Things you can’t do safely in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Drive a car
- wear a coat
- walk your dog
- eat at a restaurant
- be a member of the FBI, Secret Service or even the President’s own granddaughter
- shop for groceries

- go to school

https://twitter.com/alanhenney/status/1730308071426032088

Police are looking for two armed teens who are possibly targeting school kids in robberies with KIDNAPPING. One took place this morning near Coolidge (5th St and Underwood St NW DC) and Roosevelt yesterday morning.

Omg. When I saw French bulldogs were being stolen at gunpoint, I wondered if kids would be next.

I guess so.

[Anonymous]

Pay under $3,500/mon for a 1-bedroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

- Drive a car
Get a beater or a better security package

- wear a coat
Wear cheaper ones

- walk your dog
Get a pit bull

- eat at a restaurant
Ubereat

- be a member of the FBI, Secret Service or even the President’s own granddaughter
Not your problem

- shop for groceries
Delivery

I was just told by someone here I am stupid for driving an old car no one would want to carjack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why an adult, independent and married person would be entitled to secret service escort just because another adult relative works at White House?

Good question. I guess you can ask Ivanka, Eric, and Don Jr and their assorted partners and many children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Drive a car
- wear a coat
- walk your dog
- eat at a restaurant
- be a member of the FBI, Secret Service or even the President’s own granddaughter
- shop for groceries

- go to school

https://twitter.com/alanhenney/status/1730308071426032088

Police are looking for two armed teens who are possibly targeting school kids in robberies with KIDNAPPING. One took place this morning near Coolidge (5th St and Underwood St NW DC) and Roosevelt yesterday morning.

Having any apps linked to $ on phone is risky now, including bank accounts, Uber, Venmo, etc.

These crimes can't be tolerated, but they sure as hell can be enabled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

- Drive a car
Get a beater or a better security package

- wear a coat
Wear cheaper ones

- walk your dog
Get a pit bull

- eat at a restaurant
Ubereat

- be a member of the FBI, Secret Service or even the President’s own granddaughter
Not your problem

- shop for groceries
Delivery

I was just told by someone here I am stupid for driving an old car no one would want to carjack.

NP and part of why I don’t want a new car is I don’t want to attract attention. My car looks like sh**.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Drive a car
- wear a coat
- walk your dog
- eat at a restaurant
- be a member of the FBI, Secret Service or even the President’s own granddaughter
- shop for groceries

- go to school

https://twitter.com/alanhenney/status/1730308071426032088

Police are looking for two armed teens who are possibly targeting school kids in robberies with KIDNAPPING. One took place this morning near Coolidge (5th St and Underwood St NW DC) and Roosevelt yesterday morning.

Having any apps linked to $ on phone is risky now, including bank accounts, Uber, Venmo, etc.

These crimes can't be tolerated, but they sure as hell can be enabled.

We live in that general neighborhood and it has certainly been tolerated. Violent crime around Coolidge, Wells and Whittier is too regular an occurance. I’m not voting for Janeese next election.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Drive a car
- wear a coat
- walk your dog
- eat at a restaurant
- be a member of the FBI, Secret Service or even the President’s own granddaughter
- shop for groceries

- go to school

https://twitter.com/alanhenney/status/1730308071426032088

Police are looking for two armed teens who are possibly targeting school kids in robberies with KIDNAPPING. One took place this morning near Coolidge (5th St and Underwood St NW DC) and Roosevelt yesterday morning.

Having any apps linked to $ on phone is risky now, including bank accounts, Uber, Venmo, etc.

These crimes can't be tolerated, but they sure as hell can be enabled.

We live in that general neighborhood and it has certainly been tolerated. Violent crime around Coolidge, Wells and Whittier is too regular an occurance. I’m not voting for Janeese next election.

I do too. I was paraphrasing JLG, who has suddenly decided that she cares about crime now that she is facing a well-funded primary challenge.

[Anonymous]

Aren't you guys tired of making these threads every day? If you are this exhausted consider moving, for the last time: city living comes with risk.

I cannot imagine having this much anxiety over something that is unlikely to happen.

In any major metropolitan city in the world [London, Brussels, Madrid, Sao Paulo] you can be mugged. DC is not unique in that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't you guys tired of making these threads every day? If you are this exhausted consider moving, for the last time: city living comes with risk.

I cannot imagine having this much anxiety over something that is unlikely to happen.

In any major metropolitan city in the world [London, Brussels, Madrid, Sao Paulo] you can be mugged. DC is not unique in that.

I felt beyond safe in Europe this summer. What we accept in the US is gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't you guys tired of making these threads every day? If you are this exhausted consider moving, for the last time: city living comes with risk.

I cannot imagine having this much anxiety over something that is unlikely to happen.

In any major metropolitan city in the world [London, Brussels, Madrid, Sao Paulo] you can be mugged. DC is not unique in that.

Thanks for your input, Brianne, but the statistics don’t lie. Other cities aren’t experiencing a crime surge like we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't you guys tired of making these threads every day? If you are this exhausted consider moving, for the last time: city living comes with risk.

I cannot imagine having this much anxiety over something that is unlikely to happen.

In any major metropolitan city in the world [London, Brussels, Madrid, Sao Paulo] you can be mugged. DC is not unique in that.

If you are tired of these threads why are you on here commenting? There are lots of reasons people can’t easily move. Stop reading these threads if you ‘cannot imagine being concerned about kids being kidnapped for their phones.

[Anonymous]

Should change license plate motto from:

No taxation without representation

To:

Welcome to America’s Fallujah

[Anonymous]

I don’t get it. We have the best gun laws and bodily autonomy. We have social programs to help people. DC should not be like this.

Why are we facing these issues you don’t see in modern societies elsewhere like the Netherlands?

[Anonymous]

Things you can do safely in DC:

Drive a 20 year old Toyota (like me)

Wear a lands end coat and have it not stolen (like me)

Use an android phone in public and no one even looks twice at it (like me)

Walk a mutt from the local shelter.

If you aren't styling and profiling, you have a much lower risk of getting robbed.