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That's a pretty good take on the data (it's incredible how bad Baltimore is). But we already knew that people worry about getting held up at gunpoint in the bi

That's a pretty good take on the data (it's incredible how bad Baltimore is). But we already knew that people worry about getting held up at gunpoint in the big city, but not so much about crashing their car on the way to the big night out (or even worse, on the way home). I live in a small village and there is currently discussion going on about extending the legal amount of time a person can keep holiday decorations on their house. On one side are the folks that think Christmas lights are way too tacky in February or March and on the other side are the folks that say the weather could easily make it too dangerous to get them down within time limits (never mind how dumb and overbearing it is to have time limits in the first place). I lived in Chicago for 20 years and some people had holiday lights on their million dollar condo balconies year round - because it is never safe to take them down lol (kidding).

mperham 4y ago
> I live in a small village and there is currently discussion going on about extending the legal amount of time a person can keep holiday decorations on their house. The need for some people to police *everything* is exhausting.
- civilized 4y ago
  It's mystifying - I can't imagine having this much energy period, let alone devoting it to being a negative in other people's lives. I feel similarly about Putin invading Ukraine. How do you get up in the morning so motivated and full of energy to order kids to go massacre other kids? I can barely muster the juice to write a few lines of code and hit the gym.
  - radicaldreamer 4y ago
    A lot of it is a bunch of people paid to work 50 weeks a year making sure they have “something” to do. So they advocate for anything and everything under the sun to make those hours count.
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evanelias 4y ago
> it's incredible how bad Baltimore is I've lived in/near NYC, Baltimore, Boston, and Philly. Baltimore's the only one where I've been mugged (at gunpoint no less), or really robbed at all. Also someone was murdered in the building across the street from my apartment, in a botched home invasion. And I lived in one of the "better" neighborhoods. Baltimore has an amazing creative scene (music/art/film/etc) and great food, and I actually really enjoyed living there, but the safety issue is quite serious. I don't think the problem is insurmountable though. I'm surprised whenever I visit Washington DC in recent years, because DC used to be even more dangerous than Baltimore, but you'd never know it today. NYC is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum. 15 years here and I've never had a serious incident, and I'm struggling to even think of anything major affecting any of my friends too.

mperham 4y ago

> I live in a small village and there is currently discussion going on about extending the legal amount of time a person can keep holiday decorations on their house. The need for some people to police *everything* is exhausting.

civilized 4y ago
It's mystifying - I can't imagine having this much energy period, let alone devoting it to being a negative in other people's lives. I feel similarly about Putin invading Ukraine. How do you get up in the morning so motivated and full of energy to order kids to go massacre other kids? I can barely muster the juice to write a few lines of code and hit the gym.
- radicaldreamer 4y ago
  A lot of it is a bunch of people paid to work 50 weeks a year making sure they have “something” to do. So they advocate for anything and everything under the sun to make those hours count.
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evanelias 4y ago

> it's incredible how bad Baltimore is I've lived in/near NYC, Baltimore, Boston, and Philly. Baltimore's the only one where I've been mugged (at gunpoint no less), or really robbed at all. Also someone was murdered in the building across the street from my apartment, in a botched home invasion. And I lived in one of the "better" neighborhoods. Baltimore has an amazing creative scene (music/art/film/etc) and great food, and I actually really enjoyed living there, but the safety issue is quite serious. I don't think the problem is insurmountable though. I'm surprised whenever I visit Washington DC in recent years, because DC used to be even more dangerous than Baltimore, but you'd never know it today. NYC is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum. 15 years here and I've never had a serious incident, and I'm struggling to even think of anything major affecting any of my friends too.