Should Jamestown be accepted into the NSIC?

[StateU]

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[CollegeFBGuy]

Too many Somalis for your taste? Please speak plainly.

Not necessarily related to Somalis. It feels much rougher than it has in the past. I never felt unsafe in the past, but now I do, quite often. The whole area seems much more run down. It’s just not as fun as I remember it, say 15-20 years ago. I can basically pick Fargo or St Cloud (distance, stores etc) and I’d choose Fargo 9 out of 10 times

[StateU]

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[NSU4LIFE]

Not necessarily related to Somalis. It feels much rougher than it has in the past. I never felt unsafe in the past, but now I do, quite often. The whole area seems much more run down. It’s just not as fun as I remember it, say 15-20 years ago. I can basically pick Fargo or St Cloud (distance, stores etc) and I’d choose Fargo 9 out of 10 times

Definitely agree, though I try to avoid both places. We have had to go through St. Cloud a few times over the past ten years and it does seem to look worse and worse. Last time we just stopped in to eat quick on our way back home and the kids asked if this place had a bunch of bad guys (they are younger) I said we'll be fine. Then, right as we sat down to eat some police came into the restaurant and apprehended someone from a table, haha.

[zimmy21]

Bull****

No I believe him I'd pick Fargo too. St. Cloud's always been a ****-hole...nothing against anyone of any race/ethnicity. The whole city should have been leveled decades ago

[vikingfaithful]

Too many Somalis for your taste? Please speak plainly.

Curious...Have Somalis been good citizens and how are their children doing? I see many with African names on D2 BB rosters. Augie's Akoi Akoi is a wonderful young man.

[StateU]

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[NSU4LIFE]

Curious...Have Somalis been good citizens and how are their children doing? I see many with African names on D2 BB rosters. Augie's Akoi Akoi is a wonderful young man.

I'm not even sure how Somalis got brought up or why. Every individual is different, so I'm not sure what led to one group. Is there a large presence or something in St. Cloud?

[CollegeFBGuy]

I'm not even sure how Somalis got brought up or why. Every individual is different, so I'm not sure what led to one group. Is there a large presence or something in St. Cloud?

They were brought into the discussion because 1 poster wanted to make accusations and plush their agenda, evidently. From what I have read, there is a large Somali population in St Cloud, but I haven’t had many interactions or experiences with their community. With that said, not liking the town means that is the reason

[SW_Mustang]

I'm not even sure how Somalis got brought up or why. Every individual is different, so I'm not sure what led to one group. Is there a large presence or something in St. Cloud?

There is a large population there (or at least was, when I went up there). There are obviously isolated incidents, but I can definitely tell you they're not the reason St. Cloud is the way it is.

I stopped going there because of the "love thy neighbor" crowd mostly.

[SW_Mustang]

It's behind a paywall, but you get the idea.

‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

[zimmy21]

They were brought into the discussion because 1 poster wanted to make accusations and plush their agenda, evidently. From what I have read, there is a large Somali population in St Cloud, but I haven’t had many interactions or experiences with their community. With that said, not liking the town means that is the reason

To be fair, it is typically the first issue brought up about the downfall of St. Cloud. It's totally racist and xenophobic, everyone everywhere has bad people in their towns. St. Cloud was garbage well before the influx of recent immigrants

[SW_Mustang]

To be fair, it is typically the first issue brought up about the downfall of St. Cloud. It's totally racist and xenophobic, everyone everywhere has bad people in their towns. St. Cloud was garbage well before the influx of recent immigrants

Not sure if it's still a thing - but we used to joke about the term "Stearns County Syndrome" back in the day.

I believe that term has existed since roughly WWII.

[CollegeFBGuy]

Not sure if it's still a thing - but we used to joke about the term "Stearns County Syndrome" back in the day.

I believe that term has existed since roughly WWII.

That type of thing has been talked about/joked about forever. I know a guy from Stearns County that made a stupid mistake (DUI) and he claims they have the highest rate of DUI/DWI in the state…no idea how to check that info, but he’s certain it’s true and is now part of the statistics

[SW_Mustang]

That type of thing has been talked about/joked about forever. I know a guy from Stearns County that made a stupid mistake (DUI) and he claims they have the highest rate of DUI/DWI in the state…no idea how to check that info, but he’s certain it’s true and is now part of the statistics

According to the state, they rank(ed) #7 at the time of this blog post:

Blog - 20210513-15-most-dangerous-drunk-driving-counties (mn.gov)

Driving in that town is like bare knuckle boxing a rabid bear as it is - thanks to all the lifted trucks. Add in a bunch of drunk hillbillies and... yikes.