City residents live with mental illness at higher rates than general population

Re:City residents live with mental illness at higher rates t... by crx07 on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:17AM (#19926607)

Pepper spray (hell, even max strength bear spray with tear gas) wasn’t anywhere near enough. You don’t have enough range for it to start working in time when they’re charging at you, at least not unless it’s one of those crazy kinds that shoots like 20 feet, and if you aim poorly it’s over.

The smart people who were crazy enough to walk or jog regularly carried 5+ foot ugly sticks (or spears/lances) and/or a firearm.

I almost had a 65 lb mastiff make it through the window of my dad’s lifted F350 at cruising speed, and that was the third attack in a one mile stretch. That was the day I decided I wasn’t ever going on foot again.

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Re:City residents live with mental illness at higher rates t... by Reelin on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:42AM (#19926956)

> and that was the third attack in a one mile stretch

Wow. Where was this?! I'm accustomed to clueless pet owners but that's just ridiculous. Cycling regularly, I recall ~4 run-ins over as many years (compared to none in urban or suburban areas ever).

I suppose I'd graduate to rubber bullets or even bird shot if it was that bad, but at some point it's really up to the authorities to ensure some minimal level of public safety. What is animal control even for if they don't fix things like this? It sounds like you were located in a terribly run county.

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Re:City residents live with mental illness at higher rates t... by magduf on Thursday May 16, 2019 @10:56AM (#19929582)

>It sounds like you were located in a terribly run county.

That describes most rural counties in America.

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