• glimse@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Hilariously one of the more statistically dangerous cities in the country lol

    I lived in Chicago for over 20 years and while I did see someone ditch a stolen car and escape the stereotypically-fat cops by jumping on a train, I never even heard gunfire.

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      5 hours ago

      I know. It still feels odd to me as a Dutchman though to know that there’s dozens of gun related crimes going on all the time.

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        5 hours ago

        I don’t love it either but you and I are probably have a similar chance of dying to gun violence even if the statistics say I’m 200% more likely to