Is there anything more embarrassing than when people of a certain age try to take you somewhere really hip? It's like, Countess Luann, GET OUT OF CAKESHOP. Immediately.
Someone should show this woman a place called Brooklyn where they don't have accents anymore but have a high concentration of top-of-the-line baby strollers pushed by people with skinny jeans and t-shirts with ironic sayings.
Even one more crime happening on our streets is a problem, not to mention a 43% increase, especially when that crime is happening to you or before your eyes.
I was one of these cases. A month or two a man approached me on Bleeker and Macdougal streets, punched me, and mugged me. It was 10pm on a Wednesday night. I was severely scarred on account of it and didn't want to leave the house for a week. My work and relationships suffered.
When I finally did make it out the next week to go to my gym, I witnessed a brutal mugging on Prince and Greene. The man's cheekbone was cut and swollen, masking his eyeballs, and the men continued to brutalize him. Enraged at the situation, I yelled to them that I was calling the police immediately and they scattered. The man was crying.
You might think it is funny to poke at an increase of "2 cases every 3 weeks", but they are not a fucking joke. I would venture that if your little sister or friend were amongst the victims you wouldn't be mocking these numbers either.
So, I'm confused - are patent leather pants, top, and jacket with spikes in them; a mohawk; and platform shoes a way to DETER potential beatings or ATTRACT them?
Call me uncultured, but 51 assaults in five months in Chinatown -- compared to anything in the past -- sounds like everyone's pretty much on their best behavior..
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Captain Obvious... Away!
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I was one of these cases. A month or two a man approached me on Bleeker and Macdougal streets, punched me, and mugged me. It was 10pm on a Wednesday night. I was severely scarred on account of it and didn't want to leave the house for a week. My work and relationships suffered.
When I finally did make it out the next week to go to my gym, I witnessed a brutal mugging on Prince and Greene. The man's cheekbone was cut and swollen, masking his eyeballs, and the men continued to brutalize him. Enraged at the situation, I yelled to them that I was calling the police immediately and they scattered. The man was crying.
You might think it is funny to poke at an increase of "2 cases every 3 weeks", but they are not a fucking joke. I would venture that if your little sister or friend were amongst the victims you wouldn't be mocking these numbers either.
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BRIDGE AND TUNNEL.
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The only real trouble I've seen is drunk white guys from the burbs who get angry around 4 a.m., when it's clear they won't get laid that evening.
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