http://livingintheedgeofmadness.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/gentrification-redux/ "Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason." Andre Gide Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://livingintheedgeofmadness.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/gentrification-redux/#comment-181 Christopher Patton Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:53:42 +0000 http://livingintheedgeofmadness.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/gentrification-redux/#comment-181 I don't think urging people to use the police force as a proxy to handle 'bad apples' really solves the problem of homelessness or drug addiction. It is merely another attempt to push societal problems out of sight instead of trying to confront them on a personal, interactive level (Cliff Fisher and you might have more in common after all). If you truly value your community than you won't relegate it's policing to a group that upholds the power structure by treating already disadvantaged people unfairly. I don’t think urging people to use the police force as a proxy to handle ‘bad apples’ really solves the problem of homelessness or drug addiction. It is merely another attempt to push societal problems out of sight instead of trying to confront them on a personal, interactive level (Cliff Fisher and you might have more in common after all). If you truly value your community than you won’t relegate it’s policing to a group that upholds the power structure by treating already disadvantaged people unfairly.

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