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[quote=Anonymous]I come from one of these countries.

The thing is, back home there are safe neighborhoods and unsafe neighborhoods. There are walls and security and nobody in my family has ever gotten hurt. One cousin got robbed when she walked home late and she was most upset about losing her study materials for a college class. We are taught from a young age to not look at the thief, give them what they ask for slowly, and keep walking at steady pace — because it’s not worth risking your life to argue over your phone. Nobody else has experienced any crime.

On the other hand everyone in my family is terrified for my kids because they’re convinced everyday in an American school is playing Russian roulette with their lives. (The articles about the school shooter wannabe, arrested in Rockville are not helping.) They also struggle with the randomness of the violence in the United States. In my country there are very dangerous places but there are very safe places and you can choose to go to safe places. In the U.S. there are mass shooters in schools, malls, bars and concerts. Nowhere is safe.

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