> We shouldn't have to live in a society where every moment you have to be vigilant against the bad guys. > having to walk around with your own armor and armed

> We shouldn't have to live in a society where every moment you have to be vigilant against the bad guys. > having to walk around with your own armor and armed guards is so we can not have to put up with this stuff The net result wont be hyper vigilant people (as in they modify their behavior). The net result will be fight or flight. Vigilantes, or migration. I found myself getting increasingly ready for violence in SF. I didn't want that to be my story and I have the self control and self awareness to do something else. So I left, and though it pains me I will probably never live there again. California as a piece of the earth is amazing, but a minority of the people there make it terrible.