You got pretty close to getting it right.. but missed on a couple of key points here. You are assuming an awful lot in saying the ordinary folks who visit the plaza think the issue is not their own.. How, in fact, do you know this? How many ordinary people on the plaza actually told you, in their own words, that they consider youth boredom and the subsequent violence, not their problem? By ordinary people, do you mean folks like me who visit the plaza but live across the state line 30 minutes away or the people who actually live around the plaza? You know the ones.. rich, wealthy, well-to-do, ordinary folks who are ..?? selfish??? Is that the implication here?
Is there just no end to the excuses we will manufacture to explain violent, criminal acts? How exactly does a city alienate youth? By establishing successful, high-end attractions like those found on the Plaza? What of those folks who enjoy a peaceful dinner or stroll on the Plaza after a long week at work? Must they forfeit that pleasure until the Plaza opens ..what? An arcade? A bowling alley? What is it that is missing from this area that would adequately satisfy these unruly youths enough that they would be so magnanimous as to allow 'ordinary' folks to enjoy the fruits of their labor?
I don't know about the back peddling but this is evidence that liberals are never happy.
Re: “Kansas City Police Chief: It takes a village to prevent flash mobs”
? You know all the folks in JOCO? Such a broad brushed statement - seems a little ironic..