<p>@LucieTheLackie - God bless the Mormons and missionaries from any church that do such good deeds. </p>
<p>My point was a more general one, and, as you accurately point out, should have been better stated - no one (at least no one I know) goes and explores the heart of the inner city just for the fun of it because of the basic understood inherent dangers; service providers and churches that provide a service excepted. The good people in the inner city get the shaft based on the louder issues / problems surrounding the not-so-good elements.</p>
<p>Tons of comments here - I have many meetings today, but I will get back to this later. The comments, even those that disagree, are very much appreciated and do deserve a thoughtful response.</p>