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> it's still relatively safe, since not only were there kids out trick-or-treating by themselves, they felt comfortable getting in a verbal argument with someo
by bluedino 5y ago
> it's still relatively safe, since not only were there kids out trick-or-treating by themselves, they felt comfortable getting in a verbal argument with someone who threatened to shoot them and they stuck around the area for 30-45 minutes. You don't do that in an area where shootings are particularly commonplace.
I think you might be underestimating how common this is in areas like where the shooting took place. Kids talking shit, kids being out by themselves, people shooting, threatening to shoot each other...
- mc32 5y agoPeople who think like that generally never lived embedded in a high crime neighborhood or had to work in or traverse though on foot. I remember a buddy who had a friend in a different part of the city and wanted to go visit. She's like I'll send someone to the station to "escort" you guys. Without an "escort" people would have known we were not from the neighborhood and we could be in danger of assault. There is always a tension and things could break out at any moment (but not every moment) but life, like in war zones, has to go on, kids have to go to school and people have to work despite the dangers.