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@ceefer66:
I have been to Largo many times. I am, in fact, a Prince George's County resident.

Of course, that's all moot, because you just made the point I was trying to make. Metro isn't the problem. The problem (to quote you), "lies with the nearby low-income areas nearby - the inside-the-Beltway communities of Seat Pleasant and Capitol Heights and SE DC."

Metro provides access. Do trouble-makers ride it? Yes. Are they a majority of riders? Not by a long shot. But, of course, if even one bad person used the Largo Metro station on his way to commit a crime, it should be closed.

Well, plenty of the people who commit crimes use cars as well. So I suppose you think we should close the Beltway and Central Avenue, too?

The solution I was alluding to is not to remove access points, but to work to improve the communities where the crime is being generated. I wasn't referring specifically to Largo when I said "that section of Prince George's County", I was referring to the larger area, the same area you referenced.

by Matt Johnson on Jun 22, 2011 11:04 am • link • report

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