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Chicago Rule (midwest.social)
submitted 1 year ago by epicspongee@midwest.social to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[โ€“] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only people who buy this have never been to Chicago. I have, and it's more of the monster than the dog for sure. I'd prefer to never go back.

[โ€“] epicspongee@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago

I live in Chicago lmao. I take the red line regularly. I go allllllllllllllll around the city and have never once had a problem here. The only reason why you hear about crime or shootings as much as you do in the news is 1) because it's already been sensationalized, and that sets the pattern, and 2) the entire Chicagoland area (including the suburbs, which get news stories blown up too) has a population of about 11.5 million people. Statistically for even a murder rate as low as Chicago's is (and it's not even in the top 20 most violent cities in the country), shit's just going to happen.