WizardMarks wrote: > WM: You are the place of least resistance, so any detritus can easily > weasel its way into the house next door, for example. Here are some > combat positions which could help: I know of one example of a guy in > Phillips who went out and swept the sidewalk every day. The "let's make > a drug deal" was hot and heavy in the 4-plex next door. He kept > sweeping. Then one day the polices came and swept the whole building > into their paddy wagon and off they went. The house came down (before it > fell down). > > A block in my neighborhood was cleaned up by a sixty year old nun who > walked her dog every day around a couple of blocks. She had a really > sharp memory. When she went home, she wrote in her diary about all the > car makes and models and license plates, and colors, and where they were > parked.
When I first moved in, users of illegal drugs would park on the street in front of my house to shoot up, smoke up, or do whatever they did with the drugs. They liked the location because it behind a retaining wall which had a concealing row of shrubs on it. After I cut the shrubs down, the number of cars parked out front dropped dramatically. I also make a point of picking up the trash that blows into the neighborhood. On more than one occasion, I have seen people slowdown and pull towards the curb, only to notice me picking up the trash or working in my yard. They then quickly pull away from the curb and drive off. I have even been so bold as to talk to some of these people. I usually start of the conversation by asking them "What's up? You lost? Are you looking for someone?" Most often, they mumble something about waiting to meet someone. At that point, I tell them "I hope you are not doing anything illegal, because if you are, I would appreciate your going elsewhere to do it." Most then respond with a "No problem" and then drive off. I don't take that approach all that often, but it has worked to keep certain repeat visitors from returning. Scott McGerik Hawthorne Minneapolis REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
