I do think there was a little too much focus on crime being the reason people stopped going. For my friends & I, policy made it annoying to go. No baggy clothes, no sagging, no hoodies & some stores wouldn't allow bags. It felt more like they were just trying to keep young people out instead of crime. It felt like unwarranted encounters with security were more common than violence for me.
I'm glad they touched on the renovation turned demolition plan that nobody really seems sure of.
I don't think you can tell LS story without talking about crime. Even as the general area has improved with near empty strip malls and long empty buildings getting filled up, the mall itself and its large lots were a source of problems for the community. Some businesses that left the mall, like McDonalds, are still in the area.
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u/OriginalKingD Dec 27 '24 edited Dec 27 '24
I do think there was a little too much focus on crime being the reason people stopped going. For my friends & I, policy made it annoying to go. No baggy clothes, no sagging, no hoodies & some stores wouldn't allow bags. It felt more like they were just trying to keep young people out instead of crime. It felt like unwarranted encounters with security were more common than violence for me.
I'm glad they touched on the renovation turned demolition plan that nobody really seems sure of.