On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:14:05 -0500, Boater wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:47:51 -0500, Boater wrote:

JohnH wrote:
It's funny. Even here in Washington DC, where we get our share of
burglaries,

You don't live in Washington, D.C. You live in Alexandria, Virginia,

Well, excuuuuuse me! I live close enough to DC that I see the local DC news
every night. You snipped the part about the dogs, Harry.

Again, how come I've never heard of any burglars shooting dogs, as you
suggest is so prevalent?


the cusp of Springfield. And you certainly get your share of burglaries
and violent crimes. thanks in no small part to La Mara Salvatrucha,
which is quite active in your area. If you think otherwise, just head on
over to Springfield Mall, or, closer, that Wal-Mart on South Van Dorn,
or, if you are too lazy to go there, the Safeway shopping center across
Franconia Road from you.

I've never had a lot of respect for the Fairfax County Police. When I
had my office in your neighborhood, I actually witnessed a drug deal
taking place across the parking lot. I called the cops; they showed up
45 minutes later, and the police station is right down the road a bit.
The county cops seem to spend most of their time looking for cars sans
county stickers.

If I lived in your neighborhood, I'd move.

What is it about liberals that causes them to demur, change the subject, or
start with the personal insults when asked a specific question?

Do you honestly think someone gives a rat's ass what you think of the
Fairfax County Police? Would you hold the Prince George's County Police up
as a fine example? Hee hee!

BTW, county stickers haven't been a requirement here for quite a while.

Whoops!

You live in a scary part of Fairfax County. I don't. You think the
presence of MS13 in your 'hood will impact the price you get for your
house when you move to the confederacy?

Since I spend as little time as possible in Fairfax County these days, I
wasn't aware it had done away with the tax stickers. It seems to have
done away with quality in its schools, too.

BTW, here's some info on Fairfax County Public Schools.


The Fairfax County Public School System is nationally recognized for its
academic excellence. With a $2.2 billion budget, the school system offers a
full range of secondary school options, including the well known Thomas
Jefferson School for Science and Technology.

Among the school system's many achievements a

*

Ninety-one percent of high school graduates go on to some form of
post-secondary education;
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Expansion Management magazine named Fairfax County Public Schools
system a "gold medal" district. Fairfax schools received the highest score
of any large U.S. school system;
*

Two hundred Fairfax County Public School students were National Merit
Scholars.

The Fairfax County business community is very active in the public schools,
providing technology assistance, grants, mentoring programs and a host of
other activities. Annually, some 77,000 volunteers donate more than a
million hours of their time and expertise to the school system.
Average SAT I Scores (2008)
Fairfax County 1,654
Virginia 1,522
U.S. 1,511

Where does Prince Georges County fall, Harry?
--
John H.