Tales From The SOUTH Side...
Yes readers, time once again for some of the "fun" things that happen in the underbelly of Fort Wayne.
And you do know that with the advent of warmer weather, the "frivolity" NEVER seems to stop.
-- First up, the city is doing some sewer work in an alley close by, and I've been watching the progress for almost two weeks. Lots of dump trucks have been rumbling through taking dirt away, and the guys working there are at it from damn near sun up.
And of course, they DO have to go home.
They make sure that signs are posted that it's a construction site, and that the road is closed ahead. They secure their equipment for the evening, and call it a day.
End of story, right?
WRONG!
Enter some neighborhood youths of the minority persuasion, who, with ALL the toys on the market, and ALL the other things that should be keeping them otherwise entertained, find it fitting that this construction site will become their new PLAY AREA. (2 of the kids are numbered in the photo...the other two were hiding among the equpiment)
That's right, the X-BOX and the old playground aren't good ENOUGH any longer, and since whatever older person (they don't have parents in the usual sense) is SUPPOSED to be watching them is probably "getting their high on", they're NOT around to see that these kids are getting into something they're not supposed to.
Well, after a picture or two, and a well-timed call into the FWPD, a cruiser rolls up, and these kids were sent AWAY from an area where they could get seriously injured.
There...did MY good deed for the day.
But, unfortunately, the story doesn't end there.
Later towards evening, a group of about 7-8 black girls come down the street...and you can HEAR them yelping like a pack of rabid hyenas a damn block away, so they're advertising their presence. Reminds me of the older women who pour on SO much perfume, that the scent gets to you minutes before the person arrives.
So these girls walk past the ROAD CLOSED sign, and proceed to knock it the hell over, and then kick over a couple of the orange barrels the guys placed along the street.
Idle minds are STILL the devil's playground, aren't they?
And these kids' minds have been on "IDLE" since they were toddlers gnawing on paint chips in that rental the baby-mama got tossed out of years before. If there is a case for brain damage from lead ingestion, THESE kids win hands down! I think they're MADE to ingest the lead, so mama's got an excuse to why she can't get them to behave, when she really can't be bothered.
That was just in MY immediate area...
Hang in there, 'cause we're not finished...
-- A man was shot in the HEAD at a house at 3422 S. Hanna last evening, and was transported in A minus condition to the hospital (bad shot, but lucky for the vic). The man was shot in his basement (guess we ALL can't have shooting ranges like I do, but I don't use REAL ammo either).
Two people were cuffed and stuffed but have not been formally charged. I guess that's what happens when you have a DOZEN people in a small basement...with a gun...and NO idea WTF gun safety is all about, right?
-- And just when you thought the rash of robberies along E. State St. were abating....nope, wrong again.
The Green Dog store along State was targeted by a black robber yesterday. The store owner was handing over the money when HER dog jumped the thief. A struggle ensued, the dog was kicked, the owner cut (obviously by the robber), and the robber sustained dog bites (good doggie).
Makes me wish that K-9 unit that wrongly went after the black women the other day was at the damn store. That robber would be easy to spot with that German Shepard hanging off of his thigh, wouldn't he?
That's why I really should get a dog (when the cats depart). In my area, all you have to do is HAVE a dog, and these people will cross to the OTHER side of the street...now THAT'S entertainment (for me).
One former neighbor has two dachshunds, and whenever a black person came near his house, they'd stand there and bark. Man, that person didn't know whether to shit or go blind! It was kind of funny, as the dogs were too friendly to begin with.
-- A former student of my wife's was charged in the beating on an elderly couple. Last September, Deangelo James Holland broke into a home, beat an older couple, and made off with a grand total of $4 and a credit card. Before he left the residence, he struck an 89 year old woman in the head, wrapped duct taped around her eyes, and left her bleeding on a kitchen chair. Then when her 92 year old husband came home, Holland threw him to the floor, demanding his bank card.
Yesterday,Holland pleaded guilty to numerous charges stemming from that home invasion in exchange fora prison sentence of between 40-60 years. I dunno...works for me. Keep this savage off the damn streets.
When Holland left the house, the credit cards had been used at THREE gas stations, Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney (one busy-ass shopper stimulating his economy, no doubt). Interestingly enough, ALL of this was caught on VIDEO. The CLARK station, GLENBROOK MALL and WAL-MART all had Deangelo right in THEIR sights.
Holland also pleaded guilty to an unrelated robbery from February. As part of the (here we go with this shit again) PLEA AGREEMENT, Holland will serve the both robbery sentences CONCURRENTLY...and NOT CONSECUTIVELY (damn judicial system screws up again).
-- Another molester is charged (hurray for the good guys).
Jermarcus Jones (who the f$ck NAMES these people???), 26, of the 5000 block of Holton Avenue (yes, deep on the south side of town...where I personally have close to FIFTY sex offenders within a 1 mile radius of MY house) is being charged with two counts of child molestation. He has NOT been arrested (what the f$ck are you waiting for????).
Back in November, Jones molested a 13 year old girl during a sleepover at the home of the victim's friend.
Lastly, I saw an interesting show on the History Channel about the 7 deadly sins. They were talking about ENVY (nice touch).
If there is ONE commonality among all the Aborigines in MY area, it's ENVY!
I've said here many times they have the mindset of "What's yours is MINE, and what's MINE is MY OWN".
it's not about keeping up with the Joneses...or the Smiths...or even the Cohens. It's about BESTING THEM ALL...and by any means possible.
It never occurs to any of them that *if* they went out and EARNED a damn living from a REAL job, they could GET whatever it is they feel they "need". Trouble is with ENVY...it is NEVER satisfied...welcome to MY neighborhood.
They want what YOU have, simple as that.
Doesn't matter if they NEED it...they just WANT it.
(because YOU have it...whatever *it* is)
Phil Marx lives in a corner property, as do I, and I can say that people WANT our houses. They might not come up and make us an offer, but they DO want them.
They want the ease of access, as well as the views offered from most any direction. Let's face it, they'd make damn good DRUG HOUSES. It would certainly be on MY list, were I like these thugs.
Those that want what you have will stop at nothing to make your life as miserable as possible for you. They will encroach on YOUR property, make YOUR lawn the repository of whatever trash falls from their primate paws, urinate in public against a house or garage, and will gladly take to vandalism to get their "point" across.
The sad thing is that too many people caved into the ENVY emanating from these people and left the area, when they SHOULD have took a stand and made THEIR point known.
And then, after a time, a city wonders WHY their tax base has eroded away like a levy in New Orleans during a CAT-5 storm.
It's sure NOT the economy, because people like my "neighbors" do the same damn thing even if the economy is BOOMING. It's just in their nature. Must be the lack of frontal lobe development we hear about.
In any event, much of the problems found in an area like mine (or Phil's) can be attributed to ENVY, plain and simple.
Would it be that we could just acknowledge that some people will always have more than we do, and that we should be content with WHAT WE HAVE, what we WORKED FOR, and what we have been given STEWARDSHIP of, as the Good Lord intended.
It's not a pipe dream, but is certainly is common sense.
Stay safe out there, America.