I'm so sick of my city being put on the map (for the wrong reasons).

[TexasLefty29]

I’m a Plano, TX native - left for Ole Miss in 2010 as a fresh 18YO, lived in many places, most recently Grand Island (NY) land came back to Plano last May (family type stuff) at now almost 30 years old.

Notwithstanding my mixed emotions of disgust and depression about how the homelessness that didn’t exist when I was young, is now rampant and obvious on my now-no-longer-nostalgic street corners. Etc. etc.

Crime is up. Hate is up.
The story about this boy at Haggard is not how I want my city perceived. But the sad part- this is how this city IS.

A couple weeks ago I asked a guy to give me six feet and he said he’d give me six feet- under the ground.

I want to see something happen with this.
Democrats (minority of DFW) need to see an example made.

[TwilightZone]

1. Biden won DFW by 8 points in 2020.

"In 2020 Biden carried all four of the Lone Star State’s million-plus population metro areas. He picked up nearly 8 points in Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, while making modest gains in Houston and San Antonio."

https://www.brookings.edu/research/in-2020-the-largest-metro-areas-made-the-difference-for-democrats/

Dems appear to be a majority there now.

[DFW]

2. I'm DFW, and I approve this message. n/t

[TwilightZone]

6. +1

[demosincebirth]

3. What is the answer for homelessness? I usually have an answer

For everything whether right or wrong. The problem with homelessness, I don’t.

[abqtommy]

4. We've got to roll with the changes. When I was 8 years old back in 1958 we moved from

western Montana to the big city of Spokane, Washington. The area called skid row was
a feature of the downtown area and the down and out population was referred to as
bums. They were indeed mostly older alcoholic men that kept the police and The
Salvation Army busy. It's true that today the homeless are a much more numerous
and diverse bunch.

Sure, as time goes by and population increases then all the problems get worse. We can
make a positive difference with our time and money. Sorry about your 6-feet guy. At least
here in New Mexico we have local and state masking and distancing mandates and we
can have rude, uncooperative people arrested.

If we have hope, a plan are are willing to work at it we can make a positive difference!

But then here in New Mexico we also have solid local and state Democratic control. It
sure make for a good difference!

[taxi]

5. Maybe you changed for the better

Sure, things in Plano changed too, but in Plano they can't see it. They are what they are and everyone there is fine with that. You said the things that didn't exist before are now rampant. I doubt anyone would challenge you on the rampant part, I just think that now you notice more.

[Leith]

7. Sorry to hear about your hometown

I understand how you feel. I'm from Flint, MI. My hometown has been making international news since the 1980s.