Homeless Greg
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So many memories are flowing back. Quite a shame that those are now tainted, the details in that story are gruesome. Im actually shocked he is still alive, when I last saw him in 2017/18 he was coughing up blood on the regular.
Tons, everyone in Valley Junction knew him. My ex's mom actually let him crash in her garage during the winter for a few months. His camp was the spot for kids who didn't want to follow rules. I never heard of anything violent about the guy until this article surfaced, just seemed like a dude who wanted to be left alone and do what he wanted.
I've seen a LOT about the Marion police lately. Lot of First amendment audits (say what you want about how they operate, it's hilarious to me), they seem to not know a whole lot about... anything, over aggressive policing and looking to stack charges.
There was an article in the Gazette about 10 years ago that claimed they were averaging almost a ticket per day for tinted windows being too dark. Yeah, we need to crack down on that menace to society.
Side story: When the Hunger Games movie first came out a CR radio station had some type of contest where callers would say which District (suburb) they were from and then what that district is known for. One caller said she was from Marion and thus known for their "friendly" Police force. That was the talk of the town for a while.
Side story: When the Hunger Games movie first came out a CR radio station had some type of contest where callers would say which District (suburb) they were from and then what that district is known for. One caller said she was from Marion and thus known for their "friendly" Police force. That was the talk of the town for a while.
They like and encourage that reputation though. Bad guys actively avoid Marion, at least the professional ones do.
Riding my bicycle to the gym through Valley Junction a few years ago, I got stopped at 8:15am for riding what the cop said was the wrong way down an alley. No one else in sight, and no one-way signs around. Let me go but gave me a decent hassle for a few minutes. I never get stopped anywhere in the metro other than WDM.
Also based on the savagery of his crime, I'd put the odds of this at next to zero. The odds that someone could commit that crime in the manner they did then suddenly turn that off would be pretty unprecedented. But at the same time, it's hard to imagine for that long that there didn't seem to be any reports or rumors of anything, so who knows. But I'd still be shocked because to say he'd be bucking the recidivism odds is a massive understatement.
Thanks for the clarification. Once I'm west of Merle Hay I never know which clusterfreakin' suburb I'm in.
Time spent in jail before sentencing is often counted, along with "good time", and then how packed our prison system is. Lots of issues with our criminal justice system.
There are definitely plenty of homeless people that are like this, but I have a lot of skepticism in most cases that there aren't some underlying issues whether it's drugs, mental illness, or criminal record that makes living in normal society really difficult, and also make it a potentially dangerous situation to be around. There are ways to have one hell of a lot of freedom and a simple life in Iowa that don't involve living outdoors in a place that can reach 100 and -10 degrees. Thankfully it sounds like kids typically went out there in groups, and there don't seem to be reports of any crimes.
