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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what they are trying to say is. the fear mongering and gaslighting about crime is over the top.
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It's not, though. I live in DTSS, and in the last year there have been multiple shootings in broad daylight, the unsolved murder of what appears to be a random bystander in the Wayne Avenue parking garage, a rash of Saturday morning muggings along Georgia Avenue, and more gun incidents than I can count at late-night hookah bars. About a quarter mile from me, a teen girl was mugged walking home from the bus stop at something like 7:30 pm. Within the last six months, multiple community businesses have been subject to armed robberies, including a shocking case where armed men burst into a crowded cafe and robbed all of the folks eating there.

The crime rate has absolutely changed how I live my life, and how much "freedom" I allow my teens. We moved here specifically so the kids could walk to places like the library or the dog park on Colesville, but they can't enjoy those amenities because of concerns about crime. [/quote]

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