Dude, this "don't go to Durham, it's dangerous!" shit has got to stop. It's ridiculous! Yeah I am sure it is funny. But when you glance at the socioeconomic background and the type of people that live in those neighborhoods, you realize how much shit you're giving this area. It is a symbol of economic injustice and the 'them vs. us' mentality that persists in our national attitude. Be happy about your place in society...class-consciousness needs to happen in this country, bad. What a damned shame.

2/2/2012 10:44:40 AM

Durham's new city slogan:

Durham. It's exactly like Fallujah.

2/2/2012 10:45:28 AM

^^They are who we thought they were!

2/2/2012 10:46:58 AM

So basically the OP is saying "you will be robbed and have the shit beat out of you, but you're a dick for saying anything about it."

And yeah, I know Durham has some very nice areas. I enjoy them too. No need to act naive about the legitimate problems of a city though.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 10:51 AM. Reason : l]

2/2/2012 10:49:44 AM

type of people that live in "those" high crime areas? drug dealers and robbers. dont go there, srs

2/2/2012 10:50:11 AM

just stay within view of the lucky strike tower and you'll be fine

2/2/2012 10:52:29 AM

if we all ignore the problems, they will go away!

2/2/2012 10:57:11 AM

Dude, this "don't go to Durham, it's dangerous!" shit has got to stop. It's ridiculous! Yeah I am sure it is funny. But when you glance at the socioeconomic background and the type of people that live in those neighborhoods, you realize how much shit you're giving this area. It is a symbol of economic injustice and the 'them vs. us' mentality that persists in our national attitude. Be happy about your place in society...class-consciousness needs to happen in this country, bad. What a damned shame.

2/2/2012 10:57:44 AM

So is this a troll or are you reposting something someone else said to point out the ridiculousness?

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 10:59 AM. Reason : l]

2/2/2012 10:59:02 AM

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150644363853755&set=a.10150102224038755.311163.594128754&type=1&theater

2/2/2012 11:00:58 AM

Durham's dope. There are some excellent restaurants and lots of cool events are always going on.

2/2/2012 11:14:00 AM

I've been harassed by the homeless much more in downtown Raleigh than downtown Durham, and I work in Durham.

People act like there's no sketchy housing project areas in Raleigh

2/2/2012 11:15:45 AM

I lost my virginity toin Durham

<3Durham

2/2/2012 11:17:09 AM

Never had any use for Durham but now that I spend some time there it's actually pretty nice. Better food than Raleigh plus its different and new to me so I'm intrigued.

2/2/2012 11:31:02 AM

Durham rules

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

2/2/2012 11:39:48 AM

If the only way you can defend a city is by saying it has "good parts", it's a shithole overall.

2/2/2012 11:54:08 AM

Durham's problem isn't that it has poor people. Its problem is that it only has really poor or really well-off people.

Durham is a class society. So the answer is for everyone to leave Durham and turn whatever's left into a big ironic urban hippie organic farm.

2/2/2012 12:03:16 PM

Quote :

" And yeah, I know Durham has some very nice areas. I enjoy them too. No need to act naive about the legitimate problems of a city though."

2/2/2012 12:12:43 PM

2/2/2012 12:12:48 PM

Let's be honest, most people who speak as if merely stepping foot in durham will get you shot and/or robbed are just bigots who are scared of black people. They're the folks sitting at a stoplight and see a black dude walking by and lock their doors.

Shocking, people who love chain restaurants, suburban sprawl, strip malls, and wall-to-wall HOA neighborhoods don't see the appeal of Durham.

2/2/2012 12:15:49 PM

Durham ain't bad I walk our of the bar at 4am and there's never problems

People don realize most of these killings are not random, even these drivebys you hear about on the freeway and around town, a lot of these victims are doing dirt are have had an altercation

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 12:21 PM. Reason : Ff]

2/2/2012 12:20:39 PM

Fuck Durham.

2/2/2012 12:43:27 PM

I, too, am confused as to what produced this rant, or reposting of one.

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"Durham's problem isn't that it has poor people. Its problem is that it only has really poor or really well-off people."

What? I live in Durham. I am neither poor nor rich. And before I get labeled as the exception, the whole part of the city I live in (South Durham near the mall) seems pretty middle-class to me. Parkwood, Woodcroft/Woodlake, Crooked Creek, etc. and the surrounding areas are neither ghetto nor full of fabulous estates. Yes, taking the city as a whole there are some stark class divisions and you do have cases of only a block or so separating a very sketchy area from a rather well-off one, but it's not just one or the other. And it has a lot of good points, notably the food scene.

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"Let's be honest, most people who speak as if merely stepping foot in durham will get you shot and/or robbed are just bigots who are scared of black people. They're the folks sitting at a stoplight and see a black dude walking by and lock their doors. "

Yep. While there are certainly parts of the city that I would rather not frequent at night, the vast majority of it is no big deal. But there are many parts of the city that are majority black. This itself is not really cause for alarm, despite what some folks might think. My fiancee, who is a slender 5'4" white girl who looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly, was a case manager for a couple of years and had clients in the worst parts of the city, and she said that she never felt threatened.

2/2/2012 12:45:06 PM

my grandparents lived in Durham til they died so I spent plenty of time there growing up

i wouldnt mind living in their old neighborhood, but i wouldnt want to live in some of the neighborhoods i had to drive through to get there

2/2/2012 12:46:24 PM

Apparently Durham residents can't take a joke.

2/2/2012 12:49:51 PM

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"Let's be honest, most people who speak as if merely stepping foot in durham will get you shot and/or robbed are just bigots who are scared of black people. They're the folks sitting at a stoplight and see a black dude walking by and lock their doors. "

2/2/2012 12:57:10 PM

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"Durham ain't bad I walk our of the bar at 4am and there's never problems People don realize most of these killings are not random, even these drivebys you hear about on the freeway and around town, a lot of these victims are doing dirt are have had an altercation "

That's actually very similar to what my dad keeps saying about Rocky Mount. The vast majority of the crime is criminals against criminals and only a small part of it leaves the gang/criminal influenced neighborhoods. While there have only been a handful of serious incidents in their (current) neighborhood; I worry about them going to the mall, Wal-Mart,etc where serious incidents are not so rare. I'd really like to see them move somewhere a little safer.

The neighborhood I grew up in was on a border of the housing projects. My parents no longer live there, but I learned a lot of lessons in that neighborhood. I got off the school bus in the projects and my brother & I were usually the only ones who walked out of the projects on our way home rather than staying there.

One of the things I learned early on is that "safety" is relative and not just by location. There is a big difference between feeling safe driving around and visiting the local businesses during normal operating hours versus feeling safe when your car breaks down at midnight and you have to walk a mile or two to get home or to get some assistance. Even in those situations where you might feel perfectly safe a family man has to consider what would his wife or children might experience in the same situation.

These things are never black and white. There are a lot of grey areas. I'm happy to live in a neighborhood where I feel safe leaving my house on foot 24/7. If an extra $50k or a smaller house & yard buys the peace of mind your family needs it's a small price to pay in the long run.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 3:41 PM. Reason : s]

2/2/2012 3:33:57 PM

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"my grandparents lived in Durham til they died"

Were they killed buying drugs or in a random act of violence?

2/2/2012 3:43:46 PM

Who was the TWWer who moved to Durham and had her house broken into twice in the first couple years? I really can't remember who it was, but I sold her a cooler through TWW classifieds.

I felt really sorry for her. I remember thinking it would be terrible for a young family to make a huge purchase such as a house and have it ruined because thugs can't keep their hands off your shit. I'd be interested in hearing her thoughts on this.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 3:53 PM. Reason : l]

2/2/2012 3:48:19 PM

Quote :

"Durham. It's exactly like Fallujah."

2/2/2012 3:58:24 PM

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"That's actually very similar to what my dad keeps saying about Rocky Mount. The vast majority of the crime is criminals against criminals and only a small part of it leaves the gang/criminal influenced neighborhoods. While there have only been a handful of serious incidents in their (current) neighborhood; I worry about them going to the mall, Wal-Mart,etc where serious incidents are not so rare. I'd really like to see them move somewhere a little safer."

there are few places in this world where i feel less safe than the Rocky Mount Walmart...


and it was Kitty B



[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 4:06 PM. Reason : asdf]

2/2/2012 4:05:03 PM

Durham

2/2/2012 4:19:13 PM

I know people that were born and raised in Durham and they think this whole "thing" is hilarious.

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"Better food than Raleigh plus its different and new to me so I'm intrigued."

Wat?

2/2/2012 4:21:08 PM

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"I know people that were born and raised in Durham and they think this whole "thing" is hilarious."

tell em to laugh whilst they still can

2/2/2012 4:26:10 PM

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"there are few places in this world where i feel less safe than the Rocky Mount Walmart..."

A lot of people I know in RM (especially the females) insist on going to the Wal-Mart in Nashville instead. There were supposedly shots fired in the Nashville Wal-Mart right before Christmas, although it was not in the newspaper when I was home over the break. My uncle's wife was in the store when it happened, but she was far enough away that she couldn't confirm whether there was a shooter or not. Sounded crazy though and it makes me wonder how many crimes go unreported in The Rocky Mount Telegram.

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"and it was Kitty B"

Yes! That's who I was thinking of.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 4:54 PM. Reason : l]

2/2/2012 4:29:07 PM

i went to the rocky mount walmart on christmas eve once...

i'm not going to lie...i was terrified


and it's not because i'm afraid of black people...i mean...i'm from wilson...it's not like there are way more black people in rocky mount than in wilson...

however...mo' thuggers in rocky mount are a WHOLE lot more aggressive

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 4:32 PM. Reason : ksjfdskljf]

2/2/2012 4:30:32 PM

lol mo thugs

2/2/2012 7:10:25 PM

rocky mount has gone so downhill in the past 14 years

much more terrible than durham. Best place to get stabbed? Golden East Mall Rocky Mount, NC

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 7:22 PM. Reason : .]

2/2/2012 7:21:42 PM

BobbyDigital

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"Let's be honest, most people who speak as if merely stepping foot in durham will get you shot and/or robbed are just bigots who are scared of black people. They're the folks sitting at a stoplight and see a black dude walking by and lock their doors."

wdprice3

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"Fuck Durham."

LOL redneck was right on cue.

2/2/2012 7:39:04 PM

This is the equivalent of don't use pcs they can get viruses

I'm Krallum and I approved this message

2/2/2012 7:50:59 PM

WATCH OUT FOR DIRTY-D

2/2/2012 8:01:50 PM

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"People act like there's no sketchy housing project areas in Raleigh"

There aren't any housing projects in raleigh

2/2/2012 8:07:14 PM

Those things down Raleigh Blvd look very project-y.

2/2/2012 8:11:41 PM

each city has its issues and there are places everywhere where you are uncomfortable after dark. Crime can happen anywhere....Durham has an image problem and the press doesn't help it at all.

2/2/2012 8:17:37 PM

If not liking Durham because the government is ass-backwards, there are some real bullshit ordinances (i.e. unconstitutional), and because there some regulators make up phony regulations to suite their personal preferences makes me a redneck, then so be it.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 8:21 PM. Reason : .]

2/2/2012 8:21:27 PM

Last time I was in durham this dude asked me for money as I was pumping gas. I gave him a dollar, he then proceeded to bitch at me and complain about how that wasn't enough for a cab.

Fuck durham and it's ungrateful beggars.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 8:27 PM. Reason : Fuck swype too]

2/2/2012 8:23:44 PM

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"There aren't any housing projects in raleigh"

lolwut

2/2/2012 8:33:07 PM

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"Durham has an image problem"

Don't blame the press. Durham is a shithole with a smart, rich minority population.

2/2/2012 8:39:07 PM

2/2/2012 8:40:50 PM

Sounds like you guys are talking about all of North Carolina... not just Durham.

2/2/2012 8:44:41 PM