BugggJuice

BugggJuice t1_ja3ie2k wrote

called for a domestic violence dispute in my apartment complex a few months back. when the cops finally showed up they didn't want to see the video i had of a woman being chased by her partner and screaming for her life. the cops literally just took a leisurely stroll down my hallway and were shooting the shit, left within 2 minutes of arriving, didn't do a welfare check, then stood outside my building for half an hour laughing at god knows what. this was after i had to call twice to make sure they were still coming because i feared for this other woman's life

tldr: yeah, the cops don't show up when you call them anymore, and when you do call them, they don't do anything

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BugggJuice t1_ixrombg wrote

it's probably because nobody wears masks anymore? not to mention it's the holiday season so people are unmasked in close quarters more often than any other time of the year. we also have a travel hub here with the train and the airport

we're also a college town? and college kids spread disease like it's their job

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BugggJuice t1_ixga4g1 wrote

i'm someone who doesn't have a license or a car. when i was living with my parents in the burbs i had no sense of independence. urban sprawl meant if i wanted to go anywhere i'd have to bike 5 miles there's and it just wasn't feasible for me

i needed to come back here because although things are still tough here without a car, our public transport is still way more robust than where i was living prior.

i can walk, bike, bus, uber anywhere here so i was able to regain independence that way.

getting a car is definitely still on the this of things to do but that might be another year or two in the making.

tldr: i have a greater sense of independence here

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