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Comments like these are indicative of nothing more than the fact that many people have been able to live very sheltered, vacuum sealed lives in gentrified areas

Comments like these are indicative of nothing more than the fact that many people have been able to live very sheltered, vacuum sealed lives in gentrified areas of cities for a while now. It is psychologically understandable, your shock, I would just urge you to realize that economic austerity and the crime that follows from it is not new, and is in fact more normal than otherwise.

tomjen3 5y ago
You are making the assumption that deprived areas lead to crime, but maybe it is crime that ruins areas because nobody wants to open a business there, and those who can (generally those who would provide a positive, stable influence) leave?
- beepbooptheory 5y ago
  I just dont believe that "crime" is something in itself that's like floating around, looking for communities to invade.
clavicat 5y ago
Do you really think “economic austerity” is an accurate description of the financial response to the pandemic?
- beepbooptheory 5y ago
  I see it as an accurate description of the state-of-affairs of the US generally, whether in pandemic times or not.
arrakis2021 5y ago
I grew up in affordable housing in Queens, went to school in Brooklyn and remain in the heart of NY S*tty. As of reading your asinine ridiculous comment I write to you from Pomonok Houses. I invite you to come experience some “sheltered vacuum sealed lives” of the fine people here. Explain to them that they should rejoice in the wonders of economic austerity and defer their angst towards the gentrification demons of corporate America.
- beepbooptheory 5y ago
  I think, perhaps, we are not sharing the same definition of economic austerity, and that is causing confusion here? Regardless, I will clear myself up: people should be able to steal and shoplift as much as they want, there is no doubt in my mind that any shoplifter is the victim of far more injustice than anything they could ever accomplish themselves. Most people have it hard, and it's not their fault. It's a hard a world. People who are shocked and feel like it's a "problem" that people shoplift, seem to not really have this idea, and think society "just ten years ago" is better, which I guess we can respectfully disagree about. What can I really say? Are you really just that angry at every individual shoplifter, and nothing more?
  - arrakis2021 5y ago
    “People should be able to steal and shoplift as much as they want.” If this is a troll account, 10/10
    - beepbooptheory 5y ago
      Ok, sorry to waste your time then.
      - dmz73 5y ago
        How about people should be able to murder as much as they want? Just because someone was a victim in the past or currently does not give them the right to victimize other people. There are social and economical injustices in America but destroying the physical businesses will not solve that, it will make it worse. Do you really think that the only way to resolve all these issues is to burn the whole place to the ground just so everyone can be equally worse off? Because that will not work either, there will still be people who will use that to their advantage so instead of having some middle class the country will end up with the de-facto feudal system of few rich lords with private armies and peasants fighting over leftover crumbs.
        5y ago

tomjen3 5y ago

You are making the assumption that deprived areas lead to crime, but maybe it is crime that ruins areas because nobody wants to open a business there, and those who can (generally those who would provide a positive, stable influence) leave?

beepbooptheory 5y ago
I just dont believe that "crime" is something in itself that's like floating around, looking for communities to invade.

clavicat 5y ago

Do you really think “economic austerity” is an accurate description of the financial response to the pandemic?

beepbooptheory 5y ago
I see it as an accurate description of the state-of-affairs of the US generally, whether in pandemic times or not.

arrakis2021 5y ago

I grew up in affordable housing in Queens, went to school in Brooklyn and remain in the heart of NY S*tty. As of reading your asinine ridiculous comment I write to you from Pomonok Houses. I invite you to come experience some “sheltered vacuum sealed lives” of the fine people here. Explain to them that they should rejoice in the wonders of economic austerity and defer their angst towards the gentrification demons of corporate America.

beepbooptheory 5y ago
I think, perhaps, we are not sharing the same definition of economic austerity, and that is causing confusion here? Regardless, I will clear myself up: people should be able to steal and shoplift as much as they want, there is no doubt in my mind that any shoplifter is the victim of far more injustice than anything they could ever accomplish themselves. Most people have it hard, and it's not their fault. It's a hard a world. People who are shocked and feel like it's a "problem" that people shoplift, seem to not really have this idea, and think society "just ten years ago" is better, which I guess we can respectfully disagree about. What can I really say? Are you really just that angry at every individual shoplifter, and nothing more?
- arrakis2021 5y ago
  “People should be able to steal and shoplift as much as they want.” If this is a troll account, 10/10
  - beepbooptheory 5y ago
    Ok, sorry to waste your time then.
    - dmz73 5y ago
      How about people should be able to murder as much as they want? Just because someone was a victim in the past or currently does not give them the right to victimize other people. There are social and economical injustices in America but destroying the physical businesses will not solve that, it will make it worse. Do you really think that the only way to resolve all these issues is to burn the whole place to the ground just so everyone can be equally worse off? Because that will not work either, there will still be people who will use that to their advantage so instead of having some middle class the country will end up with the de-facto feudal system of few rich lords with private armies and peasants fighting over leftover crumbs.
      - 5y ago