I live about 1/4 miles away from a drug and gang zone called "Yates Village" which is an apartment complex neighborhood. Everyday and I literally mean EVERYDAY, police, fire and EMS speed by my house to go there. Everyday there is a stabbing, on occasion a shooting. Fortunately they seem to keep the violence and BS within their own little complex section but there have been incidents of crime at my house. I live in a small apartment building. My neighbor's apartment was robbed. The only thing missing was a big flat screen TV. Not long after, a shooting occurred right in front of my apartment and WE (my roommates and me) are involved in the incident. I posted a Myspace blog about what was going on. It's a gang issue. A man was killed in a drive-by on my front steps.
Not to de-rail the thread but for anyone interested in the gang issue, which is somewhat on subject, here is the blog I wrote about the gang incident at my apartment, copy and pasted:
"I am caught in the middle of a gang war in my city, Schenectady, New York. A guy me and my roommates used to be friends with stole $600 and a gun from me and $178 from my roommate. He fled before we knew he robbed from us. He was staying the night and while we slept, he took the items and left. We called police a couple days later, when we first noticed the stuff missing and filed a report. A warrant for his arrest was served for Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a Class D felony in New York State. Weeks later the dumbass has the nerve to call my roommate and admits to stealing the money but denies stealing the gun. He claimed that he stole my money so he could bail his mother out of jail or some shit. He was supposedly in South Carolina or Georgia. A week ago we find out the truth. In the middle of the night, the brother of the guy who robbed us comes banging on the door of our apartment, covered in blood. My roommates refuse to open the door and call police. A minute later five gunshots are fired from a passing car. Apparently he dies of his wounds later on. The drive-by shooting resulted in dings, dents and scratches on my car and on my roommate's car from bullet impacts. We didn't know anything about what was going on, who came to the door and why this happened until a few days later when two gang members came to the house while me and one of my roommates was out. My second roommate was home alone and like a fucking idiot, answered the door and talked with the two men. They said that the guy who was shot was the brother of the man who stole from me. Apparently the guy who robbed me never left Schenectady. He stole the money and gun for a gang initiation. His dumbass joined a gang (Bloods, Crips, etc I don't know or care) and his brother stole $1,000 from him. That is why he was shot and chased to our apartment and then killed from the drive-by. These gang members that came to house are looking for revenge for the drive-by and want to know where the guy who robbed me is. They knew that he used to be friends with us and frequently hung out at our apartment. That is why they came, looking to kill him. My roommate explained that he no longer is friends with us because he robbed me. Even after the explanation, the idiots threaten to kill us if we had anything to do with the shooting. I get back from shopping with my roommate and she explains about who came to the apartment, etc. She doesn't want to call the police. She fears they will come back. Apparently they were coming back anyway because they want to talk to me. I said if they come back, people are gonna die. Not long after, guess who calls my roommate again.... the guy who robbed us, wanting to know if anyone came to the house asking about him. I'm now armed at all times while in the apartment and installed a security camera outside the apartment. If anyone tries coming back to this apartment, a fire fight is going to break out and I will put that shit on YouTube, unedited. I am now hunting for the guy who robbed me and the moment I find him, will chase him down and arrest him under citizens arrest laws. I couldn't actually care less about justice. I want my $600 back. So here I am now, in the middle of a gang war. Both sides have made threats or are threatening in nature toward me and my roommates. Police are useless because of their response time (about 45 minutes). Police are aware of the drive-by incident and are aware of the robbery incident. There is nothing else they can do. So at this point, I sit at home with a gun in a holster, on my waist, waiting for someone to try and fuck with me. Oh and what makes this worse is that gang members are typically not fond of transsexuals.
August 30 Update: The guy I am now hunting to get my money back has joined a variation of the Bloods. Apparently their color is yellow. They are from New York City. I didn't know what gang he joined but now I know. Bloods variant. I hate the Bloods. I've had previous problems with them when I used to live in Newburgh, New York. That issue didn't last too long and wasn't as severe as the current crisis. Today my roommate was driving home from the store and spotted the guy I was looking for. He saw her as well and fled into his house. I know where he lives now. I'm deciding on what I should do. If I was to call police, they can check out the house but without a warrant to search, they can't enter. He does have a felony warrant for his arrest though. Both of my roommates now fear an imminent attack because of the random run-in of my roommate and the guy. This is it. D-Day is closing in.
Additional Note: I previously stated that the guy I am hunting shot his brother because the brother stole $1,000 from the gang. This is not true. Apparently the guy I am hunting was required to both steal cash (he stole from me) and had to shoot his own brother, to get initiation into the gang. The murder and robbery was a gang initiation."
That's my blog. I am no longer hunting for the guy but the situation still exists. I carry a knife in my purse while out of the house. My car is a weapon as well as the high powered pellet rifle in the trunk of the car which can and will kill if shot in the right place. While in the house, I have a gun holstered on my waist. I also plan on buying pepper spray for my purse.
On a happier note, here is a banana fucking a banana >>>>>
