Texans seem to hate such zoning as "elitist", so I have ZERO symphathy for those (not you Transformers, just folks I have encountered) who brag about the lack of zoning in much of Texas, then b-tch about the section 8ers moving in.
Horror stories like this get a lot of play, but a young black guy is something like 6 times as likely to be a crime victim as a young white guy. People seem to have a special fear of black on white crime, even though the most likely victim of a crime is a black male between the ages of 14-30.
When our town was homogenis just a few years ago and a walmart and krogers popped up things were fantastic here. Then lots of white flight and lots of “diversity drones” came in (section 8 types) and that’s when it became so crowded. It’s still a decent town but things have changed. Houston is a scary place though, I hate driving through there to see my parents. I just don’t feel safe anymore and yes, I have plenty of firepower and love boxing but still, it’s riske to even defend yourself.
BTW, it's mostly Houston that has no such zoning laws. Of course in the Houston area you can shoot the thugs stealing stuff *from your neighbors*, even with a policeman sitting right out on the street, and have the grand jury return a "no bill". :)
In New Jersey they apparently expect you to fight em off with spoons or something equally non-dangerous.
Zoning isn't much use, the thugs can drive or take the bus you know.
I’m curious how you zone *certain types of people* out of an area—legally.
susie