"Giving blood to their fantasies"

"If Camden was overseas, we'd have sent troops and foreign aid." -Dramatic much? Having seen Camden and interacting with some of the people, I feel like this article was blown up for publicity. Matt Taibbi claims to write about Camden, but when you write about someone or some place, shouldn't you speak from all the angles and not just the ones that will make people stop in awe and surprise. I too grew up in a publicized part of the city that is known to be one of the worst places to find yourself in. One fulll of drugs and violence and no hope for progress. Yet, I'm still living there, walking the "hopeless streets" and enjoying some of the most delicious food I've had in some of the "shaddiest" and "ugliest" family owned restaurants. Personally, I believe Matt has no right to talk about Camden the way he does. He mentions how corrupt and hopeless Camden is, and my question is- "What do you wish to achieve through this? Making it better?" No! If anything he gives Camden no hope, he gives its people, it's families and children no respect. He needs to apologize and learn to give places a chance based on self experience, not reputation.