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NYC has a homicide rate 3 times per-capita of that of London. There is a lot of violent crime and there is also property crime. I live in NYC and nobody I kno
by davidf18 10y ago
NYC has a homicide rate 3 times per-capita of that of London. There is a lot of violent crime and there is also property crime.
I live in NYC and nobody I know of wants transients in the buildings. One of the functions of doormen is to keep strangers out. AirBnB is like a "back door" to allow these people into the building.
People should instead use affordable hotels $60 per night according to Priceline in Union City, NJ 15 mins by transit from Times Square.
- wcummings 10y agoHeaps of people in NYC live in buildings without a doorman without being viciously murdered.
- jrockway 10y agoI assume people intent on murder are happy enough to take out someone blocking their path. I've never lived in a doorman building, but I'm pretty sure they don't wear bullet proof vests and carry guns. The reason most people aren't murdered is because nobody wants to murder them.
- davidf18 10y ago1 in 5 women are raped or experience attempted rape according to CDC http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/16/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-nearly-1-5-women-us-has-been-rap/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/... Violent crime happens to random victims.
- jrockway 10y agoThe comment I was replying to used the expression "viciously murdered".
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- davidf18 10y agoIn NYC buildings without a doorman have locked outer doors were people are buzzed in once they have spoken to the person they want to visit over the intercom.
- wcummings 10y agoI've lived in buildings like that in NYC, those buzzers aren't stopping anyone.
- davidf18 10y agoThe fact that people have to be buzzed in serves as a deterrent.
- jrockway 10y agoPeople hang out in front of the door, usually with some sort of sob story about how all their keys melted or something. Then you have to decide between "do I want to be a dick to someone who is probably my neighbor" or "do I want to let in the murderer". Fortunately I've invented the third option, "looks like it's time to go get some coffee".
- ch4s3 10y agoYeah, because NYC has a rate of just over 3 per 100,000 and London's is just over 1.1. Both are insanely low. A rate of 1.1 is pretty typical across Western Europe, but the rate in L.A. is 6.3, 5.3 in SF so its kind of relative. For the US, New York is very safe. If you're really worried about safety, lobby for an end to the drug war, improved mental health services, and policies that decrease income inequality.
- davidf18 10y ago8.5 million/100K * 3 is > 250 homicides in NYC every year. For every death there are many cases of violent crime including rape, property crime. It is a big city. > If you're really worried about safety, lobby for an end to the drug war, improved mental health services, and policies that decrease income inequality. Banks should not use vaults to protect their money. Instead they should lobby.... Just as banks want to protect money in their care, we value our lives. In an idea world, banks wouldn't need vaults and we need not lock our front doors. But this is not an ideal world.