Do you FEEL safer?

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Cyber Wolf

I wonder if I can really answer this question as it's put. I'm more worried about local crime than I am about nutters wasting good cars making and using car bombs Over There. Gangs and their activities are on the rise here in DCland. Keeping things in perspective, that's much more threatening to me than Those Guys are. I personally never felt threatened by The Islamic Extremists et al. But I do feel threatened by some of the gang activity that seems to be spreading around here. I'll worry about the rattlesnake at my feet before the beast on the other end of the field.

I agree that this is a more immediate concern, but at least I can fight back against local, overt criminals.

The Administration(tm) is very much a long term concern though.

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