The unintended consequences of crime

Last night when passing out our flyers, Georgia and I were surprised to run into two women...mirrors of ourselves, walking door-to-door, handing out different flyers. It turns out our fellow neighbors had felt similarly inspired to fight against this thief, who coincidentally has pilfered at least 10 homes in 9 days. Their flyer was promoting a new Yahoo group for our neighborhood, and calling for support for the Night OUt Against Crime in August. I felt our cause bolstered by their presence, and we quickly agreed to join forces. I came away thinking about the power of community, and of women. Didn't I tell ya I lived in a great neighborhood? It's certainly worth fighting for.

In any case, our party is gathering steam. One of those ladies went to rep. Elton Lagasse's office today, and came away with information and support. And today, on channel 4, Kevin and I, and another neighbor, will be interviewed about the problem. Let's hope I did OK.