Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH went to Memphis recently; he said it looked apocalyptic and unsafe. I think that many on this board have no idea how bad poverty and crime are around the country. It is like you all live in a bubble of "I am a self-made person who earns a paltry 500K or less than 1M per year." and it is "their" fault they are poor and crime-ridden.
Us vs. them mentality is so prevalent on dcum, particularly from self-proclaimed super-liberals who would not step foot at Orioles stadium lest they have to see a poor person in Baltimore. You talk and talk, and you are honesty worse than those you call red necks; they at least do not hide their racism if they are racist.
When we wanted to elect Bernie, what did you do? Call him a crazy old man.

The who? The what? And who is "we"?

Oh, yay! Gaslighting liberal.

It seems less apocalyptic than new draconian laws in Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:Here it is, your weekly MoCo is horrible thread! Where is the poster claiming that Marc Elrich is Hugo Chavez reincarnate?

Yes, indeed, cue in her NoVa location, where they are just doing great, not racist, and do not have horrible traffic issues. But, wait, they had to find something in Baltimore to tear MoCo down... again.

Anonymous wrote:^^^also, very odd thread. "Apocalyptic" can include a lot of things, in my mind, but ... auto thefts? Auto thefts are the apocalypse?

I think you missed the 30 ppl getting shot in one go, lol.

Anonymous wrote:This is part of the Kia/Hyundai theft epidemic that’s happening all over the country. It is not specific to Baltimore.

There are more thefts in Baltimore than DC even with the Kia issue. Baltimore is much worse.

Anonymous wrote:DH went to Memphis recently; he said it looked apocalyptic and unsafe. I think that many on this board have no idea how bad poverty and crime are around the country. It is like you all live in a bubble of "I am a self-made person who earns a paltry 500K or less than 1M per year." and it is "their" fault they are poor and crime-ridden.
Us vs. them mentality is so prevalent on dcum, particularly from self-proclaimed super-liberals who would not step foot at Orioles stadium lest they have to see a poor person in Baltimore. You talk and talk, and you are honesty worse than those you call red necks; they at least do not hide their racism if they are racist.
When we wanted to elect Bernie, what did you do? Call him a crazy old man.

The who? The what? And who is "we"?

Here it is, your weekly MoCo is horrible thread! Where is the poster claiming that Marc Elrich is Hugo Chavez reincarnate?

Anonymous wrote:I mean, the question is, what will you do about it? Certain areas of Baltimore have poverty and crime issues due to generations being held in poverty by government policies. During that whole time, MoCo seems fine. However, as poverty rates increase and gov does nothing to prevent it, crime will get worse everywhere, as it already has been happening.

Well, as to the car theft aspect, Baltimore is one of the cities bringing a lawsuit against the Kia/Hyundai manufacturers for including the steering column USB thing that makes them so easy to steal.

DH went to Memphis recently; he said it looked apocalyptic and unsafe. I think that many on this board have no idea how bad poverty and crime are around the country. It is like you all live in a bubble of "I am a self-made person who earns a paltry 500K or less than 1M per year." and it is "their" fault they are poor and crime-ridden.
Us vs. them mentality is so prevalent on dcum, particularly from self-proclaimed super-liberals who would not step foot at Orioles stadium lest they have to see a poor person in Baltimore. You talk and talk, and you are honesty worse than those you call red necks; they at least do not hide their racism if they are racist.
When we wanted to elect Bernie, what did you do? Call him a crazy old man.

I mean, the question is, what will you do about it? Certain areas of Baltimore have poverty and crime issues due to generations being held in poverty by government policies. During that whole time, MoCo seems fine. However, as poverty rates increase and gov does nothing to prevent it, crime will get worse everywhere, as it already has been happening.

Anonymous wrote:

It's dishonest to look at death rates which include overdoses, accidents, and suicides? Overdoses, accidents, and suicides don't contribute to the apocalypse, just homicide does?

But ok, here are the age-adjusted homicide rates.

Mississippi: 23.7 per 100,000 people
Louisiana: 21.3
Alabama: 15.9
New Mexico: 14.3
South Carolina: 13.4
Missouri: 12.4
Illinois: 12.3
Maryland: 12.2
Tennessee: 12.2
Arkansas: 11.7
Georgia: 11.4

^^^And, of course, auto theft. Auto theft, the main indicator of the apocalypse! The four horsemen aren't bothering with horses anymore, they use stolen cars!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could always move to the five states with the highest age-adjusted death rates: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Maybe the folks that are elected there are more to your liking.

Stop being dishonest. Look at the highest MURDER rates, not death rates which include overdoses, accidents, and suicides.

It's dishonest to look at death rates which include overdoses, accidents, and suicides? Overdoses, accidents, and suicides don't contribute to the apocalypse, just homicide does?

But ok, here are the age-adjusted homicide rates.

Mississippi: 23.7 per 100,000 people
Louisiana: 21.3
Alabama: 15.9
New Mexico: 14.3
South Carolina: 13.4
Missouri: 12.4
Illinois: 12.3
Maryland: 12.2
Tennessee: 12.2
Arkansas: 11.7
Georgia: 11.4

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could always move to the five states with the highest age-adjusted death rates: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Maybe the folks that are elected there are more to your liking.

Stop being dishonest. Look at the highest MURDER rates, not death rates which include overdoses, accidents, and suicides.

Violent crime is higher in Oklahoma than Maryland.

This topic title is very creative! The trolls have found a new way to trash multiple targets in one single comment.

Anonymous wrote:You could always move to the five states with the highest age-adjusted death rates: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Maybe the folks that are elected there are more to your liking.

Stop being dishonest. Look at the highest MURDER rates, not death rates which include overdoses, accidents, and suicides.