Brooklyn Park/Brooklyn Center
"The Hood," Cool.
"The Ghetto," there's another one.
"Crooklyn Dark," heard that one too.
I often hear many people refer to these two suburbs as the 'Ghetto' and it makes me mad. I personally live in Brooklyn Park, two blocks from Brooklyn Center. This is a topic based off emotion I believe.
SO WHAT if the houses in these cities aren't as nice as those in Champlin. SO WHAT if more people of color live here. SO WHAT if there are robberies here.
Firstly, be nice. Secondly, just because somebody is colored, they aren't automatically bad. Thirdly, every town has robberies/burglaries.
I understand that the statistics don't lie. There are probably more criminal acts here as compared to Champlin.
Although I can't convey my emotion (language is failing), I get mad when people make assumptions or they are too scared to go somewhere in these perfectly okay cities late at night.
I think that the majority of those who are scared of these cities don't live here and know that it isn't that bad.
Yeah, just bugged.
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P.S. A while back, my parents were considering moving closer to the High School (because I have two younger twin sisters). It would have been more convenient and such. The Realtor told us that we would pay approximately $100,000 more for the same house if it were in Champlin. Why? Because of racism and the "bad connotation." Yeah, we didn't move.
Well, the reason for the level of crime is due to the low income housing in some parts of Brooklyn Park and more-so Brooklyn Center. Race is not really a factor, but income is. There ARE nice places in both BP and BC; north of 610 for example, and around the golf course. The other houses can be good as well, they are often just older and smaller, therefore being more inexpensive. There is also a large dominance of apartment buildings, which is where the lower class lives, and these people are more likely to commit visible crime.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Champlin is not immune to crime either; we have had things stolen from our lot before, such as catalytic converters and bicycles. Crime is frustrating, as it brings shame upon a community.
I know I made a few generalizations but what bugs me is the racist comments like "Crooklyn Dark." I like where I live and have pride in it, so it bugs me when people make comments like that.
ReplyDeleteI understand that Champlin isn't immune, I was just using them as an example.
Here's a question that kind of spins off of this topic-
To what extent is there a correlation between race and crime? - or - To what extent is there a correlation between income and race?
These would be something to test.