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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly this make me wary of taking my kids downtown and to zoo lights. I'm not even sure how you'd protect yourself when they are beating up shop owners. [/quote]

You don't need to be afraid, just be street smart.  Keep your eyes open and don't go to Zoo Lights or Gallery Place when there are going to be a ton of troublemakers (after 8pm, summers, holiday weekends).  If you see a big crowd of kids, move on.  (In fact, just avoid big crowds altogether.)  I've moved my kid from subway cars before because I don't like who's on them.  We will go to zoo lights this year, but probably from 4:30-7 on a weeknight.

TBH, my biggest fear is those d*mn firecrackers. I have a very reactive stress response, and if I hear firecrackers in a crowded place or on the Metro, I would seriously freak out.  I think my kid is much more likely to get hurt/scared in a stampede than in a shooting. [/quote]

You sound very fragile. Far too fragile to give others advice about how to stay safe in a city. With a "very reactive stress response" (whatever the hell that is) you should stay in a quiet, safe suburb. City life isn't for you.

And you also seem to be afraid of black kids. Also not really a workable condition in the city. [/quote]

Look at the video from the Fro Yo with teens and young adults standing on tables, throwing chairs and punches. I do not think that a parent would need to be "fragile" to want to avoid such situations with young kids in tow (or at all!)[/quote]

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