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DesertedPenguin t1_j5rv209 wrote

Reply to comment by anthrax3000 in School students in Sq Hill by soparklion

Is having 30-50 teens from affluent families "just hanging out" good for a community?

Why is their income status worth mentioning?

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anthrax3000 t1_j5s55ne wrote

Because we live in the real world and income is the highest predictor of crime? Do you feel safer in shadyside or Homewood?

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DesertedPenguin t1_j5sabld wrote

People with road rage or an inherent inability to drive are much more of a risk to me than simply being in Shadyside, Homewood, Bloomfield, Wilkinsburg, Squirrel Hill, or anywhere else.

I have never once felt unsafe in any of the lower income neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area.

The reality is that there is obviously a problem with SOME of the teens who are congregating in this area after school, and that it will take collective effort on behalf of Pittsburgh Public, PRT and the community to solve it.

But there are also a lot of people in this thread painting with some really broad brushes. According to the state, 41.6% percent of Allderdice students are economically disadvantaged. That means 58.4% percent are not. There is no way of anyone in this thread to know for sure what the socioeconomic demographics are of those who are causing problems. Everyone else is making a classist assumption.

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anthrax3000 t1_j5t8te4 wrote

Lol you've never felt unsafe in Homewood? Have you ever walked there past 6pm?

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