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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by patio11 on Sunday October 18, 2015 @06:57AM (#10407845)
Try phrasing the thesis of this article in a sentence beginning with the words "People in this neighborhood choose to..." It is absolutely, 100% clear what that thesis is and how that sentence must end. The decisionmaking model it implies is insane, unlikely, and also a thing that nobody who writes at any US newspaper (and certainly not the DFP) can actually get away with writing in any circumstance whatsoever, owing to the neighborhood demographics.
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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by kissickas on Sunday October 18, 2015 @07:47AM (#10407960)
I apologize if I'm a little slow but I still have no idea what I'm supposed to infer. Could you come out and just say clearly what you're trying to convey?
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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by JabavuAdams on Sunday October 18, 2015 @12:24PM (#10408663)
> It is absolutely, 100% clear what that thesis is and how that sentence must end.

It really isn't. I have a vague sense that you're avoiding saying something because you're afraid of being called a racist, or some-such. But that's about all I'm getting from this.

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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by hawkice on Sunday October 18, 2015 @10:08AM (#10408261)
"People in this neighborhood choose to rob well-defended chain stores (with more resources for possible criminal prosecution, like video tapes) instead of ill-defended, independent one-man shops". Sounds a little crazy, but I am getting the strong sense that isn't the thesis statement you were imagining.
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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by JabavuAdams on Sunday October 18, 2015 @12:16PM (#10408632)
Is that so unexpected, though? Ingroup vs. Outgroup.

Many. many people will steal from "faceless corporations", even if they wouldn't steal from an individual.

The owner is clearly part of the in-group.

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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by tcpekin on Sunday October 18, 2015 @12:20PM (#10408649)
People in this neighborhood choose to not rob a classic diner.

People in this neighborhood respect John's Diner, and its proprietor.

People in this neighborhood like the one restaurant they have left.

I'm just as confused as the rest of the people.

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Re:Retro diner in Detroit neighborhood wards off crime by ido on Sunday October 18, 2015 @09:29AM (#10408170)
"People in this neighborhood choose to not rob this particular old diner"? I too am not sure what you're trying to say.
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