[Athena]

Quote by: copabeat Granpa: I quess you haven't been to Harlem in a long time, it is beautiful and thriving, maybe not all but most. It is the people of Harlem that asked for this security, they love thier kids too and want the best for them. Also in case no one told you yet, Harlem is now considered one of the swankiest neighboorhoods to live in, even for the "White Devils".

Copabeat, you made me curious so I googled the transformation of Harlem and it appears the difference of opinion about the tower could be a class difference.

Harlem between Heaven and Hell Harlem brings to mind a kaleidoscope of images—the jazz clubs and cultural ferment of the 1920s and 1930s, the urban decay of the 1960s and 1970s, and the revitalization of the past twenty years, with artists, writers, professionals, and even an ex-president moving to a community often seen as the capital of black America. Integral to the ongoing transformation of Harlem has been the return of the African-American middle class to what had become an overwhelmingly poor area. In this lively book, Monique M. Taylor explores the stresses created by this influx, the surprising ways class differences manifest themselves and are managed, and what we can learn from examining a community in which race and class are so closely intertwined.

If people in Harlem have asked for the tower, that changes my first opinion a little, but I would still say it would not be necessary if there were not social breakdown, and this will not be cured with a police tower alone. Something must be done to repair the social breakdown.