We definitely don't see eye to eye.

Nobody said anything about discipline. Kids are going to bike in the street and act like kids, you are taking a non-issue and deciding that it should be solved by police, who are historically not great at dealing with these kinds of problems. That WILL do more harm than good. Those kids do not need the police.

I'm going to assume that you don't go to city hall meetings or advocate for parks because you didn't answer my question, and I'll also assume you do the same amount (meaning nothing) to help the homeless find care and housing. If you think that sympathizing with homelessness or crime is causing it to become an issue you should educate yourself. Go to Lowell Community Health Center or to Lowell Transitional Shelter and talk to them about homelessness and what you can do to help and ask them what they need. They will tell you.

It doesn't sound like you do much but complain, so why would you assume this city would get better?

Nobody wants you to own property here if this is how you feel about the people that call the city home.