okcknight

okcknight t1_iugnzgo wrote

Reply to ‘Get the heck out of our community’: Local leaders hold emergency press conference after Richmond triple shooting by ThatChildNextDoor

Unfortunately these convenience stores have been like this for years. I remember walking into one in southside one day and seeing a big white brick that looked like cocaine behind the counter. Turns out it was some kind of legal substance used to “cut” or dilute powder drugs. Next to that item were digital scales, and behind those were a bunch of dime baggies. Literally everything you need to be a drug dealer short of the actual drug. And that’s not including the crack pipes, boner pills, and obvious stolen merchandise for sale. Oh and outside of this store were guys also selling drugs right out in the open.

I understand the gut reaction from community members to shut these shops down, but I agree that is very short sighted and not treating the root problem.

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okcknight t1_itsb590 wrote

Reply to Rent too damn high? Landlords have formed an illegal cartel according to several reports by cogitator_tertius

From who’s perspective is the rent high? I’ve always thought Richmond was Virginia’s best kept secret, with a laughably low rent for a capitol city — it used to be you could rent an apartment for $800 easy here. But the cats out of the bag, and wealthy people have been moving here in droves, even before covid. Now you have remote work which compounds the problem. I don’t know what the solution is, but even if you got rid of any corruption, I doubt we’d see rents go anywhere near what they used to be.

ITT: children

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okcknight t1_it0nwrs wrote

Reply to comment by GrandmaPoses in Body of teenager found in Richmond trash can, Crime Insider sources say by PadThai42

The goal should be zero “projects”. For a simple example, build an apartment building with 100 apartments. (Made up numbers) Let’s say 10 will be for low income vouchers. Choose 10 people who currently live in Gilpin, and destroy 10 apartments in Gilpin. Rinse and repeat until there are no projects. In their place, build more mixed income housing. This way no one will be displaced and you also get rid of concentrated poverty, which is a major driver of violent crime.

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okcknight t1_it05ilw wrote

Reply to Body of teenager found in Richmond trash can, Crime Insider sources say by PadThai42

Concentrated poverty aka “projects” should be illegal. Mixed income or nothing at all.

Edit: If you think the city is helping anyone by subsidizing housing in Mosby, whitcomb, Fairfield, hillside, belt Atlantic, etc, you are deluding yourself. Anyone who has spent any significant amount of time in or around these places will tell you they are the most toxic violent environments in the city.

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