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It's funny that Florida has such a pristine reputation internationally. I'm from the Southern US, and my view of Florida is that it's where 80% of the crazies i

It's funny that Florida has such a pristine reputation internationally. I'm from the Southern US, and my view of Florida is that it's where 80% of the crazies in the US live. Anytime I see a batsh*t crazy headline? Florida. Check the articles you see from now on and you'll notice a pattern. So to all the internationals: if you like the US but not its extremes, definitely don't move to Florida.

DanielDent 9y ago
Florida has embraced open records laws, while other US jurisdictions have not - certainly not to the same extent. A significant portion of your observation can likely be attributed to reporting bias: it's easy/cheap for a journalist to browse the website of their local Florida police department. In another jurisdiction, that same story might involve: hiring an investigative journalist, spending 3 months, and fighting to have a FOIA request honoured.
- ukulele 9y ago
  My family vacations there every year and my grandparents lived there for 30 years. I can assure you the crazy is real and not imagined.
  - macroexpanse 9y ago
    You're not wrong about the crazy. The point is that it's not just Florida.
    - ianai 9y ago
      Let us not forget, it was Nevadans who "occupied" an animal refuge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_National_Wildlife_Refuge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_Nati...
- dakrootie 9y ago
  Thank you. I was waiting for someone to bring this up. Native Floridian, born and raised. My whole life I’ve lovingly referred to our mad little peninsula as “The Freakshow State” (from personal observation growing up in Miami-Dade). This area most certainly deserves the title, but there’s a whole lotta state left. Boring orange groves, swamp, and simple folk. If you stay away from a few metropolitan areas you’ll be good. Some areas are indeed crazy, but the public transparency laws paint the whole state as a festering cesspool.
macroexpanse 9y ago
Your ideas about Florida are a common misconception in America. The reason you see all the wacky "Florida Man" news is not due to Floridians being crazier than the rest of America. It is because of their local government disclosure laws: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/how-floridas-proud-open-government-laws-lead-to-the-shame-of-florida-man-news-stories-7608595 http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/how-floridas-proud-open-go...
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VikingCoder 9y ago
http://reddit.com/r/floridaman http://reddit.com/r/floridaman
yorby 9y ago
A lot of people are in Florida, so you end up with more headlines then from smaller states...
wyclif 9y ago
Florida Man. You're talking about Florida Man.

DanielDent 9y ago

Florida has embraced open records laws, while other US jurisdictions have not - certainly not to the same extent. A significant portion of your observation can likely be attributed to reporting bias: it's easy/cheap for a journalist to browse the website of their local Florida police department. In another jurisdiction, that same story might involve: hiring an investigative journalist, spending 3 months, and fighting to have a FOIA request honoured.

ukulele 9y ago
My family vacations there every year and my grandparents lived there for 30 years. I can assure you the crazy is real and not imagined.
- macroexpanse 9y ago
  You're not wrong about the crazy. The point is that it's not just Florida.
  - ianai 9y ago
    Let us not forget, it was Nevadans who "occupied" an animal refuge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_National_Wildlife_Refuge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_Nati...
dakrootie 9y ago
Thank you. I was waiting for someone to bring this up. Native Floridian, born and raised. My whole life I’ve lovingly referred to our mad little peninsula as “The Freakshow State” (from personal observation growing up in Miami-Dade). This area most certainly deserves the title, but there’s a whole lotta state left. Boring orange groves, swamp, and simple folk. If you stay away from a few metropolitan areas you’ll be good. Some areas are indeed crazy, but the public transparency laws paint the whole state as a festering cesspool.

macroexpanse 9y ago

Your ideas about Florida are a common misconception in America. The reason you see all the wacky "Florida Man" news is not due to Floridians being crazier than the rest of America. It is because of their local government disclosure laws: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/how-floridas-proud-open-government-laws-lead-to-the-shame-of-florida-man-news-stories-7608595 http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/how-floridas-proud-open-go...

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VikingCoder 9y ago

http://reddit.com/r/floridaman http://reddit.com/r/floridaman

yorby 9y ago

A lot of people are in Florida, so you end up with more headlines then from smaller states...

wyclif 9y ago

Florida Man. You're talking about Florida Man.