arthurgolden
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Pulling quotes from the previous thread...
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Re tresptip: What a sad world we live in that we have to walk around with guns in our pockets.I could not live like that myself.
Well, you don't have to. My grandfather lived his whole life and never touched a gun and was never robbed. My father and mother are 61 years old and they've never had a gun or been robbed. Obviously, those statements take into account where they've lived and how they've lived. But it's not a necessity unless you live in a high-threat area. My point is this: carrying a gun isn't always just about being safe. It's a coping mechanism that allows you to feel safe. Lots of people have other ways of making themselves feel safe. We're all just trying to cope in a world where, when this stuff occasionally happens, we're shaken to the core.
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Re JurysOut: I'm a true northerner. I see random interjections from strangers as an invasion of my personal space. I'm perfectly content to move through the world without total stranger small talk.
Haha. I've never seen it put so bluntly, but I hear ya. I think it was lindsayw who mentioned Southern hospitality earlier, though. As a cultural thing, talking to a security guard would not be out of the ordinary--not in Lafayette, not in any of the other southeastern LA towns, and not in New Orleans. I talk to people I don't know all the time, especially if I see them regularly, including janitors, security guards, colleagues, neighbors, etc. Usually it's just pleasantries, but if Mickey saw a security regularly, and he asked a question like, "What are you always doing out here in the dark?" I can easily imagine a scenario where she casually told him/her her biking route. I can remember just recently talking to a rent-a-car guy about my daily route. Just as another example, in my neighborhood it'd be rude if I didn't wave to my neighbors as I left the house and drove down the block.
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Re katydid23: But there is still a slight possibility that she was taking a quick side trip somewhere that we do not know about. I can only go on what I know about my kids, who are 24 and 20. That is how they roll, and it drives me nuts sometimes.
This is definitely possible. I've had TWO friends who were otherwise intelligent, reasonable, careful people who went somewhere without telling anyone, after reading a Craigslist ad, and got themselves in seriously bad situations. Just out of a feeling of invincibility, I guess. Both in their 20s.
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Re tresptip: What a sad world we live in that we have to walk around with guns in our pockets.I could not live like that myself.
Well, you don't have to. My grandfather lived his whole life and never touched a gun and was never robbed. My father and mother are 61 years old and they've never had a gun or been robbed. Obviously, those statements take into account where they've lived and how they've lived. But it's not a necessity unless you live in a high-threat area. My point is this: carrying a gun isn't always just about being safe. It's a coping mechanism that allows you to feel safe. Lots of people have other ways of making themselves feel safe. We're all just trying to cope in a world where, when this stuff occasionally happens, we're shaken to the core.
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Re JurysOut: I'm a true northerner. I see random interjections from strangers as an invasion of my personal space. I'm perfectly content to move through the world without total stranger small talk.
Haha. I've never seen it put so bluntly, but I hear ya. I think it was lindsayw who mentioned Southern hospitality earlier, though. As a cultural thing, talking to a security guard would not be out of the ordinary--not in Lafayette, not in any of the other southeastern LA towns, and not in New Orleans. I talk to people I don't know all the time, especially if I see them regularly, including janitors, security guards, colleagues, neighbors, etc. Usually it's just pleasantries, but if Mickey saw a security regularly, and he asked a question like, "What are you always doing out here in the dark?" I can easily imagine a scenario where she casually told him/her her biking route. I can remember just recently talking to a rent-a-car guy about my daily route. Just as another example, in my neighborhood it'd be rude if I didn't wave to my neighbors as I left the house and drove down the block.
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Re katydid23: But there is still a slight possibility that she was taking a quick side trip somewhere that we do not know about. I can only go on what I know about my kids, who are 24 and 20. That is how they roll, and it drives me nuts sometimes.
This is definitely possible. I've had TWO friends who were otherwise intelligent, reasonable, careful people who went somewhere without telling anyone, after reading a Craigslist ad, and got themselves in seriously bad situations. Just out of a feeling of invincibility, I guess. Both in their 20s.