Re: [nndl] The compassionate conservatives of Hyde Park strike again

I find this whole situation rather appalling, to be honest. Let's see. . . take a snippet of news out of context, make wild assumptions about peoples' motives without researching the actual facts of the case, and then encourage people to write letters to the government in protest. . .  and if you don't, that means you don't care about the children's safety! Give me a break.
And this isn't even in our neighborhood.
What exactly is this knee-jerk anti-Hyde Park attitude doing to help North Loop become a better place? 
CCOn Apr 26, 2008, at 9:59 AM, kate amerson wrote:

thanks, Sebastian, for that information & link; I've sent an email & hope they'll re-consider   you know, even with the latest scare at our house, me n Fred would never want to see access compromised in the street or the alley-   for every person with a hostile motive, there are ten legitimate & lovely people we get to know who walk/bike past our home, either by chatting or a wave/nod of the head-    a few days ago there were some high school students walking home from school and as they passed by I heard them arguing about a local band & had to chuckle at some of the statements-  that was a huge payback for the inconvenience & safety concerns that other foot traffic presented to my life last week-    thanks for advocating for all,   kate  

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Fancy rhetoric aside, this is not a smart maneuver, and I'm ashamed of
our city leaders for their lack of foresight. The residents of Hyde
Park may be xenophobic, but our city leaders should not be influenced by
their irrational paranoia. Denying access for pedestrians and cyclists
to a residential street is quite unforgivable.

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