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I witnessed two police and retired police shootings in California. I also knew the 16 year old that axe murdered his entire family in vista, ca. I chose to lea

I witnessed two police and retired police shootings in California. I also knew the 16 year old that axe murdered his entire family in vista, ca. I chose to leave the state, and now the worst I see is a dead deer 3 times a year. Chances are something unsettling has happened within 500' of you, some time in history. Don't let that weigh you down, in thoughts or body.

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nefitty 5y ago
My mind went immediately in a satirical direction. I often ignore that actually being there, in the physical space where something that intense happened could be psychologically difficult to handle. The internet gives us enough distance to make things so much more abstract.
brandall10 5y ago
I spent 30 years in San Diego before moving to Denver in 2020… and Denver is far worse. There seems to be some masa shooting making national headlines every few months.
SSLy 5y ago
>Chances are something unsettling has happened within 500' of you, some time in history. Meanwhile in Europe…
- pimlottc 5y ago
  > Chances are something unsettling has happened within 150m of you, some time in history. Better?
  - SSLy 5y ago
    A building located vis a vis the post-Prussian farm I grew up on was destroyed when Soviets' 3rd/13th/33rd divisions were conquering the remains of the third Reich, Feb 1945.
insan1d 5y ago
Nah, it didn’t way me down or bother me like that. It was more of a “what the shit, you’re kidding?” moment.