'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save UK high street?

Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by matteoraso on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @07:59PM (#50373634)

>In the average European mediterranean city shops provide lights, vibe, safety.

It's incredible how much of what we consider safety ultimately boils down to totally arbitrary vibes. There are tons of cities in the mediterranean that are way more dangerous than the worst parts of the uk, but because Italy has better PR (and isn't the target of right-wing hysteria), nobody cares.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by skinfaxi on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:21PM (#50374747)

> It's incredible how much of what we consider safety ultimately boils down to totally arbitrary vibes.

Are there parts of society where this is different? This whole going concern is vibe-based.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by laughing_man on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:42PM (#50374870)

People respond to what's happening locally. There's no question UK towns have been getting more lawless and dangerous than they were, say, twenty years ago. It may not be very bad in absolute terms, but that's not the criteria people use for comparison.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by turbonaut on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:36AM (#50376260)

There is a lot of question if this is the case: https://policinginsight.com/feature/analysis/most-crime-has-...

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by graemep on Thursday November 05, 2026 @05:32PM (#50385450)

Lawless but crime rates are far lower?

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by laughing_man on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:53PM (#50397497)

Well, when you charge assaults as breach of peace, your assault rates go down.

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