Odd-Alternative-996 t1_ismwt7u wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:16 AM

Reply to comment by CaptConstantine in I got assaulted/robbed INSIDE a laundromat today. by HALabunga

Cool story. I’ve lived here for 12 years, many of which I spent as a full time bike commuter living in Butcher’s Hill and working / going to school in North Baltimore. I still ride my bike (and not just on main thoroughfares) and generally don’t feel the need to wear an adult diaper just so I can go outside after dark.

Does crime exist? Yes. Is this a city? Also yes.

Check out Ellicott City; that feels more your speed my boi.

CaptConstantine t1_ismxxu7 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:27 AM

Just curious, in your 12 years how many bikes have you had stolen? What about wheels / gears/ lights/ seats? How many times have you found stuff missing?

I have to admit the Ellicott City bit was pretty cute, especially since I'm pretty sure they're still underwater, aren't they? Another Maryland problem I have NO IDEA how to fix, and I'm even a policy guy. Troubles run deep in that neck of the woods. I'm glad we're out in the suburbs where we have bike paths and playgrounds and nobody gets punched at a major intersection.

Will crime always exist? Yes. Should we continue to make our city streets safer? Also yes.

Odd-Alternative-996 t1_ismyjqd wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:34 AM

12 years, 0 stolen bikes; 1 time, I caught a guy messing with my bike (locked to a bike rack with a city-worthy bike lock), but that’s kind of expected because, and I can’t express this enough, this is a city.

Do you think we make city streets safer by sitting on the couch and watching Dawson’s Creek and then fear-mongering on Reddit posts about how terrifying Bmore is and recounting how you poopied your panties once bc you rode your bike past a building and someone who had a different color skin than you walked out when you rode by? Is that the world you live in?

CaptConstantine t1_isnjvwo wrote on October 17, 2022 at 9:17 AM

You have a weird obsession with poop and diapers.

Odd-Alternative-996 t1_iso58m6 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Enjoy your TGI Fridays and Chick-Fil-A sammiches. Maybe consider redirecting your comments to the r/imtooafraidtoleavemyhousebecausepeoplearebad part of the internet

CaptConstantine t1_isob31u wrote on October 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM

I'm sorry that you are so angry, and I get the feeling based on your comments that you would change your situation if you could as there appears to be some seething envy lurking under there.

Cities I Have Lived and Worked In: Rapid City, SD; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Orlando, FL; Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC.

Cities I Have Been Chased or Harassed on my Bicycle: Baltimore, MD

Go ahead and keep telling yourself it's the dumb scared redditors who are the problem, not the decades of public neglect and despair leading to a city populated by the angry, bitter, and desperate (case in point).

But just so you know, it's ok to leave.