tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35977419.post53174959884048989..comments2023-08-19T06:36:16.096-04:00Comments on James River Maven: Raise the Drawbridge, I’m Already InsideBert Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475537924353776378noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35977419.post-30234669956534054552008-04-06T13:31:00.000-04:002008-04-06T13:31:00.000-04:00"Sheriff Cook told TD reporter Williams that he ha..."Sheriff Cook told TD reporter Williams that he has seen concentrations of low-income homes create a breeding ground for crime and that he doesn’t want that in Hanover. I appreciate Cook’s desire to keep crime under control in his county, but isn’t his attitude creating stereotypes about people who live in affordable housing. And, dear reader, isn’t it stereotypes and the fears they produce what this is all about?"<BR/><BR/>Not necessarily. If there are hard statistics that show higher crime rates in lower income neighborhoods, then it isn't just (false) stereotypes that create the fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com