I would be more inclined to believe it is a lack of education that leads to unemployment, then to poverty, then violence. But who knows, maybe those streets really *f* up ones mental state. Are Oakland's streets any worse than Chicago's? How far is Chicago from Fairfield? Shouldn't there be some *spill-over* there? Just sayin'
________________________________ From: John <jr_...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 5:44 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Violence in Oakland forces residents to seek private security Emptybill, TMers in Oakland should get together to meditate to enliven the Maharishi Effect. Also, the Lynch Foundation should teach TM to some of the public schools over there to bring peace in the schools. The Foundation has already been successful in teaching TM to the youth in one of the public schools in San Francisco, CA. Further, the streets in Oakland, CA are not aligned in a grid with the main cardinal directions. If you drive by over there at night, you can easily get lost. IMO, this is a contributing factor to the violence there, in addition to poverty, lack of education and unemployment. JR --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptybill@...> wrote: > > > (Not appearing in the Oakland Tribune but appearing at your door) > > Violence in Oakland forces residents to seek private security > > By John Blackstone August 17, 2013 7:12 PM > > (CBS News) OAKLAND, Calif. - There has been 61 murders so far in > Oakland, California. And with crime on the rise, some neighbors are > taking extraordinary steps. > > Gunfire has become so common on the streets of Oakland, California -- > that even in neighborhoods that once seemed immune to the city's > violence, residents are no longer shocked. > > Jan Hetherington has lived for 14 years in the Oakland, California > neighborhood of Maxwell Park. Yet she acknowledged she has to bring in > private security to feel safe. > > "It's like, 'Oh, another shooting,'" said Jan Hetherington, who has > lived for 14 years in the Oakland neighborhood of Maxwell Park. It's a > place with glorious views across San Francisco Bay, neat houses and > friendly neighbors. > > "This is the most wonderful neighborhood I've ever lived in," she said. > Yet she acknowledged she has to bring in private security to feel safe. > > With budget cuts forcing Oakland to trim its police force by a third, > residents decided to pay themselves for private security patrols, which > is understandable when you hear this from Hetherington. > > "A car came down the street, three guys got out with a gun. There was a > gun battle three blocks over. And I did hear actually a bullet went > through somebody's house." > > That routine gunfire turned tragic last month. > > "Our neighbor Judy, who lived in the next block to me, was shot and > killed," said Hetherington. > > Judy Salamon, a 66-year-old dog walker, was murdered as she drove home. > Who did it and why is unknown. Neighbors gathering at the spot where she > died fear that if it could happen to Salamon, it could happen to anyone. > > Pastor Gregg Brown was threatened at gunpoint by someone who had > complained about a noisy power washer used to clean the church. > > Pastor Gregg Brown moved here nine years ago. Even he has been > threatened at gunpoint, right outside his Lutheran church > > "I was scared and I'm still scared," he said. > > The man with the gun complained about the noisy power washer used to > clean the church sidewalk. Brown was told to stop or he'll be shot. > "That's how close the crime is," he said. > > Eighty-one-year-old Joyce Nichelini has lived Maxwell Park for 42 years. > > "I lock a gate now and I lock my door and I have alarms. I even put bars > on my house," she said. Yet she acknowledged she doesn't feel safe. >
