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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://wtop.com/dc/2021/06/man-killed-by-stray-bullet-on-popular-dc-nightlife-corridor/

This seems crazy...killed by a stray bullet eating out with your wife?  Do dc people really not feel freaked out by this?  Seems like things are spiraling here...[/quote]

It is awful, but we take on similar risks of death or serious injury driving on the beltway.  Why does this random occurrence scare you more?[/quote]

Look, I live in DC. I hate driving and think people aren't careful enough given how dangerous it is-- but this is an absolutely absurd and offensive comparison.

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I think it’s pretty logical, but we’ve just gotten so used to seeing “tragic car accidents”, collectively shrugging, and moving on.  Personally, I think we should be just as pissed about both.[/quote]
You are trolling to encourage negative responses. I am not going to oblige. You have been told that your conduct is offensive, it would be recommended that one should take that feedback and stop.[/quote]

DP. They're right though. This stray bullet is as much of a random and tragic occurrence as a fatal crash on the beltway, only we've been conditioned to accept one but not the other.[/quote]

Fatal car crashes can happen anywhere. But are you going to catch a stray bullet in Bethesda or Fairfax? Nope. You DC residents are nuts. [/quote]

It can happen anywhere, somebody just caught a stray in Annapolis the other night. Fatal car crashes are much more likely on suburban arterials than the comparatively narrow and slow streets of DC. You suburbanites are nuts.[/quote]

DP. I’m a DC resident. If you think violent crime is as high in McLean as in DC, you need a reality check. Stop making excuses for DC’s problem with violent crime. The only people you’re helping when you do that are the violent criminals. [/quote]

How exactly is pointing out that people can catch strays anywhere making excuses for DC's violent criminals?[/quote]

How is it useful to state that you can get shot anywhere? What’s the point of that statement? What good does it do? I suspect it is often said to downplay urban violence so that the person stating it can feel like a righteous social justice warrior. But downplaying such violence hurts - not helps - innocent DC inhabitants, and those inhabitants are disproportionately black. So it seems to me you’re contributing to the pain of these people so you can feel better about yourself. Which I find to be incredibly selfish.

But, you know, just a theory. :)[/quote]

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