Comments on: Leading Off http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:44:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28777 Daniel Tue, 20 May 2008 19:06:08 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28777 I blame the crime wave in Lakewood squarely on pit bulls and their owners. And I can point you to the peer-reviewed article in the <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> that proves it. I blame the crime wave in Lakewood squarely on pit bulls and their owners. And I can point you to the peer-reviewed article in the New England Journal of Medicine that proves it.

]]> By: Eric Celeste http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28746 Eric Celeste Tue, 20 May 2008 17:23:19 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28746 LoC, I've always found that Jack Burton gives the best advice when confronted with the maddening ways of our world. So just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big old storm right in the eye and says, "Give me your best shot. I can take it." LoC, I’ve always found that Jack Burton gives the best advice when confronted with the maddening ways of our world. So just remember what ol’ Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big old storm right in the eye and says, “Give me your best shot. I can take it.”

]]> By: Wylie H. http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28738 Wylie H. Tue, 20 May 2008 16:47:38 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28738 Left of Center, whatever minimal levels of police protection the City of Dallas manages to offer will almost certainly deteriorate once scarce municipal resources are redirected towards the construction and operation of Tom Leppert's massive convention center hotel/white elephant. Left of Center, whatever minimal levels of police protection the City of Dallas manages to offer will almost certainly deteriorate once scarce municipal resources are redirected towards the construction and operation of Tom Leppert’s massive convention center hotel/white elephant.

]]> By: Left of Center http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28733 Left of Center Tue, 20 May 2008 16:32:24 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28733 Oh, and I failed to mention the woman who was shot in the face outside Nordstrom at North Park last night. What's going on out there? Oh, and I failed to mention the woman who was shot in the face outside Nordstrom at North Park last night. What’s going on out there?

]]> By: Left of Center http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28720 Left of Center Tue, 20 May 2008 16:08:27 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28720 No one is going to be 100% happy about the lights no matter how it turns out, and I've been smacked down on here before for getting all bent out of shape about crime in East Dallas (Lakewood in particular), but what type of crime or amount of it are we expected to just accept as part of the price you pay for living in the big city? I just got word that a car was broken into, IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, outside the White Rock YMCA. There was nothing in the car - she had LOCKED, TAKEN, HIDDEN (thanks for the signs, City of Dallas) - they were hoping to take the car itself. Last week, my neighbors three doors down had $12,000 worth of stuff stolen right out of their house in the middle of the afternoon. And the week before that, an 18 year old was robbed when stepping out of his car right outside his house on Lakewood Blvd. And the week before that, a home one block down was broken in to in the middle of the night, with the family in the house. Not to mention the load of stuff that was lifted from my own garage two years ago. So, tell me. Someone. Please. What level of crime am I expected to live with as a Dallas resident? I need to know so I can decide whether it's worth it. No, from all accounts, I've not heard that anyone was hurt, but I'm not so sure I want to wait around to find out if anyone is. Certainly, I don't live in a war zone, but I'm not feeling altogether safe, either. No one is going to be 100% happy about the lights no matter how it turns out, and I’ve been smacked down on here before for getting all bent out of shape about crime in East Dallas (Lakewood in particular), but what type of crime or amount of it are we expected to just accept as part of the price you pay for living in the big city? I just got word that a car was broken into, IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, outside the White Rock YMCA. There was nothing in the car – she had LOCKED, TAKEN, HIDDEN (thanks for the signs, City of Dallas) – they were hoping to take the car itself. Last week, my neighbors three doors down had $12,000 worth of stuff stolen right out of their house in the middle of the afternoon. And the week before that, an 18 year old was robbed when stepping out of his car right outside his house on Lakewood Blvd. And the week before that, a home one block down was broken in to in the middle of the night, with the family in the house. Not to mention the load of stuff that was lifted from my own garage two years ago.

So, tell me. Someone. Please. What level of crime am I expected to live with as a Dallas resident? I need to know so I can decide whether it’s worth it. No, from all accounts, I’ve not heard that anyone was hurt, but I’m not so sure I want to wait around to find out if anyone is. Certainly, I don’t live in a war zone, but I’m not feeling altogether safe, either.

]]> By: WWWildcat http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28692 WWWildcat Tue, 20 May 2008 14:31:40 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28692 Watching the submarine races is an East Dallas rite of passage. Dim those lights at the lake! Watching the submarine races is an East Dallas rite of passage. Dim those lights at the lake!

]]> By: Bill M. http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28691 Bill M. Tue, 20 May 2008 14:27:59 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28691 Hey, Long Memory: You need to catch up on the latest research on lighting and crime. Read http://www.darksky.org/mc/page.do and http://www.starrynightlights.com/lpIndex.html Hey, Long Memory: You need to catch up on the latest research on lighting and crime. Read
http://www.darksky.org/mc/page.do
and
http://www.starrynightlights.com/lpIndex.html

]]> By: JIm http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28688 JIm Tue, 20 May 2008 14:23:06 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28688 Stars showed up in the third (don't know where they were during periods one and two). They put on a good show, scored a goal, but the hole was too deep. Good season. Stars showed up in the third (don’t know where they were during periods one and two). They put on a good show, scored a goal, but the hole was too deep. Good season.

]]> By: Long Memory http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28668 Long Memory Tue, 20 May 2008 13:31:27 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28668 I hate to tell East Dallas this, but the people who break into cars and mug walkers and suchlike; well, they don't like the lights either. I hate to tell East Dallas this, but the people who break into cars and mug walkers and suchlike; well, they don’t like the lights either.

]]> By: Eric Celeste http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/comment-page-1/#comment-28667 Eric Celeste Tue, 20 May 2008 13:28:35 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/20/leading-off-222/#comment-28667 oops. my bad. meant first. will correct. oops. my bad. meant first. will correct.

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