Letter to New Orleans

[sereneorange]

Dear NO,

When you were beaten and covered in water after Katrina, we were glad here
in Houston to take in your people. We were glad to give them our money, the
clothes off our backs, and some of us shared our homes.
Crime is down 60-70% in New Orleans. The homicide rate in Houston is up 70%.


You can have them back now. Next time, send them somewhere that is not so
giving and polite. Maybe they will not overstay their welcome and take their
unruly asses back home.

Sincerely,
Marilyn

Comments

[rainygirl.livejournal.com]

I don't care if they go back, I would just like them to:

1. Get a job
2. Pay their own bills
3. Quit killing each other (and anyone else for that matter)

Is that so much to ask?

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

not to me

[tubesoxrock.livejournal.com]

What else do you want, then?

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

was agreeing that it is not too much to ask for

[tubesoxrock.livejournal.com]

Oh. I was confused.

I haven't really noticed the raised rate in crime. Have you? I'm really not saying this to be a smartass. People keep saying that homicide has gone up, but where? The 3rd ward, I guess?

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

not in the west u area, but you cannot wake up brown and drive through that area without being pulled over anyway. Southside is the same way.

Other areas it has .The gangs from NOLA relocated here and that is a big part of it.

[tubesoxrock.livejournal.com]

Southside, really? It's always seemed like such a quaint little neighborhood, I can't imagine why gangs would choose there...

Hm.

I just really haven't noticed a change, haven't heard of any specific crimes on the news or anything, haven't been told anything about it by friends. But then, I'm pretty Montrose-centric.

Gangs still exist? That is so 95. :P

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

lol... I know.. but some people just cannot join us in the current styles and trends

[tubesoxrock.livejournal.com]

Terrorism is SO the new gangs.

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

lol.. you are silly.

I needed the smile. I started my morning off with rants.

Crime rate in 3rd ward

[(Anonymous)]

In response to tubesoxrock saying crime must have gone up in the 3rd ward area like that is the only place. If you watched the news as of lately the Westheimer and Westchase area has had a huge increase in the last several months due to Katrina victims living in apartments that are in that area (for the people that don't know the young lady that was thrown from the car after being carjacked and was killed) happened in the Westheimer area and not 3rd ward.The mayor had to hold a meeting in that area the other night to talk to residents about increasing police patrol for that area. So it's not just happening in the lower class areas it's happening all over.

Re: Crime rate in 3rd ward

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

lovely