A PREVIOUS LAWTONIAN
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4/1/2009
CRIME, CRIME, CRIME!!! Which is why I left Lawton. Check out the crime rate and see if I'm wrong. I felt safer when I lived in East Los Angeles, CA. Speaking on politics, they ARE small-town good-ole boys. The ones who care battle with the ones more interested in their bank accounts. The battle ensues daily as the common citizens wrestle to live normal lives. It's the good citizens who are the backbone of this city. There's just enough who do care and will give their all to help a neighbor. However, when that willing neighbor is five doors down from the rash of gang members between, politics plays its part to defy the rights of enemies from being violated. It's sad because in the 70's Lawton was the perfect place to raise a family. Schools were safe. Now, where teachers once greeted students at the entrance, students are detained in long lines passing through metal detectors. Violence is not uncommon. Drive-bys are unheard of because gangs prefer battling eachother in parking lots with an audience of unarmed, innocent victims. I guess that ads to their machismo. Big, bad, burly dudes vs. little old ladies buying loaves of bread. Like they say in Los Angeles, "watch out for wannabes, they do the most harm to prove themselves tough." Yeah, real tough. Unfortunately, the biggest cans of Raid aren't big enough to combat these cowardess roaches infesting neighborhoods and schools. Evenso, I guess that's becoming the standard for most of America's big cities. It's also sad because Lawton has a lot to offer in recreation. Hiking, camping, fishing, and revving up the Harley from its winter's nap are perfect in the Wichita Mountins. A short trip north will get you to Oklahoma City's Museums, Zoos, and Festivals. A shorter trip south will find Wichita Falls waiting with great bargains. Spring is loaded with beautiful flowers planted by survivors of parking lot incidents, and summer is perfect for tanning at area lakes....flip often or burn. Fall is ideal followed by mild winters. Lawton is a testimony of the Lord's mercy and grace. He shines on the just and the unjust. Only man's free will gets in the way of His beautiful intentions.
Bp | Fargo, ND