I live within walking distance and since the Nichols family (founders and developers of Kansas City, MO's Country Club Plaza, so named because it was originally the city dump that became surrounded by golf courses and country clubs) sold out to N.C. Highwoods Properties, has turned into one major chain mall with many chain eateries and bars - ugh! I don't bother walking there for there is little of interest to me as either a shopper or diner and drink and drown bars are not my scene.
When once, the cars blaring rap music were limited to one pass only through the Plaza, now has roving gangs shoving and jostling people as they enter and leave area shops.
This became a real scandal when two wives of KC Chief's executives were mugged in a parking lot and not too long ago, Sly James, KC Mayor, was forced to come to the aid of a passerby one weekend from a roving gang of "teens" (not-Amish.)
Sad, but that's what happens when the populace sinks to welfare recipients who continue to vote themselves more and more largess from the taxpayers and the elected supposed to be in charge of protecting the citizens, give way to "community involvement (read no guns, no cars, no motorcycles, just walking or biking making friends with the locals) to protection from such lawlessness.
Anything more than that is viewed as "police harassment" or "picking on minorities."
“....a roving gang of “teens” (not-Amish.)....”
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aka “yutes”!
That makes me so sad to think that this has happened, too many things now exist in my memory only. Guess that’s one of the downsides from living so long and being able to live in so many different places.