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An interesting take, that the perception of crime here, thanks to intense media focus on several high-profile incidents is far worse than the actuality. Young folks with no memory of the 80-s and '90s see the Covid uptick as absolutely horrifying--unlike those of us who are older or were around back then, and remember what a real crime wave looks like. Also, a mayor who focuses on crime got elected--but his focus on it really scares people more than is warranted just by the numbers. And most of us don't live in the 'hood, where crime is disproportionately high, mainly thanks to more guns.
The fact: While anything can happen anywhere to any one, most of the time nothing at all happens to any of us. Just something to keep in mind.
How are you speaking for people in the hood that are very upset and calling on the mayor to address the rampant crime problem in their neighborhoods? There was a Town Hall meeting I believe in the South Bronx earlier this week with many people calling on the Mayor to take a more aggressive stance on the crime problems in their neighborhoods and lobby Albany to repeal the bail reform laws.
Your post is ridiculous and disingenuous to say the least. I don't live in the hood, but I have taken precautions for my safety just because we have many mentally unstable people walking around all over and it's better to be safe than sorry. Does that mean that I never leave the house and stop living? Of course not, but you would be foolish to just walk around like everything is peachy dory. A lot of the people acting as if everything is fine are living in their own little bubble where perhaps everything is fine, but don't step outside of their own neighborhood or have become conditioned to the nonsense going on and accept it as "normal".
How are you speaking for people in the hood that are very upset and calling on the mayor to address the rampant crime problem in their neighborhoods? There was a Town Hall meeting I believe in the South Bronx earlier this week with many people calling on the Mayor to take a more aggressive stance on the crime problems in their neighborhoods and lobby Albany to repeal the bail reform laws.
Your post is ridiculous and disingenuous to say the least. I don't live in the hood, but I have taken precautions for my safety just because we have many mentally unstable people walking around all over and it's better to be safe than sorry. Does that mean that I never leave the house and stop living? Of course not, but you would be foolish to just walk around like everything is peachy dory. A lot of the people acting as if everything is fine are living in their own little bubble where perhaps everything is fine, but don't step outside of their own neighborhood or have become conditioned to the nonsense going on and accept it as "normal".
So there's been a point in your life while living here that you did not take any precautions for your safety?
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And with this statement, you have shown your true colors, and lost whatever little credibility you might once have had.
Why? Because it hits a little too close to home? I live in the real world and I judge people by their actions, not their words. This is exactly why certain people in this city want to see it burn.
I didn't invent the concept of schadenfreude. I see it in practice everyday in current NYC.
So there's been a point in your life while living here that you did not take any precautions for your safety?
Apart from looking before crossing a street or not talking to strangers? Growing up in the neighborhood that I did, I never once thought about my personal safety with regard to crime and I spent much of my time outside the house (mainly in parks/fields).
Maybe you grew up in neighborhoods where you always had to watch your back. That doesn't mean it's normal or that others have to as well.
You project a lot. Race is a part of life but I judge people and communities by their actions. If there happens to be a commonality with regard to race then that's a by-product of the culture.
Why don't you ask African immigrants in NYC if they feel if they're the same "race" as black NYCers in NYCHA? Or ask Brazilians working for multi-nationals NYC if they're the same race as Dominicans in Washington Heights.
Your concept of race is very naive. Maybe it's because I'm an immigrant from Europe where everyone is "white" to people like you but the reality is far more complicated.
Apart from looking before crossing a street or not talking to strangers? Growing up in the neighborhood that I did, I never once thought about my personal safety with regard to crime.
Maybe you grew up in neighborhoods where you always had to watch your back. That doesn't mean it's normal or that others have to as well.
So I'm supposed to feel sorry for people who don't have street smarts? I've been riding the train by myself since I was 11. Who's fault is that, that as a kid, you just went to the corner store and back. You either adjust and adapt, or change your surroundings. Complaining gets you nowhere. You may think the city sucks right now, but what sucks even more is that you think somehow the city will change just for you
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"The man who sleeps on the floor, can never fall out of bed." -Martin Lawrence
You project a lot. Race is a part of life but I judge people and communities by their actions. If there happens to be a commonality with regard to race then that's a by-product of the culture.
Why don't you ask African immigrants in NYC if they feel if they're the same "race" as black NYCers in NYCHA? Or ask Brazilians working for multi-nationals NYC if they're the same race as Dominicans in Washington Heights.
Your concept of race is very naive. Maybe it's because I'm an immigrant from Europe where everyone is "white" to people like you but the reality is far more complicated.
Sure...
When you referred to "Asians" in an earlier post, which type of Asians were you referring to? It's a big continent. Contradicting yourself. Smh.
Nothing wrong with what you think (they're your thoughts after all), but if you're gonna talk about it, then be about it
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So I'm supposed to feel sorry for people who don't have street smarts? I've been riding the train by myself since I was 11. Who's fault is that, that as a kid, you just went to the corner store and back. You either adjust and adapt, or change your surroundings. Complaining gets you nowhere.
Didn't I just mention schadenfreude and here comes a nice example.
So when you hear of some kid who got his backpack snatched, tried to get it back, and got killed for it, you get a little satisfaction, right? He was so naive, right? If only he grew up in the hood and knew that people literally get killed over nothing, he would've been alive, correct?
Didn't I just mention schadenfreude and here comes a nice example.
Once again with the perceptions. Think what you want, in the grand scheme of things it does not matter. What matters is being true to yourself. If you don't like your situation, change it. If you feel complaining about it is the only option that you have, then that is a serious problem. Maybe the truth is you can't afford to pick up and leave. And that's ok, not everybody's a millionaire. But negative energy does not reap profits.
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"The man who sleeps on the floor, can never fall out of bed." -Martin Lawrence
Didn't I just mention schadenfreude and here comes a nice example.
So when you hear of some kid who got his backpack snatched, tried to get it back, and got killed for it, you get a little satisfaction, right? He was so naive, right? If only he grew up in the hood and knew that people literally get killed over nothing, he would've been alive, correct?
Write your story of me however you want, I could care less
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