We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by cortesoft on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:23AM (#27930982)

This is strange to me. I have lived in big cities for my adult life (San Francisco and Los Angeles), and I have never experienced any crime.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by bombcar on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:41AM (#27931218)

The thing to look for is evidence of protections against crime - barred windows and high walls, locked garages vs street parking, hotels and businesses with security vs everything just open, having to get a key for the bathroom vs it just being there, etc.

It’s like COVID-19- there’s no use in pretending it doesn’t exist because I nor anyone I know well has had it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by HarryHirsch on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:24PM (#27932503)

You do wonder about all these walled communities in places like Richardson and Plano, TX. What are they defending against? When you walk around the area there was no evidence of crime or disorderly behaviour, yet they still had that strange architecture. So what are they defending against?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by bombcar on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:57PM (#27933699)

Outsiders. They don’t want anyone wandering around.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by truncj on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:50AM (#27931307)

Not saying either side's sweeping statement is correct, but "if it hasn't happened to me, its not a problem" mentality is less than productive.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by cortesoft on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:21PM (#27933229)

Sure, but the person I responded to was giving an anecdote, so I responded with one.

[ Parent | on HN ]