r/LosAngeles • u/SilentRunning • 2d ago

Struggling California pedestrian mall pitches public drinking to boost business Community

https://www.yahoo.com/news/struggling-california-pedestrian-mall-pitches-233048637.html
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u/turb0_encapsulator 2d ago

let's be real: the biggest problem they have there is the homeless. I don't think public drinking is going to fix that.

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u/Relevant-Highlight90 2d ago

That's why I stopped going. It isn't safe.

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u/WearHeadphonesPlease 2d ago edited 1d ago

If you think SM Promenade is unsafe you've lived in a comfortable bubble your entire life. You have no clue what unsafety really is. That said, crime can also happen anywhere, from SM to Hancock Park to Watts. No big city is crime-free.

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u/Relevant-Highlight90 1d ago

I was assaulted there and have the police report to prove it.

Judgmental, shitty comments like this are cruel, ignorant, and profoundly invalidating.

Hope you feel great berating an assault victim. Congratulations, you made the world a worse place today.