Does Europe Have No-Go Zones?

Algemeiner ^ | January 23, 2015 | Daniel Pipes

[zeestephen]

That’s really surprising news about Frankfurt.

I haven’t been there in decades, but I recall the central train station being quite close to the financial district.

Since Frankfurt is probably the fourth most important financial center in the world, I’m surprised they tolerate that.

[Altura Ct.]

Of course there are ‘no go’ zones. Anybody that has ever been around one knows exactly what they are. Just because it is not officially labeled such by some government entity or official doesn’t make it any less true.

[pepsionice]

If you walk out of the train station...ten steps out....to around five minutes out walking...that’s the area to avoid after dark. Beyond that...about another ten minutes walking is the upscale area (German version of Wall Street). Night and day.

For about ten years, mid-80s to mid-90s....in the subway area just in front of the train-station...drugs openly sold, heron shot on the spot, etc. Train station ended up hiring private security and chasing them out....whole station is clean and safe now. But the zone outside of the place is only relatively safe in daylight hours. City parks still stay clean....only because of continuous cop presence.

[zeestephen]

I remember that drug use and drug sales were shockingly out in the open in some of the big city parks in Switzerland.

At one point Switzerland actually gave free heroin and methadone to addicts.

They had to register and have a medical exam first, then, they were issued a free dose, given a one-time-use sterile syringe, and had to shoot up inside the clinic.

[pepsionice]

All of that stuff still continues. Everyone has proven that you can’t wipe out the stuff...might as well contain the “herd” in one location and just let them die off one by one. Most still end up with hepatitis or HIV...requiring medical costs somewhere in the mix.

[bboop]

The first name is most accurate, I agree BRK. AND it is the one that will stick. It’s easy to say, it means what it says, it is not PC, and the French Mayor cannot stop us from saying in, here on this side of the Pond. Plus, English is OUR language, so she is way out of her league here.

[Wuli]

Whether a poorly chosen “no-go zones”, or Zones Urbaines Sensibles, or “semi-autonomous zones”, either term is trying to portray a feature common to all of them - Muslims immigrating to Europe NOT to enjoy or adopt western European values, but, to where possible, provide zones where non-western values are to be promoted and when possible imposed.