25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America

[Toddowen]

In my experience with shitty neighborhoods, the shitty business districts are reletively OK. It's where they pen all the wild animals together{housing projects} that you've got to plan a window of opportunity in which to get in, get the job done, and get the hell out.

My guess is that they're a bit embarassed to be seen in their living arrangements by any outsider. You ask them where they're from when they are away from home and they'll say "Nickerson Gardens, man. Dat place be beautiful. We gots nice folk dey. We be PROUD of our hood...sayin'"

These same people will lay out the welcome wagon by barking obscenities and tossing whatever is handy at your work truck if you arrive any time other than between 8am to 11am.


Proud...what a laugh.

I'm sure we've all heard Detroit Proud; 'lanta Proud; Newark Proud

If you've never been to the place you're assigned to show up to, you can generally assume it to be a blighted, wretched, zoo populated with wild humanoids if the tag "PROUD" is known to be attached to it.

[smackaholic]

While my post was sprinkled with just a smidgen of hyperbole, I will say this. I suspect the reason that no hoodrat pulled a gun on me is because 99.9% of places you go, as long as you keep to yourself and mind your own business, people aren't going to fuck with you. Granted, there's a big difference between working in the hood at 12 noon and hanging out on street corners at 12 midnight. That, I wouldn't recommend under any circumstance.

You've got it backwards though. It's the bad ass who thinks he can shoot his way out of trouble. But I get it, it's about the sense of security. For me, I think it might feel more like false security. If home slice wants my wallet, I doubt he'd give me advanced notice. Dese wack ass thugs are kinda rude like that, yo. So approaching me from behind with his piece pointed in the back of my dome (calm down, Stanley), rather than try to act out a scene from Desperado, I figure the best chance at survival would be to toss Slim Money my wallet (preferably a dummy wallet).

Perhaps there are other scenarios in which carrying would be beneficial, but I personally never felt the need. To each his own. I'm not anti-gun, it's just not my thing. I suppose if I was gifted a gun and the instant legal right to carry, I'd keep it on me. Otherwise, I'm not going to plop down the cash and go through the means to legally carry it.

I actually always felt a little more uneasy up in the hinterlands of northern Michigan. Backwoods hicks are bored, obsessive over their property, and just looking for any reason to draw on somebody. They don't want your money. They'll shoot you just to shoot you.

I've been in da hood and da woods, I will take da woods any day and twice on sunday.

Are there asshole necks?

Sure.

But you know g0ddamn well that you'd rather take your chances with the necks.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

You live in Connecticut. You don't know anything about crazy ass necks.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

isnt he from Michigan? with 6 of those neighborhoods in Michigan I would say he just opened his eyes

I'm from Grand Rapids which might as well be a completely different state/country/planet/universe when compared to those areas. Or go up north near say, Traverse City or Petoskey, and you'd think you're 3,000 miles from Detroit.

[Screw_Michigan]

isnt he from Michigan? with 6 of those neighborhoods in Michigan I would say he just opened his eyes

I'm from Grand Rapids which might as well be a completely different state/country/planet/universe when compared to those areas. Or go up north near say, Traverse City or Petoskey, and you'd think you're 3,000 miles from Detroit.

Everyone who knows nothing about Michigan thinks everywhere not Detroit is just a short drive away from Detroit.

[Left Seater]

Everyone who knows nothing about Michigan thinks everywhere not Detroit is just a short drive away from Detroit.

Perspection would come into play here no? GR is about two hours from Detroit, Traverse less than four. Pretty damn close ( short drive) for some folks out west.

Granted the UP is excluded here, but most on this board prolly think that is part of Martyland anyway.

[Screw_Michigan]

2.5 hours is not a "short drive away," I don't give a flying fuck where you are from.

[Smackie Chan]

Perspection would come into play here no?

It might, if there were such a thing. Perspective, perhaps?

[Left Seater]

One day I might have to add a few of these to damnyouautocorrect.com



While, I agree that 2.5 hours should never be driven if flights are available, many will disagree. Some find a 5 plus hour drive short.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Everyone who knows nothing about Michigan thinks everywhere not Detroit is just a short drive away from Detroit.

Perspection would come into play here no? GR is about two hours from Detroit, Traverse less than four. Pretty damn close ( short drive) for some folks out west.

Granted the UP is excluded here, but most on this board prolly think that is part of Martyland anyway.

What perspection perspective would that be? Distance is irrelevant. They're completely different places. The worst neighborhood in GR is nothing compared to that of Detroit or Flint. And would you really compare this (Petoskey)...



and this (Traverse City)...



to this...



...just because they're separated by "only" four hours? A lot can change - people, culture, geography, economics, etc. - in four hours travel time.

Like I said, totally different worlds.

[Mikey]

LOL...four hours (or less) will get you from here:




to here:




or here:




or here:




or here:

[Smackie Chan]

Give Screwy a break. Getting across the street is a long drive when you don't have a car.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

fukken, rich show-offs

Sincerely, smackaholic

[Left Seater]

Mgo, slow down and pause for a second.

My point wasn't that GR, Traverse, Petosky are similar to Detroit. I have been to all 4 and none are Detroit. GR is nothing to write home about, and I hope those folks are recovering from the flood, but agreed it is better than Detroit. We have a prospect camp in Traverse each Sept and I love the hotel right on the water.

The comment was based on distance. Screwy was making a point that most think Detroit is but a short drive away from the rest of Michigan. All I was saying was that some do find that to be the case. Again, nothing about the quality or beauty of those places.

I guess your just pissed about the Wings suspension or something.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

LOL...four hours (or less) will get you from here

LOL, except everyone already knows that. I have to show the contrast though because some people think all of Michigan = Detroit. Try to follow along.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

I guess your just pissed about the Wings suspension or something.

I root against the Pink Wings.