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metroins

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20. If you find it insulting

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 10:42 PM

Jul 2016

That would be how you feel. I'm not insulting anybody, but this is America, people are free to change their circumstances.

I was raised to believe a person is in control of their own circumstances and life. I believe in social programs to help change those circumstances but I believe in people. I believe in individualistic opportunity and the American dream. I believe that America allows for growth. My parents taught me to be better than them and I believe I can be and others can be.

I find it offensive that you are acting as if people are helpless.

My ORIGINAL POST had nothing to do with this, you chose two words [bad neighborhood] and wanted to create a sub discussion about it. My OP was about how I have to fear being in crowds today when I didn't have to previously.

I'm sorry you find my believing that people have free will in America offensive, I feel the way you're responding is offensive.

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Is anybody else a tad bit afraid of the crazies? [View all] metroins Jul 2016 OP

People who live in "bad neighborhoods" have had to deal with this shit for, well, EVER. MADem Jul 2016 #1

I grew up in in Baltimore Highlands on Virginia Avenue metroins Jul 2016 #2

You DO have to deal with it if you don't have the First/Last/Security and MADem Jul 2016 #4

Section 8 is universal metroins Jul 2016 #6

Not everyone qualifies for Section 8, or has need for it. MADem Jul 2016 #16

If you find it insulting metroins Jul 2016 #20

Wow. That's quite a commentary. MADem Jul 2016 #43

You are scary! And you hate is showing! Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #48

+1 Rex Jul 2016 #3

I'm a lot afraid. - 2 women 840high Jul 2016 #5

Overall crime is lower metroins Jul 2016 #8

That's an excellent point TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #25

Your purse was yankedd off your arm by a passing car? KMOD Jul 2016 #40

Yes. I did file. 840high Jul 2016 #42

I'm concerned that we can't seem to get KMOD Jul 2016 #7

I agree with your post metroins Jul 2016 #9

please don't refer to them as KMOD Jul 2016 #10

Ok. Nt metroins Jul 2016 #12

They scare me shitless but I'm not going to alter my behavior Warpy Jul 2016 #11

I'm in a hotel in Dallas metroins Jul 2016 #14

Fear makes people vote more conservative. Some want you to feel fear. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #13

But the bear might attack anyway metroins Jul 2016 #15

Both of the recent police killers, KMOD Jul 2016 #19

Randoms metroins Jul 2016 #23

What are randoms? KMOD Jul 2016 #26

Random actors metroins Jul 2016 #32

No need to be afraid - just be AWARE. Keep your eyes off your phone and know who is around you. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #17

Agreed. metroins Jul 2016 #21

No. LWolf Jul 2016 #18

You don't get worried metroins Jul 2016 #22

Well, LWolf Jul 2016 #24

Fear metroins Jul 2016 #28

I just flew through JFK, LAX and French Polynesia... brooklynite Jul 2016 #36

You didn't think twice about it? metroins Jul 2016 #37

I live in NYC...if I wanted to, I could worry about sidewalks, the subway..... brooklynite Jul 2016 #39

I haven't flown anywhere since 2005. LWolf Jul 2016 #45

Your far more likely to die from someone driving distracted. Statistical Jul 2016 #27

You're right but metroins Jul 2016 #29

Mass shootings as horrific as they are as essentially a rounding error. Statistical Jul 2016 #30

But now metroins Jul 2016 #33

No, I've accepted the fact I will die and that I do not know when that will happen. RB TexLa Jul 2016 #31

You can control aspects metroins Jul 2016 #34

Agreed. 840high Jul 2016 #44

I've become.more pleasant gwheezie Jul 2016 #35

Are you more vigilant? Nt metroins Jul 2016 #38

I've relied on my Spidey sense for years gwheezie Jul 2016 #41

It's all about perception. FuzzyRabbit Jul 2016 #46

Here is a real crazy psycho guy with a "No Hillary" car sticker womanofthehills Jul 2016 #47

once tRump gets the nod, there will be full blown brownshirt ego on display by his Javaman Jul 2016 #49

no. tenderfoot Jul 2016 #50

Terrorists - religious wackos, "sovereign citizens", dictators with secret police, etc. - pampango Jul 2016 #51

Nothing wrong with a little fear - keeps us from doing all kinds of stupid shit, and causes us to do jmg257 Jul 2016 #52

I agree that the media is blowing incidents of violence out of proportion. Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2016 #53