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> Nattering busybodies on Nextdoor What is more fair than locals choosing which stuff is bothering them?
by jquery 6y ago
> Nattering busybodies on Nextdoor
What is more fair than locals choosing which stuff is bothering them?
- newacct583 6y agoBecause left to their own devices, some locals decide that stuff like "black kids in the neighborhood" are what bother them. We had this argument already, like sixty years ago. Your side lost.
- pnako 6y agoIt does look like separation is back on the menu in America, so I would not be too quick to claim victory. Look around the world and you will mostly see ethnically homogeneous neighborhoods. It's not by random occurrence.
- joshuamorton 6y agoWhen the things bothering them are "having black neighbors", I'd say most other systems are more fair.
- jquery 6y agoYou’re assuming the locals are “bad people” and making decisions on their behalf, then?
- joshuamorton 6y agoI'm assigning no blame. I'm giving an example of the kind of behavior that ultimately was encouraged by ND.
- jquery 6y agoHow was ND encouraging it?
- joshuamorton 6y agoBy offering this very low friction way of contacting the police, you end up enabling people to reach out to the police for minor inconveniences that they wouldn't otherwise have. There may be noble outcomes from this, but there are also clearly negative ones. Once again, I'm not claiming it was ever ND's intent to do this. Just that in practice the design of the system enabled and tacitly encouraged these behaviors.
- int_19h 6y agoIf they're bothered by their black neighbors, then yes, of course they are.