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thebubblyparalegal t1_jdb57kc wrote

Reply to comment by majoroutage in Other states.. by Imaginary_Kangaroo80

Gun laws aside, it’s not as segregated here. That contributes to a lot of it.

I spent 3 semesters researching housing policies in undergrad & everything that increases crime and places minorities at a disadvantage is exactly what Texas does.

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Imaginary_Kangaroo80 OP t1_jdb6n8h wrote

Texas is fucking wild. I swear, hearing how people get shot at and it’s not considered attempted murder is nuts to me. Wild ‘modern’ west.

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thebubblyparalegal t1_jdb7jke wrote

Sounds like a normal day in the good ole Lone Star State! Gun violence is very normalized. I remember talking about the shooting at my HS during my senior year when I first moved. I just casually dropped it in a conversation, and whoever I was talking to was like what???! Like they couldn’t imagine ever being in that situation.

We never said “if the school ever gets shot up” but “when the school gets shot up” during drills. Different world down there.

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