3 ms·

You have no idea of how boringly safe Zurich is. You don't get stabbed in the streets there, you just don't. Also, it's full of tech companies.

EdwardDiego 4y ago
https://www.google.com/m?q=zuerich+stabbing https://www.google.com/m?q=zuerich+stabbing Obviously some people do get stabbed in the streets there.
- alwe 4y ago
  some people get stabbed BY AMERICANS there .. just saying, in case you did not see the google results
  - EdwardDiego 4y ago
    Scroll further and keep reading. Also, note that my first search was in English. Try it in German, or French to get even more results. E.g., "Zürich Messerstecherei" or "Zürich erstochen" will yield far more relevant results like this one: https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich-16-und-18-jaehriger-mittelschwer-verletzt-123428336061 https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich... "Erneut Messerstecherei in Zürich" roughly translates to "Another stabbing in Zürich".
- Manjuuu 4y ago
  Accept that the two cities are not comparable in regard to crime, your reasoning above was flawed. Really, it's so safe that it feels weird, especially at night.
  - EdwardDiego 4y ago
    I didn't even bring up Zürich, the person I was replying to did. And I'm not trying to claim that it's comparable. The only point I was trying to make is that this statement is reductio ad absurdum: > Funny how people try so hard to show/prove/argue that SF is safe. If it was, these discussions wouldn’t exist. Given the significant overlap between "people who live in or near SF because they work in tech, with a strong history of startups" and "people who discuss things on HN, a website about tech, with a strong history of startups", it's entirely unsurprising that people would discuss SF crime rates on HN, and the fact that they do so can't be construed as any form of evidence for any position. I am pretty sure that when there is a stabbing in Zürich, locals will discuss it in their relevant online communities. Sigh, I'm not even trying to affirm or deny anything about SF, I've only been there once, met some lovely homeless people, and some very unwell ones.
- tomandrews88 4y ago
  By Americans (probably from SF)
  - EdwardDiego 4y ago
    Scroll further. Or search in German, not English. E.g., "Zürich Messerstecherei" or "Zürich erstochen" will yield far more relevant results like this one: https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich-16-und-18-jaehriger-mittelschwer-verletzt-123428336061 https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich... "Erneut Messerstecherei in Zürich" roughly translates to "Another stabbing in Zürich".

EdwardDiego 4y ago

https://www.google.com/m?q=zuerich+stabbing https://www.google.com/m?q=zuerich+stabbing Obviously some people do get stabbed in the streets there.

alwe 4y ago
some people get stabbed BY AMERICANS there .. just saying, in case you did not see the google results
- EdwardDiego 4y ago
  Scroll further and keep reading. Also, note that my first search was in English. Try it in German, or French to get even more results. E.g., "Zürich Messerstecherei" or "Zürich erstochen" will yield far more relevant results like this one: https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich-16-und-18-jaehriger-mittelschwer-verletzt-123428336061 https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich... "Erneut Messerstecherei in Zürich" roughly translates to "Another stabbing in Zürich".
Manjuuu 4y ago
Accept that the two cities are not comparable in regard to crime, your reasoning above was flawed. Really, it's so safe that it feels weird, especially at night.
- EdwardDiego 4y ago
  I didn't even bring up Zürich, the person I was replying to did. And I'm not trying to claim that it's comparable. The only point I was trying to make is that this statement is reductio ad absurdum: > Funny how people try so hard to show/prove/argue that SF is safe. If it was, these discussions wouldn’t exist. Given the significant overlap between "people who live in or near SF because they work in tech, with a strong history of startups" and "people who discuss things on HN, a website about tech, with a strong history of startups", it's entirely unsurprising that people would discuss SF crime rates on HN, and the fact that they do so can't be construed as any form of evidence for any position. I am pretty sure that when there is a stabbing in Zürich, locals will discuss it in their relevant online communities. Sigh, I'm not even trying to affirm or deny anything about SF, I've only been there once, met some lovely homeless people, and some very unwell ones.
tomandrews88 4y ago
By Americans (probably from SF)
- EdwardDiego 4y ago
  Scroll further. Or search in German, not English. E.g., "Zürich Messerstecherei" or "Zürich erstochen" will yield far more relevant results like this one: https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich-16-und-18-jaehriger-mittelschwer-verletzt-123428336061 https://www.20min.ch/story/erneut-messerstecherei-in-zuerich... "Erneut Messerstecherei in Zürich" roughly translates to "Another stabbing in Zürich".