Evo
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The neighborhood I grew up in was closer to Clear Lake and there was no violence, no police, the only minorities I ever met before high school were the maids. Yes, I grew up having maids, all families had maids, so we probably were raised culturally different, yet I didn't freak out when I had a gun pulled on me while I was in the shower, talk about being vulnerable. I also didn't freak out when that guy was killed, he was shot by someone driving by in a car, yes, we were in a bad part of town. I never thought "oh my god, that bullet could have hit me!". It didn't hit me, so nothing to get worked up about.Astronuc said:Hmm. I grew up not far from you, and I saw plenty cops, and eventually even got to know some. I could tell you some stories.
A kid in my junior high packed a gun (.32 revolver) for pretection. Other kids carried knives or brass knuckles to school. For a while, I carried a switchblade - in school.
Once in a while, I'd get jumped - blindsided - even at school - on the play ground. And that was one of the safer schools.
I also don't think we are more violent, I just think the demographics have changed. Didn't you watch all of those old "cops and robbers' movies based on the prohibition era? There was a lot of violence and crime back then.
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