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Junglepass t1_iwc6765 wrote

Here are a few observations from a native.

Like every city, there are bad areas and Bmore is not that walkable. Meaning if you don't need to be there, you can drive through. (having to rely on the poor public transport is reason enough to get a car)

Non drug related violence is not as big of an issue. It happens, but if you are not part of drug culture, bmore is pretty safe.

Ppl that openly decry Baltimore, mostly red county folks or ppl that wished the lived in red county. More than likely trash ppl anyways and best to avoid their toxic personality.

Local politicians are not as helpful as they claim to be, local city bureaucrats, are better than perception.

Our food scene is finally starting to pop, and I am here for it.

The cops are the biggest gang in Baltimore and best be avoided.

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ScootyHoofdorp t1_iwccl9m wrote

To say Baltimore is "pretty safe" if you're not involved in drug culture is highly misleading. Residents of marginalized neighborhoods are leaving the city in droves. Mistaken identity killings, deaths/injuries from stray bullets, people afraid to leave their homes, constant problems from open air drug markets, kids getting recruited into gangs...all these things make Baltimore unlivable for huge swaths of people who have no connection to drug culture whatsoever. It's easy to say that only Trumpians have negative opinions of Baltimore, but that's just what you see in Facebook comments or on Fox News. Thousands of people living here absolutely hate it and are desperate to get out, and to downplay their plight does no one any good. We don't need to convince people that the city is safe if you look a certain way and live in a certain neighborhood. We need to convince them that parts of the city desperately need help, and they should have a shred of empathy for the people living there who are legitimately suffering.

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JohnBarleyCorn2 t1_iwe0qgr wrote

> mostly red county folks or ppl that wished the lived in red county. More than likely trash ppl anyways and best to avoid their toxic personality.

This whole sentence is gross. Baltimore is dangerous...to say otherwise is disingenuous, regardless of what your politics are.

Yeesh.

You can talk about the good parts of Baltimore and still mention the parts to keep an eye out for without being "trash ppl".

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Junglepass t1_iwebf0f wrote

Nah, I stick by what I said. Anywhere is dangerous if you're stupid enough.

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