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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a rabid dog appeared from the woods and bit your kid, would you actually engage with the animal? 
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Do you think this man was wearing a sign saying “I shoot kids”? Obviously the victims could not immediately tell this man was homicidal. [/quote]

If the perp was a nun wearing her church outfit, I would agree. Stop being coy. Every fact that would be immediately knowable to the victims should have led them to believe that yes, he might as well have had a sign saying I shoot kids (and women in the back). Do you live under a rock or have you allowed your wokeness to distort your view of reality? [/quote]

I’m the opposite of woke, PP. You have no idea what you’re talking about. (You know what does sound woke? Blaming a white victim for not being sufficiently submissive to a violent black man.)

What about the perpetrator makes you think it’s obvious he was homicidal? Can you get specific? I frequently encounter men who look like him around the city, and none of them have been violent toward me. [/quote]

Have you ever confronted these individuals for anti-social behavior in an environment where you are particularly vulnerable, i.e., with ur kid standing there or in front of ur house while u r spending time with ur family? U shouldn't. The way to deal with these individuals when u r in a vulnerable situation is keep silent and call the cops. Gentrification eventually solves this problem. The problem isn't solved by reasoning with people who are unwilling or unable to reason. The last two decades have seen the benefits of gentrification- there is still a little work to be done, but the city is only a decade or so from being completely gentrified. Then these stories will be man bites dog stories, rare and remarkable. 
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You know what doesn’t solve the problem? Blaming the victims. Blaming victims of violent crime doesn’t reduce crime; it just hurts victims. To reduce violent crime, you need to focus on the perpetrators and would-be perpetrators, not those they have harmed. [/quote]

People are simply pointing out that the victims did not live in CC Hills or CC Section whatever. Rather, they live in a community that is quickly becoming, but has not yet become, civilized. Transitioning communities have people like the perp here that you simply would never encounter in NA or CC. The way to eradicate this type of creature is not through direct confrontation citizen to citizen and [b]it's beyond naive to suggest that such an approach is effective[/b]. Instead, call the cops, call the cops and call the cops. Also critically, vote for representatives that favor heavy policing and accountability. As the city becomes more gentrified, the electable politicians will become less soft on crime, defund the police types and more law and order types. 
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Straw man much? I haven’t seen anyone suggest such an approach is effective. Do you want to show us where you saw that?[/quote]

Isn't that the premise behind those that contend the victims were right to engage with the perp? That some good could come out of such engagement? If no good and possible tragedy could come from engagement, then engagement is a mistake, no?[/quote]

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