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" It amazes me when people want to blame or better yet sterotype the families moving here from Chicago. I've spoke with alot of the families who have re-located to this area and they moved here to get away from the nonsense. Instead of stereotyping people why don't we blame Apartment Management who allows people to move in and stay even after they have proven to be bad residents. There is a battle going on between alot of the low-income housing in the area. From people trying to move away from "bad neighborhoods" to management allowing the trouble to exist we will continue to see the problems. The root of all evil has been and will continue to be $$$. Even if it comes at the exspense of us all. "

" Maybe we should wall up certain neighborhoods like we do in Baghdad. "

" Nope actually grew up and was raised in Bloomington pretty much all my life. Im just not nieve and know I can walk down the street w/o getting raped or shot etc....Its not like this is random acts of violence, GET OVER YOURSELF! "

" Jipsi, so what are the east siders then, softcore?? "

" Good morning, "Jipsi". Lots of crimes don't ever get reported, including some crimes of violence (rapes, domestic assaults, and fights between underaged drinkers, for example). Some crimes that the authorities ARE called to don't get written up in the local newspaper, or in the school papers at our universities. Sure, people used to leave their doors unlocked, and used to walk around at all hours of the night (like our good Officer Pelo). People also used to think flowers fought off bubonic plague. Sometimes, people learn lessons the hard way. As for the "Don't Snitch" mentality, it is espoused by people who have already given in to the drug-dealing community's culture of intimidation (not being judgemental, just stating a fact). This community hasn't gone to Hades in a Handbasket. It ain't Hades, but maybe people are starting to realize that doors come with locks for a reason... "

" to BloomingtonGirl: "So What" was NOT "exaggerating": Bloomington-Normal WAS, for the most part, and as recently as ten years ago, a NICE, QUIET town-city where murder and violence were RARE (not saying they didn't happen here, just saying it was like once a year or so then, not the once or twice a WEEK, it seems to be NOW!) limited to the occasional bar fight or domestic battle.
I found it was YOUR comment that was, SADLY, the hilarious one...
You're either an outsider/newcomer from the big city yourself, or a long-time HARDCORE-West-sider (meaning those that DO live in the long-standing "troubled" areas, not those who live in the "okay" pockets here and there) who is so USED to violence that you think this is the way life is supposed to be...
It is NOT.
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" Re: So What -Thanks for your hilarious comment. So funny how you exhaggerated that much. Needed that humor for the day!!!!!!!! "

" It is so incredibly sad that Blm/Normal has turned out this way. It used to be that you could walk on the streets at night without the fear of being shot, stabbed, mugged, sexually mollested or all of the above. Hmmm...odd that this didn't hit this level until they started bringing in all of the Cabrini Green rejects from Chicago. Take them back Chicago. We don't want them!!! Return our town to the more quite, safe place it used to be. "

" REDHOT027 wrote on May 13, 2008 9:42 AM: " I wanted just to say Happy Mother's Day to my CUZ Janae who lost her life over nothing, also that the Police are not doing their job, They are not getting to the bottom of this violence down there in Bloomington IL. and Super J wrote on May 13, 2008 11:38 AM: " Don't Snitch! "... Sorry REDHOT, but Super J's sentiments are exactly why areas such as Fox Hill (and Tracy Dr.) are they way they are. It's much easier to blame the police for "not doing their jobs", than it is to stand up and be a decent member of society (not aimed at your cuz) and actually report crime, not hide it. Sorry for your loss, but someone knows more than they are telling. Until they come forward, the police can only do so much. I don't get the "don't snitch" attitude. I guess if someone's happy living in a crime-ridden area, then by all means, "don't snitch". "

" Don't Snitch! "

" to:REDHOT027
The police are doing their job. The court system isn't doing theirs. Facts in court records show there have been multiple arrests,fines and they get back out far to quick.
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" For many unanswered questions check out the public access for court records and you won't be surprised! Shows we have a revolving door in our justice system and needs to be slammed shut. Probation officers aren't doing their jobs. "

" I wanted just to say Happy Mother's Day to my CUZ Janae who lost her life over nothing, also that the Police are not doing their job, They are not getting to the bottom of this violence down there in Bloomington IL. "

" And people wonder why the lower income housing in this town is starting to be referred to as "the Ghetto", maybe the people living there should act like responsible adults and not children with knives and guns and people wouldn't automatically group everyone who lives in these areas together as trouble. Yet the people living in these areas are the first to cry racism and prejudice, they bring it on themselves with this type of ignorant behavior....grow up people, fight with your fists if your so tough...... "

" dang yuppies with their BBQ's and target practice shooting on Mondays nights while we all try to sleep! Will it ever end? "

" I'm sure this wasn't gang related....right? "

" Isn't Fox Creek so-called "section 8" housing? Does someone need to be evicted? "

" lol. I dont mean to laugh, but B/N is getting a bit rediculous. Why cant all the goonies just play nice? "

" and it continues. "