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> I met a UT campus police officer who refuses to live in or bring his family to ATX because of the risks and de facto lawlessness. I live in Downtown Austin,

by jen20 5y ago

> I met a UT campus police officer who refuses to live in or bring his family to ATX because of the risks and de facto lawlessness. I live in Downtown Austin, and this kind of picture simply does not fit with my day-to-day experience of Austin.

uoaei 5y ago
If you ask a lifeguard what they fear, they'll say drowning. Cops are not objective sources of reality, neither is anyone else. More than a few grains of salt need to be taken when cops say stuff because they're steeped in a very different life than the average citizen.
- orhmeh09 5y ago
  Not necessarily more dangerous, either —- jobs like line cook, delivery driver are more dangerous than police work.
  - kemayo 5y ago
    Since people are downvoting the parent, check out https://advisorsmith.com/data/most-dangerous-jobs/ https://advisorsmith.com/data/most-dangerous-jobs/ Near as I can tell, there are good statistics available from the BLS about fatal on-job accidents, but not so good for definitions of "dangerous" that also include non-fatal injuries. If we're talking pure fatalities, policing is dangerous (it's on that list), but it's much less dangerous than a bunch of other professions... such that you're about 2.3x more likely to die on-job as a delivery driver than as a police officer.
- diebeforei485 5y ago
  By this token, it's also worth noting that the people who are blaring the alarm horns over AirTags are also people who are steeped in a very different life than the average citizen. Notably, Eva Galperin of EFF who works on investigating stalking-related issues. So, more than a few grains of salt need to be taken when hearing what they say.
renewiltord 5y ago
Yeah, likewise. Lived close enough to downtown (by Pease Park). Quiet and pleasant. Every time I went into the rest of the city it was nice. I have my problems with the town, but this is not it. Spoiler: it’s that I can’t get psychedelics easily.

by jen20 5y ago

uoaei 5y ago

If you ask a lifeguard what they fear, they'll say drowning. Cops are not objective sources of reality, neither is anyone else. More than a few grains of salt need to be taken when cops say stuff because they're steeped in a very different life than the average citizen.

orhmeh09 5y ago
Not necessarily more dangerous, either —- jobs like line cook, delivery driver are more dangerous than police work.
- kemayo 5y ago
  Since people are downvoting the parent, check out https://advisorsmith.com/data/most-dangerous-jobs/ https://advisorsmith.com/data/most-dangerous-jobs/ Near as I can tell, there are good statistics available from the BLS about fatal on-job accidents, but not so good for definitions of "dangerous" that also include non-fatal injuries. If we're talking pure fatalities, policing is dangerous (it's on that list), but it's much less dangerous than a bunch of other professions... such that you're about 2.3x more likely to die on-job as a delivery driver than as a police officer.
diebeforei485 5y ago
By this token, it's also worth noting that the people who are blaring the alarm horns over AirTags are also people who are steeped in a very different life than the average citizen. Notably, Eva Galperin of EFF who works on investigating stalking-related issues. So, more than a few grains of salt need to be taken when hearing what they say.

renewiltord 5y ago

Yeah, likewise. Lived close enough to downtown (by Pease Park). Quiet and pleasant. Every time I went into the rest of the city it was nice. I have my problems with the town, but this is not it. Spoiler: it’s that I can’t get psychedelics easily.