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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week.  Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now. [/quote]

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)[/quote]

You're seriously saying that a few homicides in your neighborhood is tolerable.

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As someone who actually lives in a neighborhood that has had recent homicides, (one happened on my block) yes, that's exactly what I am saying.  Obviously it would be better if they didn't happen, but it's a reality I can certainly tolerate. I don't associate with the types of people doing the shootings, I don't participate in the drug trade, I'm not part of a crew.  My friends and neighbors nearby are not involved in violence in any way.

Sure, there's a tiny, tiny chance I could catch a stray bullet from a shooting unrelated to me or anyone I know, but because I understand probability and statistics I understand that that chance is so small that there is literally no point in thinking about it, much less being worried about it.

So yeah, while I find it unfortunate that knuckleheads nearby shoot each over over dumb reasons, I find it completely tolerable in the literal sense of "yes, this is something I can tolerate about living here."   [/quote]

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