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MuseRider

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18. We went to watch our youngest

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2022, 03:56 PM

May 2022

get his Masters degree on Sunday. I could not stop thinking about that. It was at Royals stadium and it just felt odd and creepy no matter where we were in that crowd. It was, of course, fine but we all felt just a little creepy about it.

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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