New Haven, truly a jewel of the eastern seaboard, ranks 18th on the latest list of the FBI's most dangerous cities. The Lou, as in St. Louis, took the top spot, while the Dirty Have barely beat out it's I-91 neighbor Hartford by a spot. The most disappointing thing about this is that New Haven is allegedly more dangerous than Newark, NJ. I operate in the middle of New Haven and refuse to step foot in Newark (well, really New Jersey generally except when I have to visit Phil) so I am not sure what this all means.
But what I do know is that New Haven is a pretty sweet place to live (at least one TCD fan who also happens to be my roommate - weird coincidence - would agree) and also ranks on the following important lists:
Birthplace of the hamburger
First (and best?) pizza in the US
#3 ranked college hockey team in the land
Showing posts with label criminals. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Profiling method of the day
In NYC, it appears there's a new way to profile criminals...by what team they support.
From The NYTimes (read the full piece here):
A curious phenomenon has emerged at the intersection of fashion, sports and crime: dozens of men and women who have robbed, beaten, stabbed and shot at their fellow New Yorkers have done so while wearing Yankees caps or clothing.
Yankees caps and clothing have dominated the crime blotter for so long, in so many parts of the city and in so many types of offenses, that it defies an easy explanation. Criminologists, sports marketing analysts, consumer psychologists and Yankees fans have developed their own theories, with some attributing the trend to the popularity of the caps among gangsta rappers and others wondering whether criminals are identifying with the team’s aura of money, power and success.
Client 9 is a devout Yankees fan and owner of Yankees gear. Use this fact however you'd like.
From The NYTimes (read the full piece here):
A curious phenomenon has emerged at the intersection of fashion, sports and crime: dozens of men and women who have robbed, beaten, stabbed and shot at their fellow New Yorkers have done so while wearing Yankees caps or clothing.
Yankees caps and clothing have dominated the crime blotter for so long, in so many parts of the city and in so many types of offenses, that it defies an easy explanation. Criminologists, sports marketing analysts, consumer psychologists and Yankees fans have developed their own theories, with some attributing the trend to the popularity of the caps among gangsta rappers and others wondering whether criminals are identifying with the team’s aura of money, power and success.
Client 9 is a devout Yankees fan and owner of Yankees gear. Use this fact however you'd like.
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