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laurenlcd t1_iw741hs wrote

>a group of children...
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>I was passing them

Rule 1: If you see a group of kids - especially boys - you don't stay on the same sidewalk with them. Jaywalk or go into a store and pretend to look for something to buy (or just go into an open building if you can). There is safety in witnesses.

These kids know they can commit crimes, be out all hours of the day and night, and they will receive no consequences - not by the justice system, not by their parent, not by anyone. You did the right thing by not putting up any resistance. Always assume that these kids - no matter their age - are armed. Did you not hear about the guy killed by the 14yo squeegee kid?

Rule 2: Unfortunately, you can't just take a leisurely night time stroll, even if you live in the county. If you were getting off work when this occurred, start taking a Lyft or Uber home. If you just wanted to get some exercise, invest in creating a home gym (stationary bike, treadmill, elliptical, whatever you can fit inside your space). I wouldn't walk at night unless I had a dog who needed to go potty and no backyard to do it in.

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Appropriate-Lab-5015 t1_iw7wk35 wrote

This is true for almost all of Baltimore County now as well, at least until you get above Towson area. Tons of youngans in the Cockeysville,Timonium, and Owings Mills areas, etc.

Im aware of a bunch of kids that were robbing and looting in the Perry Hall area and the explanation from the county was that these kids are "helping provide for their families and gave into pressure to make quick money". They were not prosecuted and the school system put them in an optional mentoring program

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