Our Morning Roundup
Obama and Clinton hold a secret meeting, right under our noses. Meanwhile, get ready for ClintonsforMcCain.com.
More details on this weekend's checkpoints in Trinidad.
The Prince of Petworth noted this precious quote from a local drunk in a meeting transcript on North Columbia Heights:
Anonymous resident (self-described drunk who hangs out in the park): people in the park aren't that bad, come on into the park, we welcome kids, we welcome the church.
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11:30 am
"Anonymous resident (self-described drunk who hangs out in the park): people in the park aren’t that bad, come on into the park, we welcome kids, we welcome the church."
The thing is, Jane Jacobs made that exact same point in Death and Life of Great American Cities.
11:35 am
Sort of. Didn't she actually say that pocket parks and the like are just magnets for crime? Empty, dark spaces with nothing fun to do or buy.
1:52 pm
Yes she said that, but she also said that homeless men sitting in parks all day have the effect of lowering crime there because to avoid unwanted police attention they are often self-policing. She wasn't saying that they were particularly desireable, but merely that they were not a wholly negative element.