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Coming back to the states after traveling abroad is always astonishing. For all our wealth, it genuinely feels worse than somewhere like Brazil in many of our b

by cglan 3mo ago

Coming back to the states after traveling abroad is always astonishing. For all our wealth, it genuinely feels worse than somewhere like Brazil in many of our big cities

pclmulqdq 3mo ago
The Brazilian government keeps the crime contained to specific areas, where it gets extremely bad. In the US, a generalized lack of enforcement means small amounts of nuisance crime spread around.
- ares623 3mo ago
  uhh, could it be perhaps you've just been living in the "specific areas" where crime is "contained" in the US.
  - pclmulqdq 3mo ago
    If you mean “cities” then yes. Google the word “favela” if you want to see how things work in Brazil.
nonethewiser 3mo ago
It has nothing to do with wealth. It’s just policy.
retired 3mo ago
There is a difference between being a tourist somewhere and actually living there.
- throwawaytea 3mo ago
  Being a tourist in SF is probably way worse than being a resident that knows what to avoid doing and where to avoid going.