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This is a nice feel-good story, but if you think for even five seconds about what it being true would have to imply about "the neighborhood", you'll prefer thin
by patio11 11y ago
This is a nice feel-good story, but if you think for even five seconds about what it being true would have to imply about "the neighborhood", you'll prefer thinking "random good luck."
- icebraining 11y agoWhat do you mean?
- patio11 11y agoTry phrasing the thesis of this article in a sentence beginning with the words "People in this neighborhood choose to..." It is absolutely, 100% clear what that thesis is and how that sentence must end. The decisionmaking model it implies is insane, unlikely, and also a thing that nobody who writes at any US newspaper (and certainly not the DFP) can actually get away with writing in any circumstance whatsoever, owing to the neighborhood demographics.
- kissickas 11y agoI apologize if I'm a little slow but I still have no idea what I'm supposed to infer. Could you come out and just say clearly what you're trying to convey?
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- ido 11y ago"People in this neighborhood choose to not rob this particular old diner"? I too am not sure what you're trying to say.
- hawkice 11y ago"People in this neighborhood choose to rob well-defended chain stores (with more resources for possible criminal prosecution, like video tapes) instead of ill-defended, independent one-man shops". Sounds a little crazy, but I am getting the strong sense that isn't the thesis statement you were imagining.
- JabavuAdams 11y agoIs that so unexpected, though? Ingroup vs. Outgroup. Many. many people will steal from "faceless corporations", even if they wouldn't steal from an individual. The owner is clearly part of the in-group.
- tcpekin 11y agoPeople in this neighborhood choose to not rob a classic diner. People in this neighborhood respect John's Diner, and its proprietor. People in this neighborhood like the one restaurant they have left. I'm just as confused as the rest of the people.
- JabavuAdams 11y ago> It is absolutely, 100% clear what that thesis is and how that sentence must end. It really isn't. I have a vague sense that you're avoiding saying something because you're afraid of being called a racist, or some-such. But that's about all I'm getting from this.
- rmason 11y agoIt is quite simply the worst neighborhood in Detroit for crime. It's got 6% of the cities population but leads for shootings. For any given year you have a 1 in 7 chance of being a victim of crime. There are plenty of places you could go in Detroit, have a good time and be relatively safe compared to most major cities. Despite this safe haven restaurant this neighborhood isn't one of them. Here's a neighborhood crime map, darkest blue is safest: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/mi/detroit/crime/ http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/mi/detroit/crime/ The two gray areas are not Detroit, they're Highland Park and Hamtramack. Belle Isle (island in the river) since it was taken over by the state is now crawling with state troopers and is one of the safest areas in the city.
- icebraining 11y agoIt is quite simply the worst neighborhood in Detroit for crime. Yes, I think the article is clear about that; it actually says it was rated the worst in the country. What I don't get is what the story "implies about the neighborhood" that one would prefer to think he simply has luck.
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- crpatino 11y agoThat's the kissing cousin of Confirmation Bias. If you think "random good luck" every time you find a piece of evidence that dos not match what you already believe (aka your preconceptions), you will never learn a single thing.
- learning_still 11y agoI thought of it more as being entrenched within a community. For a Californian, this would be like robbing an In-N-Out