The big one for me is when cops are around and people are doing minor crimes (smoking weed, littering, minor speeding) and the cops ignore it. That means the cops are there for major crimes and I don’t want to be around that…
I don’t particularly hate those areas, I’ve been in some very dangerous areas for large portions of my life. That’s just a sign I need to keep my senses up and be careful.
Same in bar/club areas of any big city I’ve been in. They’re there to stop violence not nitpick petty crimes because if they did the latter, their whole night would be wasted on stuff that the prosecutor probably wouldn’t even bother taking to trial.
The big one for me is when cops are around and people are doing minor crimes (smoking weed, littering, minor speeding) and the cops ignore it. That means the cops are there for major crimes and I don’t want to be around that…
Man you would hate Vancouver
Vancouver has the lowest violent crime rate in the past 23 years. They’re doing better than most places
I don’t particularly hate those areas, I’ve been in some very dangerous areas for large portions of my life. That’s just a sign I need to keep my senses up and be careful.
I think you just described every night out I’ve ever had in Baltimore.
Same in bar/club areas of any big city I’ve been in. They’re there to stop violence not nitpick petty crimes because if they did the latter, their whole night would be wasted on stuff that the prosecutor probably wouldn’t even bother taking to trial.
And how many times have you been stabbed or shot?