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3. I never feel completely safe anyway

Reply to SYFROYH (Reply #1)

Tue May 17, 2022, 01:54 PM

May 2022

That's what I get for growing up female!

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Is Any Place In This Country - Safe?.... [View all] global1 May 2022 OP

I feel safe in all those places you listed. SYFROYH May 2022 #1

I never feel completely safe anyway viva la May 2022 #3

Right. I suppose I should have said safe as can be expected. SYFROYH May 2022 #4

I'm female, and while I'm always aware of my surroundings, I generally feel safe in all those BlackSkimmer May 2022 #5

I suppose it matters where you live-- viva la May 2022 #14

Lol! I never allow myself to watch Dateline at night! BlackSkimmer May 2022 #25

I've learned a lot from Dateline! viva la May 2022 #26

But It's A Crap Shoot - Isn't It.... global1 May 2022 #6

0.000067 percent chance, roughly SYFROYH May 2022 #10

Compare to 40K auto crash deaths a year in the US-- viva la May 2022 #15

That is the single year sarisataka May 2022 #17

even smaller if you don't know the shooter. WarGamer May 2022 #21

I'm sure those people in Buffalo felt safe too. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #29

Is it false? Safe is relevative. SYFROYH May 2022 #31

That wasn't the question. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #32

I answered that in Reply #1. Yes I feel safe SYFROYH May 2022 #33

Have a wonderful, safe day Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #34

More guns than people. viva la May 2022 #2

Well, every place and activity CAN be unsafe. MineralMan May 2022 #7

The actual likelihood of a shooting occurring in a particular place Ocelot II May 2022 #8

yes, Hawaii - only one state is safe AlexSFCA May 2022 #9

that isn't backed up by the data in terms of murder & violent crime per capita (13 states are safer) Celerity May 2022 #19

NRA headquarters are safe. SoonerPride May 2022 #11

You're far more likely to die on the drive to any of those places, than being shot at 1 of them n/t Captain Stern May 2022 #12

Do you ride in automobiles? Effete Snob May 2022 #13

well, yeah, but I can hold on to the bannister... viva la May 2022 #16

We went to watch our youngest MuseRider May 2022 #18

Just my opinion... WarGamer May 2022 #20

A gun range should be pretty safe everyone doc03 May 2022 #22

This guy snuck up on the owners-- viva la May 2022 #28

Yes and No LeftInTX May 2022 #23

I might get flayed for posting this GusBob May 2022 #24

But this is America. viva la May 2022 #27

I've lived in some very rough places. hunter May 2022 #30

Do people forget the 80s and 90s? Johnny2X2X May 2022 #35