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Originally Posted by PennBF
I agree with those that have some concern and reluctance to spend evenings in Brownwood. It may be just perception or true but i don't feel the same security comfort as I do at Lake Sumter or Spanish Springs. How this can be fixed is a real challenge. Maybe more police patrols, more lighting, more outdoor actions (e.g. more Resturants that seat outside,etc.). The closeness of Wildwood to the squares (not meant to disrespect Wildwood)
but when you have larger centralized populations you will naturally have more good and "bad" things. Reading the weekly crime rates does not add to the good security feelings when Wildwood cases are mentioned.  |
I started the thread and didn't have any problem with Brownwood being close to Wildwood, nor a problem with the squares being open to the public (I think that a bigger variety of people is good), nor tourism dollars nor any of that talked about above.
I titled the thread with "Menace" in it because that's what I believe a person is doing when they try to scare and intimidate people with a huge reptile that does not belong in Florida swamps, much less in a downtown social gathering, dancing and entertainment area.
Here is a list of exotic "pet" incidents in Florida by the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida. It's telling to see how many of them involve pythons and boa constrictors, and it begins like this:
October 1, 2013 / Salerno, FL: Sheriff's deputies captured a 10-foot albino Burmese python in a residential neighborhood.
The regurgitated carcasses of two cats were found nearby. (Palm Beach Post)
August 30, 2013 / Miami-Dade County, FL:
A 10-foot-long rock python killed a Siberian husky, a family pet, at a home in Southwest Miami-Dade County. (Tampa Bay Times)
August 4, 2013 / Hialeah, FL:
A homeowner cleaning out his shed discovered a 13-foot albino Burmese python. The snake was removed by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. (WSVN Ch. 7)
http://www.animalrightsflorida.org/incidentlist.html