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Ok_Culture_3621 t1_jab681g wrote
Reply to comment by romanceordelusion in how to thrive in dc with no big city experience? by Fresh_Dragonfruit702
No need to try to scare the poor OP. I look lost and clueless all the time and no one has ever bothered me in any city I’ve ever been in. And that includes Bangkok and the Philippines. This isn’t Dickens’ London. The streets aren’t swarming with vagabonds and neerdowells
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja9xusm wrote
Reply to Do americans eat bread? by [deleted]
OP clearly doesn’t know about Oprah.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja99fed wrote
Reply to comment by london_toby in Things DC does really well by erichinnw
Same experience here. I managed to get one of last quick appointments when I moved here in 2020 and no one acted like they quietly debating on whether or not they could get away with killing me. Which has been more my experience in the five other states I’ve lived in.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja8yv6w wrote
Reply to comment by Deep_Stick8786 in Opinion | Is D.C. juvenile justice a revolving door? We need to know. by Maxcactus
Yes. That’s my point. If those things are what motivates a person, then whatever deterrent factor a law might have probably doesn’t mean very much.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja52v42 wrote
Reply to comment by solidrecommendations in What's your experience with Initiative 82? by UncleLongHair0
Same here. If the fee is >=20% I just don’t tip. If less, I do something close to the difference. But there is no way to know if the owners are actually using it to pay their employees and not just pocketing the difference.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja3ltfa wrote
Reply to comment by Deep_Stick8786 in Opinion | Is D.C. juvenile justice a revolving door? We need to know. by Maxcactus
True, but you throw the door open and its a little old lady, yelling a string of curse words and running away is still a better option than trying to take her car.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja38qsr wrote
Reply to comment by FjordExplorher in I don't know, what city would you say? by jimb575
I wanted to say Johnston you’ve convinced me
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja00uen wrote
Reply to comment by DCtoATX in Gambet DC by Homework-Silly
If you think something untoward happened the Board of Ethics (https://bega.dc.gov/) has a process for submitting complaints. You might also try to OAG’s office but I don’t honestly know what oversight power they have on the council.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9zzmhh wrote
Reply to This weather is screaming to stay inside by Amagnus
Perfect weather for a Spring Training binge watch
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9zs6fu wrote
Reply to comment by app_priori in Opinion | Is D.C. juvenile justice a revolving door? We need to know. by Maxcactus
Exactly. By the time a child gets to the point of being willing to threaten the life of a total stranger for their stuff, so much has already gone wrong I don’t think the threat of incarceration is going to matter much. And the frustrating thing is, we know what the roots of this are. We just don’t have the political will to address it.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9zrk5v wrote
> At issue is how to deter kids from committing crimes
I have an issue with this line. I’m no expert but it seems by the time a child gets to the point where they need to start considering the criminal consequences of an action, they’re already too far gone for deterrence to matter much. If the idea of threatening an old lady on her way to chemo isn’t a deterrent, what is?
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9x6wim wrote
Reply to comment by DCGreatDane in Just moved back to the city, what’s changed? by Hydrogen10101
Oh do tell. And here I was starting to think this sub was getting repetitive.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9x5x6g wrote
Reply to comment by Norls82 in I think DCist is just trying to gaslight people about issues around the city. by [deleted]
Exactly. The point of this is the gap between the data and how safe people feel in the city. And even what they were doing was citing statistics that undermine the way some folks feel about their safety that’s still not gaslighting.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9uf8so wrote
Reply to comment by John-Basedow in Did anyone just hear 8 or so gunshots/fireworks in Georgetown near Volta Park? by blankspace215
The cobblestones run red with the blood of the fallen.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9uby79 wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Culture_3621 in This weather is screaming to quit your job and drink outside by Neat_Perception9000
PS - this is lame observational humor. Not a criticism of the post.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9ubtqn wrote
Reply to comment by EastoftheCap in This weather is screaming to quit your job and drink outside by Neat_Perception9000
Sometimes I think calling people who break the law “the bad guys” is just encouraging them. I mean, the bad guys are almost always the coolest characters.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j9qdxwr wrote
I really struggle with the fact that social media influencers can be pretty useful for certain things, but at the same time I hate what they do so much.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j8st2a1 wrote
This article doesn’t mention that housing authorities almost always pay a percentage above the Fair Market Rate set by HUD in order to encourage landlords to take voucher tenants, who tend to be seen as higher risk (even if that perception isn’t justified). IIRC, the last town I worked in Massachusetts was authorized to spend as much as 180% above the FMR. The article does make it sound like HUD isn’t happy with what the city is doing, but I don’t know if it’s accurate to suggest the practice of overpaying itself is something unique to the city (or necessarily against HUD rules). People with more federal housing experience, feel free to correct me if I’m off base.
Ok_Culture_3621 t1_j81rn9z wrote
Reply to comment by CoffeeMilkSteaks in What a difference a week makes. by n0i
I was going to award this, but I pride myself on not giving Reddit money. Kudos all the same.
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Ok_Culture_3621 t1_jab6ti2 wrote
Reply to comment by luxor88 in how to thrive in dc with no big city experience? by Fresh_Dragonfruit702
Fair and balanced. Though I think the part about street smarts is what they fear they’re lacking. I would expand that to be aware of your surroundings, assume that if anyone you don’t know approaches you they want something, don’t get up in anyone else’s business unless it’s absolutely necessary (like, someone’s gonna die if you don’t) and always remember that 99% of the people you see on the street are totally harmless (most of the time). You just can never know who and where the other 1% are