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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by WheatMillington on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @04:02PM (#41174710)
I have lived 39 years here in New Zealand and have never witnessed or been near a shooting. I'm not saying shootings have never happened in New Zealand, but the idea that these things "happen everywhere" is asinine.
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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by etchalon on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @06:08PM (#41175921)
It's just a very American-centric sentiment, because here in the states, that's true.
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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by fantasybuilder on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @06:52PM (#41176308)
San Francisco has nearly 8 times higher population density than Auckland.

Add to that other factors like the size of the CA economy (wealth attracts crime), a lax criminal system, attractive social services (compared to the rest of the US), etc etc. It's an apples to oranges comparison.

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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by amrocha on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @11:21PM (#41177950)
We both know it’s none of those things, it’s access to guns
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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by fantasybuilder on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @01:02PM (#41183241)
Non-gun crime is a bigger concern in SF than gun-related violence.
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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by amrocha on Thursday August 08, 2024 @03:46AM (#41189088)
This comment thread is about gun violence
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Re:X is closing San Francisco HQ and relocating staffers to ... by kagakuninja on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @12:27AM (#41178242)
I've lived in the Bay Area for 60 years, and never witnessed or been near a shooting. They do happen more often here, but violence is far lower than you would think from the media and online anecdotes.
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