I went to visit a client datacenter in Atlanta once and it was built like a military compound... Fencing, barbed wire, concrete barriers. Across the street... an apartment complex.
Someone stopped my wife and I while we were walking around to tell us not to go down a particular street that was coming up.
What’s so difficult for me about it is that I’ve been in most every major city in the country. I’ve seen the shitholes of shitholes but then down the street there’s always real decent people.
So ya, Atlanta is a shithole, but there’s still some good people and very nice places mixed in.
The very nice places tend to lose territory over time I’ve noticed.
I live in Georgia. Atlanta is unique in that there isn't really a definite good side/bad side. It's all right up next to one another and changes depending on the time of day. A good neighborhood is within walking distance of a war zone. If you're ever in Atlanta, make sure you know where you're going and try to get there during the day. Keep your car doors locked. If an area looks bad, it probably is. And if it looks nice, still keep an eye out.
APD is 20-25% understrength. I had a long talk with a ~15-year veteran cop who is stuck because pension. My take is there will be a lot of FIDO policing.
I went to visit a client datacenter in Atlanta once and it was built like a military compound... Fencing, barbed wire, concrete barriers. Across the street... an apartment complex.
Someone stopped my wife and I while we were walking around to tell us not to go down a particular street that was coming up.
What’s so difficult for me about it is that I’ve been in most every major city in the country. I’ve seen the shitholes of shitholes but then down the street there’s always real decent people.
So ya, Atlanta is a shithole, but there’s still some good people and very nice places mixed in.
The very nice places tend to lose territory over time I’ve noticed.
I live in Georgia. Atlanta is unique in that there isn't really a definite good side/bad side. It's all right up next to one another and changes depending on the time of day. A good neighborhood is within walking distance of a war zone. If you're ever in Atlanta, make sure you know where you're going and try to get there during the day. Keep your car doors locked. If an area looks bad, it probably is. And if it looks nice, still keep an eye out.
I carry everywhere I go in ATL. Its murdertown ever since 20% of the cops resigned.
APD is 20-25% understrength. I had a long talk with a ~15-year veteran cop who is stuck because pension. My take is there will be a lot of FIDO policing.
FIDO = Fuck It, Drive On