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real or imagined?
11/13/2007 8:56 AM by John M
nbc12’s “Neighborhood Watch” ran a short piece about how elderly residents of the Fairmount House (@1501 N 21st Street) are concerned that security is being cut back at the facility, especially in light of recent crime in the immediate area.
Well now all the bad guys now there is no security guards there during the week.
Now THAT is some responsible journalism…
Loss of security guards angers residents (RTD 11/16))
The Richmond Voice has the story in “Elimination of security startles elderly residents of the Fairmount House“.
nbc12: Petition rescues guard’s job at Fairmount House
I am trying to figure out what the title of this post refers to. Real or imagined security guards? Real or imagined elderly residents? Real or imagined crime spike?
It felt like a manufactured story at first. The TV stations have been known to run OMG CRIME!!!!!! stories.
That’s true- I can’t even watch local news any more(CRIME! DEATH! DISEASE! Details at 11). But the armed robberies were real (happened to a friend of mine on 22nd)- and I don’t believe the number quoted in the story (2). From listening to folks in the neighborhood, I think more have been robbed and not reported it. It seems that they’ve arrested this particular robber who committed the 2 referenced in the story, however.