On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, James Manning wrote: > [Tanner Lovelace] > > Now, I will take exception to this statement. Durham is not that > > bad a place. If you think it is, then go ahead and stay in Raleigh > > because we don't want you here! > > While Durham has its nice spots, having gone to NCSSM (co 92, admittedly), > I can assure you that Waltown (sp?) and various places along Club are, > in fact, not where you'll be taking kids for a stroll past 8pm. > > Waltown and Club Blvd made up 95% or more of the attempted (most > successful) muggings of my fellow SMers, so while painting Durham with > a generalization isn't fair, neither is pretending that the crime rates > _in_ _that_ _area_ are any lower than reality.
But the directions don't mention anything about going via Walltown or Club Blvd, so I don't think that's fair to say that Al Johnson -- in his car, no less, is going to be in any danger! Sheesh, you're much more likely to get in a car crash at the corner of Cornwallis Rd and Institute Dr, while entering RTI[1]. Also, there will be a security guard on duty specifically for our event. Gosh this discussion has gotten out of hand...[2] --Jeremy [1] Site of a fatality last year. [2] Durham does have a high crime rate, but not particularly in the western area we're talking about. Most crime is in eastern Durham -- CanalSt/ Holloway St area for example. But this is off-topic.
