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Lol having lived in Chicago and Cleveland let me explain how it works. They're not probably going to kill you. They're going to just take your shit, maybe bea

by ty6853 1y ago

Lol having lived in Chicago and Cleveland let me explain how it works. They're not probably going to kill you. They're going to just take your shit, maybe beat the shit out of you or knock you out if you resist. In my case, I managed to call their bluff and they did not pull the trigger, I punched them and then managed to narrowly get away. If you live in these rough neighborhoods are you going to call the police, have their jacked up corrupt policeman show up, basically releasing a wild hyena in your home with access to secret torture sites[0]? Just to hear "sorry for your luck, we can write a report and then do nothing about it, but maybe open an investigation on you." No, you're going to buy a gun/knife, spend some time at the range, be ready for next time, and go on with your life. This shit doesn't show up in the statistics like it would for podunk town. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homan_Square_facility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homan_Square_facility

SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
So you're agreeing that you're not going to get killed?
- ty6853 1y ago
  You're probably not going to get killed in an actual war either, I would still want a gun and worry about what others might do with theirs.
- wqaatwt 1y ago
  Seems like an extremely low bar? It would be safe to assume that for every random (non gang related) person who is killed there are many times more assaulted or robbed.
  - SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
    The violent crime rate for Chicago seems to be 639.7 / 100,000[1]. The united states seems to be 380.7 / 100,000[2], so it's not even double the average. This also makes Chicago safer than DC, and the entire states of New Mexico, Alaska, and Arkansas[2]. How many people are scared of going to Alaska due to all the violent crime? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_violent_crime_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...

by ty6853 1y ago

SketchySeaBeast 1y ago

So you're agreeing that you're not going to get killed?

ty6853 1y ago
You're probably not going to get killed in an actual war either, I would still want a gun and worry about what others might do with theirs.
wqaatwt 1y ago
Seems like an extremely low bar? It would be safe to assume that for every random (non gang related) person who is killed there are many times more assaulted or robbed.
- SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
  The violent crime rate for Chicago seems to be 639.7 / 100,000[1]. The united states seems to be 380.7 / 100,000[2], so it's not even double the average. This also makes Chicago safer than DC, and the entire states of New Mexico, Alaska, and Arkansas[2]. How many people are scared of going to Alaska due to all the violent crime? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_violent_crime_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...