Considering that this has been an ongoing saga in my neighbourhood,I thought I'd create a thread for myself and others to rant about the blatant stupidity,among other things,that goes with such delightful people.
While at times amusing,mostly they're just moronic fuckwads who make too much noise and destroy neighbourhoods at breakneck speed. I've lived in this area on and off for almost twenty years,and it's NEVER been this bad until now.

Tonight I came home to a street fight between all of the eight or so crackheads in the buildings across the road. Apparently one of them disliked that another had winged a beer bottle at his truck,and havoc broke out after the police left.
I watched in amusement as they bolted back into the building leaving one of them (a guy who thinks he's the Matrix dude) outside who was screaming that it was he who 'runs the neighbourhood,no one else,bitches!!'.

Peace prevailed for about ten minutes, after Matrix guy threw a sabre sword into the busy street and went for a little walk.
I was watching television when I heard a woman yelling at and following Matrix guy,with other women in tow. Matrix guy was calling her a ni**er lover,amongst other choice things. These women live down the street and were likely sitting on their porch when they became victims of Matrix guy's angsty wrath.Then he pulled out a pocket knife,jabbed it towards her and kept telling her how he was going to slice her throat.

The police return immediately for the second time,*but they don't arrest the guy~again! Apparently they left,hid around the corner and came back a third time,while Matrix guy was smashing out his windows and tossing junk off of his balcony. Did they arrest him this time?? NO.

So yeah,our local police are ball-less wonders and Matrix guy is currently tossing random crap into the street and doing what I suspect is supposed to be 'wicked' laugh.

WTF????

there's no profit in arresting Matrix dude.
and that's the name of the game, schweetheart, moneymoneymoney!

Why didn't/couldn't the arrest Matrix dude? Do you ever think of leaving that neighborhood (if possible)? I know its hard to leave a place you've been for 20 years, but I agree that shit is getting WAY out of hand.

I have worked at the same place for 20 years. I always take the same route home. It used to be a nice little neighborhood and I actually had friends that lived on that street. Little by little it started deteriorating, with gangs, shootings, etc. A few weeks ago while I was on that street, there was some kind of gang activity going on. They were all in the middle of the road and I couldn't get by (and they weren't moving). Its a narrow street with on-street parking so I didn't even have an opportunity to turn around. I was scared to death. I was pissed to think that because of these shit-heads, that I had to change my route of 20 years.

BTW, I love the term "matrix-dude" LOL!

If you don't like crackheads, you're living in the wrong city.

Posted by Bryan If you don't like crackheads, you're living in the wrong part of the city.

Fixed.

Samurai,I agree that it must be a money thing,as to why they keep letting this guy (and the other dealer across the street)blatantly do their thing day after day. The police were back two more times last night after I wrote my original post,and I can only hope,though seriously doubt,that they'll keep a better watch on the place.

Debi,I think that Matrix dude may have avoided being arrested because the woman,who was freaking right out,had kicked at him a few times,not to mention that he miraculously became quite calm while the cops were there. When the police came back the next few times,they seemed to be just standing there watching and almost mocking Matrix guy,while the other crackheads hid in their apartments watching out the windows.

*I would have been terrified if I drove onto a street with gang members and such blocking it Debi,holy crap!

I live here because both of my sisters,my ex who I share custody with and the kid's schools are all close by. Up until these assholes across the street arrived within the past few months,it was still a pretty decent place to live,with a gorgeous park a block away,grocery store,blahblahblah. Being on a main street,there was the odd cracker or drunk,but that was about it.

I moved from my last place because people like this moved into my building and I'm really hoping that I don't have to again,I love the area otherwise.

Bryan,you're absolutely right. I know that this problem is getting bigger across the city. I actually once moved to Brantford and I had no clue how bad the area I moved to was for drugs and stuff. It made Hamilton seem like paradise,so yeah,here I stay.

Posted by Lexi Fixed.

go back 2 ur mountain

Posted by Bryan go back 2 ur mountain

Hey, there are nicer areas even down the mountain that are still affordable. Even up here there are nice areas to live in that won't completely drain your wallet. When it comes to downtown vs. the mountain in terms of places to live/raise a kid, the mountain kind of wins by a landslide.

And that's not just me being the big biased suburbia kid. I spent the vast majority of my childhood downtown, and I still do.

Posted by Lexi Hey, there are nicer areas even down the mountain that are still affordable. Even up here there are nice areas to live in that won't completely drain your wallet. When it comes to downtown vs. the mountain in terms of places to live/raise a kid, the mountain kind of wins by a landslide. And that's not just me being the big biased suburbia kid. I spent the vast majority of my childhood downtown, and I still do.

No, you're absolutely right. If you compare the quality of living between the mountain, and below.. the contrast is so huge, you can't even tell it's the same city. But even the lower costing parts of the mountain are still considered expensive to downtown. You can get a Victorian-styled house around Barton for dirt cheap, simply because the neighbourhood is so bad, nobody wants to live there.

Much like if you compare Dundas, and anything west of Dundurn St (where McMcaster student housing starts).. it goes from a run-down slummy looking city, to a charming small town/community feel.

If you look at the demographic of the city (specifically, downtown), one of the few things (in my opinion) keeping the city from sliding into a slum is McMaster. It brings a much needed outside population into the core, whether it be for the shopping, nightlife, or food.. you can instantly tell apart people from McMaster (or the mountain), against people living in the core/east end.

It really doesn't help with slumlords like LIUNA, and Darko Vanrich getting away with illegal demolitions, and not keeping up with (the non-enforced) property standards.

To contrast my worry-wort status, Harry Stinson is on the right track with his redevelopment of the Connaught. People say he's insane for even thinking about it (which he is), but he's putting the nay-sayers to shame and going ahead with his dreams. Add the newly opened London Tap House into the mix, and a new complex for the Board of Education (plus maybe Light Rail Transit!!!11).. and things might look up for Hamilton in the next 5 years. The junkies and crackheads will find distaste in clean streets and hopefully migrate to Oakville.

(Keep in mind, I say this from experiences living in downtown core for a year. However, I'm suburbia born and raised.)

now now... i live in the sticks, the definition of rural!, and the drugs are here with a fury... here it's coke, crack, meth and prescription pills. And what do the cops do? Fucking nothing! Nothing at all.
They know who is getting this shit! They know who is selling it! And what do they do, not a fuckity-fucking thing! So everyday, the downtown gets a little shittier and the welfare rats keep fucking and keep having little welfare kids... Port Henry NY used to be a nice place, now the downtown is shithole. Wasson Street in Witherbee NY used to be a nice neighborhood. Now, the majority of it looks like a demilitarized zone and the nice houses that are left are all for sale as people just look to get away from it.

and the fucking police do nothing... they'd rather write traffic tickets than actually do any 'real' police work.

The up/down the mountain debate is an old one in Hamilton,same as Hamilton vs Stoney Creek. The mountain homes are generally newer,and with the area not being as old,pricier taxes and homes (I'm talking the ever expanding development,not the brow),it doesn't look as scummy in as many parts as down here,thus attracting people with more money.

There are good and bad areas both up and down,though I agree that there are far more worse areas down here. My area is middle of the road,there were three homes that recently sold a few doors down from me for 250,000$+ each,yet some a few blocks away are worth only 100,000$ or so. This area has white collar,blue collar,renting families,crackheads and hookers,depending on whether it is the just the owner living in the three story house or if it's duplexed into a zillion apartments.

The buildings across the street are the old 1920's walkup type,which were likely beautiful at one time. They are rather run down now though,and with lower rents and renting standards,the majority of people who live there now are crackheads,plus a family or two. The buildings sat half empty for months,until these folks arrived and I'd love to move,but at the same time it's utter bullshit that they can get away with this time after time.

Hamilton is one hell of a city to come to from Toronto.

In my town, there is a HUGE drug problem. Im not even near a city, but what the "police" here do is wait until they can get a list full of charges on the guy, then arrest him. OR what they did for the BIGGEST drug dealer around, they use him as a NARC now, pointless because he is the supplier for everyone.

My sister lives in Jacksonville and has a friend who lives on the west side, and she showed me a video they took of a bunch of black women in the street screaming at eachother. My sister and her friend were laughing on the porch taking videos. Again, not a cop in sight.

I went to lake george for Americade one night (BIG MISTAKE), and i must have seen 20+ cops, but when i return the 20 minutes home, there are atleast 50 people at the river, most underaged, drinking and partying and not a cop in sight.

Posted by emck00 In my town, there is a HUGE drug problem. Im not even near a city, but what the "police" here do is wait until they can get a list full of charges on the guy, then arrest him. OR what they did for the BIGGEST drug dealer around, they use him as a NARC now, pointless because he is the supplier for everyone. My sister lives in Jacksonville and has a friend who lives on the west side, and she showed me a video they took of a bunch of black women in the street screaming at eachother. My sister and her friend were laughing on the porch taking videos. Again, not a cop in sight. I went to lake george for Americade one night (BIG MISTAKE), and i must have seen 20+ cops, but when i return the 20 minutes home, there are atleast 50 people at the river, most underaged, drinking and partying and not a cop in sight.

Not exactly as big of a deal as crackheads destroying stuff and gangs crowding streets. But you know, those damn kids, etc.

Posted by emck00 My sister lives in Jacksonville and has a friend who lives on the west side, and she showed me a video they took of a bunch of black women in the street screaming at eachother. My sister and her friend were laughing on the porch taking videos. Again, not a cop in sight.

I'm seriously considering doing this myself. When they aren't terrorizing motorists with street fights and flying furniture,they can be quite amusing. I have two huge picture windows that face the buildings,so my place is fast becoming a popular coffee destination for my friends and kinfolk. If one gets bored of the stuff out front,I have another vista under my kitchen window,where the odd time you'll find Hunchback dealer guy passing crack into a waiting car.

*They always look everywhere but up!

Posted by emck00 I went to lake george for Americade one night (BIG MISTAKE), and i must have seen 20+ cops, but when i return the 20 minutes home, there are atleast 50 people at the river, most underaged, drinking and partying and not a cop in sight.

because there was more money to be made in Lake George writing tickets for loud pipes, helmet and license violations and burning tires than busting kids for drinking, even though those kids could've gotten into cars later on that evening and gotten killed.

EMCK00, did you read about the St Andrews kid last month or so that wrecked on Route 22 in Putnam (Washington County). Left the road at 132+mph and killed those two girls? The whole town of Ticonderoga went apeshit over that and have been shortstroking the whole underage drinking thing to death!

Yeah Samurai i heard about that, this past weekend a junior from Saratoga High school was killed by a drunk driver..and still they dont learn.

Posted by Wiccan I'm seriously considering doing this myself. When they aren't terrorizing motorists with street fights and flying furniture,they can be quite amusing. I have two huge picture windows that face the buildings,so my place is fast becoming a popular coffee destination for my friends and kinfolk. If one gets bored of the stuff out front,I have another vista under my kitchen window,where the odd time you'll find Hunchback dealer guy passing crack into a waiting car. *They always look everywhere but up!

Yeah, maybe you'll catch something really good and you can send it in to America's Wildest Videos, LOL!

Wish you didn't live so far away; having coffee while watching "Jerry Springer LIVE" from your front window would be quite interesting!

Yeah,I wish ya could stop by,they rarely disappoint!
Last night was rather tame though. Matrix dude did some random Chewbacca style wailing off his balcony,tossed only two glass whatevers into the street and kicked out a basement apartment window in crack building #2. No police or sword tossing though,guess we'll have to wait until cheque day for that...

Posted by Wiccan Yeah,I wish ya could stop by,they rarely disappoint! Last night was rather tame though. Matrix dude did some random Chewbacca style wailing off his balcony,tossed only two glass whatevers into the street and kicked out a basement apartment window in crack building #2. No police or sword tossing though,guess we'll have to wait until cheque day for that...

Huge contrast to the neighbourhood I live in. If I even accidentally broke my window it'd be the gossip of the week. That's nuts.