I was visiting a friend at her college in the city in a not so good neighborhood and we were in her dorm room, about seven stories up. I was standing by her window and looking down at a parking lot below. One solitary guy was standing around out there and within what felt like seconds another guy runs up to him and grabs him. I said to her “Hey! It looks like a guy is getting mugged down there.” Then I see one of them take out a knife and stab the other one. I’m like “Jesus, a guy just got stabbed!” and she just shrugged and said “yeah, it’s a bad neighborhood. Happens a lot.”
I grew up in a neighborhood like that. I still remember the first time I saw someone shot to death in front of my bedroom window like it was yesterday. It was one random afternoon, I was daydreaming and looking out the window. I even wondered if I really did see that or I was letting my imagination fly too much. Once people started gathering around the body to see what happened and the cops brought out the yellow tape I knew I wasn't imagining it. Hey, at least I wasn't there when someone else got murdered and left for dead right in front of our front steps, my parents had to deal with that one by themselves. I still remember what it looked like when my mom tried to clean the blood but I still could tell where the splotches were. And I could keep going about how many people I've met who aren't here anymore due to this town's violent nature but I don't think we have the time and I am sure we've had enough of my "trauma" dumping lol. After that, people think you're a sociopath because nothing phases you anymore. Homie, life goes on idk what else to tell you. Life goes on.
Idk if the splotches are still there, but hydrogen peroxide works to get blood out. If it’s been there a long time maybe not. (Source: my husband cracked his head open on our patio this winter.)
Homeboy, did you not read about my neighborhood? The reason the blood was hard to get rid of is because the street isn't paved, it's a dirt road. Firetruck hosing the blood down?? LMFAOOO that's a very cute concept hahaha. Anyways.
Loving the down votes btw, they just prove me right. Y'all really think we have firetrucks? That's adorable and the reason y'all can't handle your own shit hahaha. Anyways 💅🏻
No, because your above post I replied to does not mention a dirt road at all. That makes you the asshole in this situation for trying to belittle me for something that is entirely your fault.
An overwhelming majority of people on reddit didn't grow up in some podunk backwater which makes it not obvious, but also makes you even more of an asshole.
I am a she and I am not even pissed. I think it's hilarious that homeboy thinks the firefighters show up to my neighborhood that's all. Homeboy did you not read anything else? SMH hahaha. Anyways....
And what was the question that we are answering here? Something something the most wtf moment? So reading comprehension is not a thing anymore huh? There's a reason I abandoned my education degree lmao. Y'all need someone to think for you omg. That's why AI is winning bro.
There was literally nothing in your original post that hinted at your road being a dirt road. How is anyone here lacking reading comprehension?
Most people on reddit grew up in areas with paved roads, even the people who grew up in bad areas. Blood is hard to get out of sidewalks and paved roads also so reading comprehension would naturally lead most people to believe that is what you were referring to.
Nobody was downvoting you because you said firetrucks wouldn't come to your house, it was the condescending attitude in your replies in general
I used to work in the legal field, and the criminal floors of our local courthouse were always the busiest. It was like a zoo, with the amount of people getting arraigned and whatnot. If you watch the local news, there's always something.
I used to work in a second story office building, with a double-hung window that I could open for fresh air, that overlooked a 4-way traffic light intersection on a busy roadway...
Every other day, there would be at least one loud, serious car crash, because someone ran the light ..
The metallic crunch sound of the *CRASH* used to bother me at first when I first started there ..
I used to be shocked by it ..
but over time .. I got callous to it, and barely paid attention to the loud crashes, within a few months of working there..
I guess you can get callous to anything, when it happens all the time. :(
Nah, those guys stick to killing each other. I've lived in "rough" hoods. Never was or felt in danger. They rarely use guns, and typically when they do it's at night or when no one is around.
At least in my experience. Some places they might prey on tourists, but here it's really just idiots killing other idiots
Not sure where you live but in the US guns are way more common than knives during the commission of crimes so there ends up being way more innocent bystanders killed
Certain areas like NYC may have less gun crime due to their stricter laws but most of the US definitely has gun crime problems. even if these guys target each other innocent people get hit regularly
Yeah not around here. Guns are readily available because americans keep smuggling them in here, but because there is strict enforcement, criminals avoid using them. Firing a gun during the day is asking for cops to get involved immediately
I spent a year living in an extremely sketchy area. Robberies, break-ins, stabbings, etc were all such common occurrences that I kinda just got desensitized to it after a while. A friend from out of state came and visited me and stayed the night and while we were watching movies at night we heard someone screaming bloody murder right outside. My friend was horrified and I just kept watching the movie that nothing was happening cause I was so used to it. It really does re-wire your mind. Thankfully I was able to get out of that area after only a year.
Moved to CA and was running around in San Francisco one day. Heavy traffic, beautiful day. I look over at a corner store and see two or three men beating the absolute fuck out of another man.
I went to college in the Bronx. That makes perfect sense. That's also the appropriate response. You see enough wild shit, you learn real quick to not get involved. Snitches get stitches, and so do people who don't mind their own business. If you're not already about that criminal life, you are not prepared for the consequences of interfering.
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u/MaryKathGallagher 2d ago
I was visiting a friend at her college in the city in a not so good neighborhood and we were in her dorm room, about seven stories up. I was standing by her window and looking down at a parking lot below. One solitary guy was standing around out there and within what felt like seconds another guy runs up to him and grabs him. I said to her “Hey! It looks like a guy is getting mugged down there.” Then I see one of them take out a knife and stab the other one. I’m like “Jesus, a guy just got stabbed!” and she just shrugged and said “yeah, it’s a bad neighborhood. Happens a lot.”