Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Originally Posted By: wemay
I was a County Officer during the early 2000s in that area (Miami, Fl. NW 17th avenue between 40th and 79th street). I can tell you MLK Day was a challenge. 95% good folks looking to celebrate a great American and 5% incredibly dangerous knuckleheads ruining everything for everyone else.
Similar story with Cinco de Mayo around Chicago when I lived there, there was a small portion of the population that thought celebrating should involve speeding through red lights while people hung out of the car windows waving flags. Everybody knew to watch and wait for a while every time the light changed...just nuts. I celebrated my wife and I both getting to and from work without getting killed or maimed that day...
When I lived in the City of Chicago the 3 most dangerous times IMHO was new years eve, Cinco de mayo and 4th of July. Between the drunken lawlessness, speeding cars driving like they were in Mexico city and the random gunfire it was a dangerous time to be out, or in you house near a window. Sometimes just making eye contact with one of the street gang members you might encounter going among your daily life was enough to trigger or "challenge" them.
Alot of really nice people as well. Some of the best people I have ever met in my life lived in the old neighborhood, but man it was downright scary when I decided to drop out of college and get out of there.
Glad I got out of that [censored] hole.
To any of those who are aghast at what I just said, you would have to see it with you own eyes. Trust me, it was that bad.
Now parts of Chicago are very nice, my family couldn't afford to live in those areas though.