dog in that area. The motel behind
> North Beach installed cameras all over the property and crime also
> decreased.
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > Give me a break. You don't live in AP, and those ridiculous lights
> aren't blaring into your
> > home at night when it's supposed to be dark. All of the homes that
> boarder the boardwalk
> > area are lit up like daytime every single night, whether there is
> an event or not. The lights
> > near the Casino are blaring away every night, flooding the living
> rooms and bedrooms of
> > people in nearby Ocean Grove. It's absolute overkill. It would
> make much more sense to
> > use the lighting on demand, when there's an event that warrents
> it, but to have them on
> > every single night is a huge waste of electricity that we are
> paying for.
> > Werner is 100 % right about how inappropriate the fixtures are.
> > Also, crime isn't down in the city because of the lighting, in
> fact, the area where they are
> > being used isn't really an area of the city that has been a hotbed
> of crime. I can
> > understand wanting to attract people to a safer AP, but what about
> the citizens who live
> > here 7 days a week? Why should they have to deal with having their
> bedrooms and living
> > rooms lit up every single night?
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre"
> > > <gabrielleobre@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > you throw as many insults as anyone.
> > >
> > > No I don't. Ever. I take great pains not to personalize. I
> point
> > > it out when others do.
> > >
> > >
> > > >making fun of the lights is a
> > > > perfect example. and I assume that is part of public works?
> You
> > > >can't
> > > > really make fun of the suggestion we cut energy usage in this
> day
> > > >and age.
> > >
> > > Disagreement on an issue is not "making fun."
> > >
> > > I think the lights should be as bright as possible. AP still
> has a
> > > bad rep as scary place with bad folks waiting around every
> corner to
> > > get you.
> > >
> > > Bright lights and filling a place with the activity of people is
> how
> > > you fight that.
> > >
> > > Now is no the time for Asbury Park to dim the lights. I have no
> > > objection to folks doing it in their homes.
> > >
> > > Right now, Asbury Park needs to be lit up so people are not
> afraid
> > > of her.
> > >
> >
>
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