I don't even go there unless I am going to the Sprint Center for a concert. I won't even waste my money on the overpriced drinks there.

Oh hey, a JOCO'er telling someone who lives and works at a place what that place is like.

Does random violence happen? Yes. Absolutely it does. This is an urban area. Not just a city like in Kansas where you string together a few Old Navy's and a TGI Fridays and call it a day.

A good friend of mine was the victim of random violence in KC...he was shot...miracle he lived. It does happen.

However for the most part people wind up in bad situations because they put themselves in those situations or made bad decisions being around people they shouldn't be around.

The idea that there are not as many fights in P+L is silly. There is all kinds of Ed Hardy v. Ed Hardy douche bag fights. News about violence that happens on the outer edge of P+L is usually not as widely known.

Westport is a great place to hang out and have a few drinks. Most of the loud mouth shit faced drunk drivers like yourself go to P+L now. Thanks.

If PNL cleared the mousse-headed douchebags and KU Med rejects the **** out of Westport, then all the better.
And FTR; the only time Westport was even remotely dangerous was back in the Harris House days when Dale Carter was brandishing weapons about. But even then, that did not stop ROR from rocking the stage and partying 100-times harder than you.

Thx/Bye!

ROFL

This, from a guy whose BBQ bean recipe starts with canned baked beans!

My cousin who chose to be homeless was murdered camping below the River Quay, I know this isn't in the same area but close enough. They crushed his head with cinder blocks :( KC is a lot less violent than bigger cities. I personally loved Westport as a young 20 something person :)

So you have a problem with Bobby Bell? Because this is what you're saying to me.:hmmm:

JFC, dude...:(

Absolutely ****ing bullshit.

Kansas City is consistently in the top ten of violent crimes and murder per capita each and every year.

Kansas City is more than twice the national average in nearly every criminal and violent crime rating in America.

http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime....+City&state=MO

Phoenix is a raging cesspool of meth heads, murderers, and wife-beaters.

Truth. I'd like to see them compare metropolitan areas as a whole though instead of just the city. Even though there is a huge huge difference depending on what part of the area you are in, it would be interesting if they judged by MSA. It may be that KC's inner city is just much more violent than some cities on the coasts inner cities. For some reason most of the most violent cities in the country are in the midwest. IE - Cleveland, Detroit, KC, Memphis (close enough), St Louis.

Did any of you see Ruckus this evening? P&L was the lead topic...the liberals and the conservatives agreed we needed downtown development but the tax payers are getting screwed because the numbers were wrong to begin with. Someone pointed out that when the newer bonds due in 20-years, independent audits say there is a good chance the district still will not be able to pay off the debt.
Also discussed...the Funk was city auditor when this came up and he said the numbers were bad, but the city council ignored his suggestions and went with Cordish's numbers.
They also went out of the way to point out that Sprint Center and P&L are two different projects...funded two different ways. Sprint Center done right...P&L screw the tax payer.

No shit. How many distrcts last 20+ years? Whats Ruckus?

Ruckus is a local PBS round table show that deals with current issues...most local, some regional and a few national. Think The McLaughlin Group on a local scene. The panel is two conservatives, two liberals and a moderate (swing vote).
This is one of the few times I've seen all 5 agree on a topic. Good idea...poor execution by the city.

It's stupid to expect an entertainment venue to be self-sustaining when close to 80% of the capital is used to build infrastructure. It's not like they put it out in the middle of nowhere, either. They put it downtown. What does that say about our city planners?

This would be like Lamar Hunt and Ewing Kaufman being required to pave I-70 and Blue Ridge when the stadiums were built and then build an airport for the teams to fly in and out of.