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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by wolverine876 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @08:02PM (#31104616)
> The chief difference is that the segment of the media dedicated to keeping people fearful

Also, there is the Citizen app. I wonder if it's driving perception more than anything else. When I've talked to people in safe cities who nonetheless were ranting to me about crime, I've asked them if they have Citizen, and very many do. Not strong data, but I would love to see some research.

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by dtjb on Thursday April 21, 2022 @01:43AM (#31106338)
Citizen is going to get someone killed.
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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by wolverine876 on Thursday April 21, 2022 @02:05PM (#31113052)
That's part of the goal, in a way. It used to be called Vigilante - no joke - and the goals remain similar.

Look up the Fast Company article describing them.

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