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That sucks :( My former office (in Pioneer Square, Seattle) has a pretty large homeless & drug-dealing population, but I rarely don't feel safe. Even when I le
by civilian 15y ago
That sucks :( My former office (in Pioneer Square, Seattle) has a pretty large homeless & drug-dealing population, but I rarely don't feel safe. Even when I leave work at 1am on a friday night, I just dodge a few intersections that are especially bad and I get home safe. But I'm also a guy-- I know that some of my female coworkers didn't like it, to the extent that we'd sometimes walk them to the parking garage.
Have you considered getting mace?
- cowpewter 15y agoWell, 1 am I might still feel okay. Downtown Gainesville is full of nightclubs, and they don't close until 2 am, so there's a large number of (drunk) pedestrians milling around up until about 2:30 am. It's 3-4am that I don't feel safe. I can't change my route, any detours I could take would only take me through even less safe areas. I've considered mace/pepper spray but quite honestly I'd rather just avoid the possibility altogether. About a year ago there was homeless woman killed in that area.
- civilian 15y agoOh yeah, 3-4am is pretty serious night-owlage. And you're totally right about the drunks giving relative protection. I also am a bit of a runner... my plan, if I get in trouble, is to just book it. Or, throw my wallet at them and run.