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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live a block from that CVS and was also a little shocked at that stabbing (they did arrest the guy btw) but I don’t feel unsafe walking around.

Maybe there are reasons for you to live in Va but I donmt thi k fear of violent crime is a reason to stay away from Bethesda.

Of course this forum has people whose mission it is to complain about MoCo politics and policies and who are apparently on a mission to convince everyone MoCo will be a dystopian hellhole unless we adopt Singapore-style public canings so you can certainly expect to hear a different view on this thread (I’m going to assume for now this is a bona fide question and not a softball for those people to tee off on). [/quote]

OP, this is hyperbole. Nobody on this forum is advocating for public canings in MoCo. Some people, like me, follow MoCo politics and therefore we are very aware of the discrepancy between what politicians want (fewer police) and what the county needs (more police). County task forces have called for a 50% reduction in police in the midst of this crime spike. The report suggests fewer police will lead to fewer police-related incidents:
https://montgomerycountymd.gov/rps/Resources/Files/reports/rps-task-force-recommendations-report.pdf

Some of us think this is short-sighted and a bad response to rising crime. Others think this is the right call. You can decide for yourself depending on your own comfort level. You can ignore the PP, however. Nobody is calling for public canings. Some of us would just prefer a more logical and reasonable response to rising crime.

(For what it’s worth, I say move to northern VA. I grew up there and now live in MD. We talk regularly about moving back.)

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