Collingdale needs to change course

[John Haenn]

We constantly flirt with the prospect of our town turning into a dump. As more rental homes pop up, average income of the population inches downward. Neighborhoods begin to appear worn and tired as tenants understandably have the mentality that the home is just a mere rental. People of younger generations with a little more money don't rent, they buy. But they buy a home they refer to as a 'starter home.' Collingdale, with its surrounding struggling schools and inreasingly Philly like atmosphere is just a stepping stone for people, not a true home. However if we're not careful, as property values fall, Collingdale won't even be that. We can stop it, and in the process make Collingdale home, not just a way station.
-John Haenn, 27

[Ghost]

too late they started moving in

[John Haenn]

It's not about race though, the problem and the solution have to be better than that.

[Justice prevails]

Hey "Ghost": by "they started moving in" do you mean the WHITE punk kids who go around vandalizing people's property? Is that who you mean by "they"???

[pissed]

Let's all get it right it is about people every color just not caring. We let our kids rule us because if we try to correct them in any manner we have CYS on our ass. What ever happened to a good old ass beating to straiten our kids out. We all have to see it is not a color issue it is a people issue. I don't care what you look like just don't be a not my kid parent and don't let your kids destroy anyone and everyone's property but your's. What about getting to know your neighbor's and looking out for each other. This crap of seeing a person destroy someones property and keeping closed mouth is bull shit. Do you see you are letting the rotten kids win and sending a message that I can do anything and everyone will turn a blind eye because they don't want to get involved. It is them people who need to wake up and help us take back our street's. I as one person make it a point to see what is going on to sit out front of my house and say hi to everyone who comes by and hell I have even taken a package to help my neighbors while they are not home. If everyone would just care we can turn collingdale into a better place the place it use to be where our kids can go out front and play and we don't have to worry and yes maybe make a mistake or two but own up to it and make it right.

[Justice prevails]

Yes! Thank you. I do agree!!! You said it better than I did.

[John Haenn]

It really couldn't have been said better. Nicely done.

[John Morris]

It's Collor blacks are distroying Collingdale! Property value is down, whites have to move out, crime is up. wake up and call a spade a spade

[Justice Prevails]

John Morris you have to be kidding!!!! Who is destroying property? WHITE KIDS!!! You have to be joking, right? Out of six people who recently DESTROYED an innocent family's property and 200 cemetery headstones and grafittied all over town, ALL SIX of them are WHITE!!!!!!!!!!

[Annonomomonous]

Justice Prevails wrote:

John Morris you have to be kidding!!!! Who is destroying property? WHITE KIDS!!! You have to be joking, right? Out of six people who recently DESTROYED an innocent family's property and 200 cemetery headstones and grafittied all over town, ALL SIX of them are WHITE!!!!!!!!!!

All six of those who got CAUGHT are white.

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i guess they are just dumb enough to get caught

[Annonomomonous]

Or innocent enough not to have as reason to run.

[ghost]

Justice prevails wrote:

Hey "Ghost": by "they started moving in" do you mean the WHITE punk kids who go around vandalizing people's property? Is that who you mean by "they"???

Yeah and the balckies too

[muzzy]

is Collingdale where the old pool hall on MacDade Blvd. was?