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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live there.  No it is not a war zone.[/quote]
As long as you’re comfortable with the level of violence then everything is cool, I guess. [/quote]

Is there a city with no murders?[/quote]

Of course not, practically speaking.

But as someone who lived in an area where I could sometime hear gunshots and there was adjacent crime it was relatively easy to brush it off because it was mostly fine that it didn't affect me much. Until I moved to an area where these things are just not a part of daily, weekly, or regular life. It's different, and clearly the later is preferable. It's sad that so many people don't have the ability to live in safer places. It's one thing to say it's a trade off, but don't become so immune to the problem that you deny it: that's a fair way to adapt and be resilient, but it's ultimately unfair to the people who are less better off who live closer to the violence (physically and socially) to just turn your head and deny the problem. [/quote]

NP. You realize that lots of live in Silver Spring right? You're telling someone who lives there what's fair to...the people who live there. The shooting (which happened very close to where I live) is tragic; hopefully, they'll find the people who did it. The jump from there to "war zone" or "no go" or even "gunshots are part of daily life," though, is totally wrong in my actual experience as a person who lives here.[/quote]

Thanks for reframing the situation. I spent years of my childhood living a capital city where one end of a block can be dicey and the other is safer, and you have to navigate that coming and going to school and activities. Now that I live in a much safer and tonier suburb, I know what the difference is: greater peace of mind. Millions of people live in dicey areas around the world. You become habituated. Most people have no choice and have never experienced anything different. But when you DO have a choice and can move out, you certainly feel better in your daily life.
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