Well, putting your bag down in the seat next to you is asking for it to be snatched

I personally would be scared to take this approach. Some people don’t take rejection of any kind well and go even more “crazy” if that happens. I wish the world were different but the reality is that as a woman we have to have our guard up. In my experience when traveling (28+ countries) it is best to absolutely not even look at them (do NOT make eye contact, just be aware of where they are physically) and they will move on. Also crazy doesn’t mess with crazier. If you speak another language you can respond in it or legit gibberish and they will leave.

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Watching this as my 12yo commutes daily as well and this is my worst nightmare

Also 27F here and recently reactivated my Hinge account. I’ve had similar results, but I’m also looking in a specific religious demographic. Most of the guys I’d be interested in reaching out to are consistently in my “standouts” (hello paywall), and haven’t had a match yet. I’ve heard it gets better the longer you keep the app active and interact with it semi regularly, so maybe hang in there?

You have discovered aging. Fewer men will be interested in you because you're 27 rather than 22.

I am describing other people's preferences.

Because I was often on the same train most days, I started to recognize some regular passengers. I would make an effort to sit with them. I think we were sort of protecting each other. We also got to know each other.

Perfectly put

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My rats are perfect gentlemen, unlike many actual men.

“That’s my purse! I don’t know you!” 😂

Name checks out.

This this this! It offers distraction, de-escalation, and LK intimidation, in that order.

It’s a twist of the logic. Having a stiffer penalty won’t stop someone from deciding to be an anti-social menace. They won’t weigh the consequences and see a difference between 5 years and 10 years for example.

And I’d agree that high functioning time preference and long term planning isn’t a strength of most violent criminals.

Believing there is no punishment (or a very small likelihood which is what DC is) would explode crime. See porch pirates.

So they say longer sentences to obscure reality. We want say…5 years for being a felon with a gun with the serial number her shaved off,,, that seems reasonable. They get zero too often.

They hear “longer sentences” because 5 is more than 0 and repeat mindlessly “longer sentences don’t reduce crime”.

My fellow citizen… we want A sentence… not 40 years for shoplifting,

1. This is recognition of a problem..l literally step one. Good

2. DC govt has control over OAG and youth prosecution and that is even lighter in holding violent criminals responsible

3. Our sentencing limits are fine. If properly applied they of course reduce crime by removing criminals from society. The problem is the lack of any sentencing not the limits. You don’t need to spam “longer sentences don’t reduce crime” like a bot. No one wants harsher sentences on the books.

4. You have completely limited the liability of the situation we are in. YOU know about it how? What wapo articles have you read discussing the USAO awful track record? Where did this understanding off the ineffectiveness of USAO you allude to come from?

Why isn’t it a step that our media needs to be reporting the courts? Why shouldn’t we desire a full transparency into our judicial system? Heck they could keep it anon and just discuss the case and it would be effective.

OP is just a rabble-rousing propagandist using bad faith arguments and made-up statistics, no need to dive into the comments too far.

You'll get used to the crime in the area, just don't be a victim of it.... it's so simple. /S

My first rental was in Trinidad in 2015. Boy - things have changed enormously since then. To some degree, development has been slow but is on track to pick up. If you are buying in the area, expect to see a big uptick in equity in 5-10 years. For example, Hechinger Mall currently is dilapidated, and has a ton of folks meandering around it. If you are newer to the area, please be situational aware in that area.

In reality, as some have pointed out you will have to be a little more situationally aware in Trinidad/Bladensburg than other parts of the city. With that said, you know the area is slowly being redeveloped, which often times increases public safety.

Development Tracker:

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the-residential-developments-bursting-from-the-starburst-intersection/17318

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Is this the same ground up rubber that is applied to sports fields everywhere? Also I have to believe DC can’t be the only place with this issue.

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A lot of US cities have serious crime problems on the scale of DC and none of the others have this dynamic.

Just the next post down on my Reddit feed shows homicide rate of NBA team cities, where DC is sandwiched between Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

Sentencing limits having NO impact on crime does not feel accurate.

Homeless person here; the cops chased me down for stealing a sandwich, drink, and candy bar out of a Wawa(3 streets/.2 miles)