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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost all homicides in DC are among persons known to each other. In other words, if you don't hang out with criminals and drug dealers, you don't have to worry about being murdered. A typical UMC white woman is at a greater risk of being murdered by the man sleeping in her bed than a stranger on the streets of DC.[/quote]

This trope response has started to really bother and puzzle me. I think you misunderstand that concern about crime doesn’t JUST mean fear for ones self. Now we can’t be upset about actual murder- just because we don’t know the perpetrators or victims? I’m very much against violent crime and murder of anyone- not just those I hang out with. Two drug deal related shootings happened outside my house off Georgia Ave years ago. But according to this logic I shouldn’t have been bothered since hey, I didn’t hang out with them. [/quote]
I agree it’s a really bizarre way of thinking. First, there are so many ways that violence affects us all without us directly coming into contact with it or being directly victims. It could be our friends or colleagues who we care about. And even if it is complete strangers, living amidst violence - even if we are not the victims - can have a negative affect on our psyche and emotional wellbeing. Not to mention the potential long-term affects on children who are exposed to violence. [/quote]

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