The ghetto in the sky

In a city like Mumbai, with it slums, high-rises and fancy apartments, the entire population lives in a ghetto. To me a ghetto is an overcrowded, over populated urban area. There is not much of a difference between people living in a poor area and of those living in high-rises. Both are squeezed into small places and this makes them very angry, exasperated and frustrated. These people are more likely to commit crime.

In the poorer area, because of the overcrowded, social and economic living conditions, crime rates are high. In the areas where there are high-rises, streets below are unsafe. The higher one lives, the higher is the possibility of crime being committed. If one lives on the ground floor, one has more and immediate access to the streets. One’s car is much safer on the streets if one lives on the ground or the 1st floor. The higher the building, the more people are lifted from the street level.

Now the ghettos are in the sky!