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Sounds absurd. What country are we talking?

• mgkimsal 4y ago
  North Carolina, USA. I've heard some similar stories from friends back in Michigan as well, though not quite as severe. Re 'candy shop' - it was about 400 feet from the restaurant.
  • throwaway0a5e 4y ago
    And what kind of neighborhood is this? I take it's not a "daycare is a cash only business and cops know what real crime looks like" type place.
    • mgkimsal 4y ago
      Picturesque small town America. The sort of place with a general store still selling picture postcards of the downtown area. 15th-safest city in the state of around 10 million.
      • jkubicek 4y ago
        I think we need to acknowledge the reason this town is so safe: police are out there rounding up truant 9 year old kids.
        • ordu 4y ago
          This behavior of police seems to me as a lazy way to do their job. Even a way to not do their job. To make place safe for children they need to keep an eye on kids, not to to round them up.
          • dylan604 4y ago
            If you're rounding up pesky 9 year olds, you're not putting yourself in jeopardy of getting hurt chasing the more violent older criminals