Minnehaha and Payne last week.
(http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_23837611/st-paul-man-attacked-during-apparent-gang-fight)
Living on the East side, one seems, or at least I have, accepted a certain
level of violence, unfortunately. Mostly because it is usually contained within
the disputing people (gangs) and doesn't directly affect me. This random
violence on a guy out for a walk is a different thing.
Two big questions came to me about this incident. They may be rhetorical, but I
feel they, and Ray, deserve some discussion on here :
1: What the hell is going on with the youth on the east side? Seriously,
roaming packs of 30-50 youth tormenting people? What if anything is being done
about this?
2. Where were the police before and during this assault?
This pack of 30-50 youth were literally 300 feet from the St Paul Police's
Eastern district headquarters. THE HEADQUARTERS!!! If this type of thing was
occurring 300 ft away from my house I would probably be more aware and break it
up before something bad happened. I think the police should be embarrassed that
this near-fatal assault basically happened on their doorstep.
Its sad because these type of stories and events read to everyone else: East
side: Stay away if you value your safety.
I hope Ray W. has a full recovery and his family can move on from this terror.
I hope the East Side can move forward as well to end these sort of tragedies.
Thanks for reading my venting and discussing this issue.