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Europe has far less violence in their cities, particularly gun violence. Nobody claims Europe is without violence, but I feel much safer in Rome or Paris or London at night than I would in Miami, Los Angeles or Chicago.
Ignoring the elephant in the room of course when it comes to those cities.
Posting stories from the daily fail, Roadking? Isn't that beneath you? I suppose I could find some post-apocalyptic tales of America to even it out, but post-nuclear fantasy is unfortunately much more realistic than the fail...
Are the facts correct? If so, then what's your issue? Maybe you can't handle the truth.
So, what's going on here? Are there members here who spend their time just looking for this type of story, to post on the forum? Do you devote a chunk of your life just to searching out this stuff? It's so uplifting, you can't imagine how we look forward to these heartwarming tales (and the uplifting discussion that ensues). Interesting mission in life some of you have. I can't help but wonder where all this interest is in injustice when police shoot innocent men of color and claim it was self-defense because they thought they saw a gun, or because the person they were frisking on a random stop-and-frisk happened to turn toward them "in a menacing fashion" (perceived menacing), etc. Where were you all when a Russian immigrant shot Bill Cosby's son on an LA freeway? Why aren't you posting about the cross-burnings that happen from time to time? Your moral outrage seems strangely one-sided.
What's strange is your focus on the poster rather than the story.
Europe has far less violence in their cities, particularly gun violence. Nobody claims Europe is without violence, but I feel much safer in Rome or Paris or London at night than I would in Miami, Los Angeles or Chicago.
Ya, that gun ban in Chicago has done WONDERS to control violence.
In France and other European countries Muslim women can't wear a burkha because it goes against native culture. France is extraordinarily intolerant of languages other than French. Yet many who highlight France as some kind of beacon of tolerance want the US to teach children in non-English languages.
What about the criticism in France over the new movie "Think Like a Man" because its all-black cast doesn't reflect French values?
Is it civilized for young people in France to set cars on fire every time they are unhappy about a government policy?
Europe has far less violence in their cities, particularly gun violence. Nobody claims Europe is without violence, but I feel much safer in Rome or Paris or London at night than I would in Miami, Los Angeles or Chicago.
You're incorrect in your assumption, here. It all depends on what neighborhood you're in, in any of those cities.
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