[mad_as_he$$]

Under duress I spent most of March 2007 in Cleveland. Stayed across the street from Jacob's Field. It is a scary place indeed - now!! I reached for my piece twice in downtown Cleveland only to find my hip empty. I had to pull a bum off of a very nice young lady in front of an upscale restaurant - literally in the middle downtown and witnessed two other attempted muggings. The Mall under the Towers looks like some kind of scene out of Blade Runner. Surreal cops and gangsters in a stand-off. Locals thought I was nuts to get involved. I will never go back.

[marktwain]

Surreal cops and gangsters in a stand-off.

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Yes, Cleveland is a failed city, but I hear that Detroit is as bad, if not worse.