Well Robert I'm glad you live in a nice sheltered neighborhood, where such things aren't allowed. Do you live bin a gated community, where all the troublesome persons are keep outside?
I could tell you to go into any big city neighborhood, St Louis, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, Atlanta etc. and see what on the street. But you don't hang out in those neighborhoods, so I would not expect you to have a reality base.
I grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago - mostly Polish, then Puerto Rican, then Yuppy, but we left when it was still mostly Polish. We had our place broken into twice back then. Now I live a pretty normal middle income suburb of Chicago without gates and tons of kids. I don't see any with toy guns. I'll drive by Walmart today and see how many imaginary "GI Joe outfits" are in stock right now. I'll check on the toy "carbines" too.
I used to party a lot in high school and we used buy our shit in the hood, so I know a little about "bad areas" and stupidly hung out in them at times.
With respect to a reality base, I think it is you who needs one. IF YOU CHOSE TO IGNORE EVERY NEWS STORY ABOUT MURDEROUS AND SUICIDAL "PALESTINIANS", then that is your choice. Have another crappy beer if it makes you feel better, but that is just ignoring reality.
And think about this Jerome, Israel could wipe out every single dirty Arab, but they choose not to. I am so reality based I know exactly what Arabs would do with that type of power. They would kill every last Jew. Arabs lead really pitiful lives based on pretty much sitting around on their brains and contemplating murder.
Have another beer Jerome. It don't matter none.
I am sure you have seen some really scary stuff in Colorado. |