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Originally Posted by Locke
Dude, come off it. Sometimes people arent NIMBYs as you so love the term, sometimes things are just not working out.
On one hand you extol the virtues of cooperation between the City, the Facility and the Neighborhood and then on the other immediately dismiss the validity of the concerns of residents as just labeling them NIMBYs.
First of all, at the moment I propose a peter12 exclusive moratorium on the term NIMBY for at least a month. You have to let your Teddy Bear go.
Secondly, I think its perfectly reasonable to expect residents to have valid issues and concerns about the Safe Injection Site without labeling them NIMBYs.
Its already in their backyard. Now they're trying to come up with compromises and solutions to make it easier to live with. Thats not unreasonable but some people are just closing their eyes, plugging their ears and having a tantrum while screaming 'NIMBYs' as though that somehow invalidates legitimate concerns.
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It accurately describes your prejudiced view towards necessary social services.
There are plenty of data to show that these sites work, that there overall contribution to local crime is minimal, and that local residents are amply communicated and consulted with.
Now, what would you call people that want to move the site, joke about kiling them all, or barring that, actually conduct a drive-by shooting?
I think NIMBYs is actually a pretty polite term for those kinds of people.