I’ve been scanning the news looking for something newsworthy to blog about. I don’t know about y’all, but I think this has been a particularly bad few days in Frederick. Despite all the good things going on, we have had an unprecedented spell of murders, suicides, murder suicides and stabbings.
I’m not going to link to any of the stories because I think we’ve all had enough and need a break. I know that we had a connection with one of the people involved in one of the stories. Makes you realize what a small town we really live in.
Personally, I’d like it to stay that way, although I don’t know what I can do to prevent it.
~LizFrog~
13 responses so far ↓
Guy // October 30, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I’m with you on that. One of them happened in my hood. Scary and sad.
Mindy // October 30, 2007 at 9:04 pm
It does seem like everything bad just sort of piles on doesn’t it? I’ve sort of thought the same thing listening to the news of Frederick as of late! Let’s all think of the good things though! Soon Frederick will be decorated for the holidays! I get to try G. Hunters on Saturday night for my Anniversary!!
Rusty // October 30, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Head down to the New Green Turtle and watch a game. It might help!
lizfrog // October 30, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Mindy, you’ll enjoy G Hunters. Since it’s your anniversary, have a few oysters.
Rusty, funny you mention it. We were just talking about going to the Turtle downtown tonight. Didn’t make it this evening, but we’ll go soon. We’ll post it when we do.
Nils // October 31, 2007 at 9:11 am
Good thing you didn’t make it to the turtle last night. It wasn’t open. Sign on the door says “In training.”
FredRocks // October 31, 2007 at 3:18 pm
This doesn’t initially seem an appropriate place to (once again) plug my site, but honestly, when you’re in Frederick and you need a break, I don’t know of a better place to find out what fun there is to be had, especially around Halloween. Of course, if anybody does know of a better place, please tell me so I can do a post about it. Everyone, please have a safe holiday.
knitplaywithfire // October 31, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Well there is a story in today’s paper about Frederick’s rich history with regards to ghosts.
K // November 2, 2007 at 10:44 am
Urbana’s Cross Country teams won the regional championships yesterday, held at Watkins Mill HS - girls won first place and boys second place. Now it’s on to the state meet next week at Hereford - go Hawks!
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/sports/display.htm?StoryID=67131
TOM // November 2, 2007 at 6:27 pm
This was truly a hard week to get through. I guess all we can do is try to stay positive and cherish the memories of the friends that we lost. Godspeed!
Matt // November 7, 2007 at 10:17 am
I agree. My wife and I knew the lady that was murdered by her husband in LL right before Halloween and my son goes to school with thier little girls. It was just senseless. Please keep those little girls in your thoughts and prayers.
Dina // November 21, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Hi all,
Is there any study indicating a link between our rise in crime wave and the homeless people that frequent our streets between their various shelters, halfway houses, and rescue stations?
Before you jump at me for being heartless, especially on thanksgiving, this is an innocent remark by a concerned citizen living in downtown. I had found a crack pipe in my front yard, and a bag of tobacco and Dr. Pepper in my backyard despite its fence (it was thrown it). My street is made of good people, but it is between several homeless shelters.
Perhaps if we bought more homes in downtown, this problem will subside. That is if there is a strong relevance between the homelessness and crime.
lizfrog // November 24, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Dina, I sympathize with the problems you have been having lately. This post was more to do with the domestic crimes that have been on a very disturbing rise in our county lately, one more in the news in recent days. It’s a disturbing trend (with way too many children being killed or left parentless) that I have no answer for, but I can be sure that none have to do with homelessness.
I’m not sure how to research the correlation with other crimes in the county due to homelessness. I’ll try to find that out for you. But this post was not about that.
Wil // February 20, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Dina,
I couldn’t agree more about the homeless problem, it seems people just rather turn and look the other way at this problem instead of taking it head on. Finding crack pipes in only the beginning, just wait until one pushes a kid into traffic or bashes another homeless man for his share of the bottle. Frederick has done what it can but they have to understand that being homeless is a choice, made by people who either have a mental illness (if so they should be getting treatment instead of a free meal and pat on the back before the shelter closes)or basically people who just couldn’t care about anyone else and rather live on the street than put one foot forward torwards a better life. AND NOW ALL THE BLEEDING HEARTS CAN GO CRAZY!!! Just so you know I am sympathic to their problem but I have rights also, since when do our rights take a back seat. I can only hope that they get off the streets and contribute to society.
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