Seriously, though, I'd rather that a restaurant known for its kid-friendly antics is not associated with drugs in any way even if they're just muscle-relaxants. When drug dealers feel they can peddle in the bathroom, it's a sad reflection on our own police enforcement. People have been complaining about drugs in the downtown area for years.
But now that there's some "positive development" downtown?
Well, I guess it's better late than never.
But it definitely makes me take Carmen Robinson's words to heart regarding downtown development.
"It shouldn't be just lofts in the Strip District and where the Penguins are building," said Carmen Robinson, a Hill District attorney who also is running for mayor. She said any renaissance hasn't hit Lincoln-Lemington, Homewood, Brookline or Carrick, and vowed to back community benefits agreements guaranteeing jobs and investments to neighborhoods in which subsidized developments sit.
It's great to see police cracking down on downtown drug dealing, but it's sad to see the correlation between expensive luxury condos and police enforcement. Maybe when the "renaissance" spreads to Homewood and Carrick, the cops will clean up those drugs too?
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Xanax is common. It's also pretty heavenly, in today's manic, stimulation-rich environment.
I think the perception of Downtown unsafety is far worse than actual Downtown unsafety. It'd probably be a lot safer if they legalized drugs (a few less guns and grudges on the street), but still.
Carmen is on to all the right themes. I like a lot of what she says. What I feel I need now from her is less emphasis on ethics and propriety (which is really good) but more her solutions and how she thinks about solutions. She's next on my list.
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