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SSSS_car_go t1_jadsz23 wrote

Reply to Commuting to Arlington via Vespa by Harg_Tholan

I sold my big Piaggio (also makes Vespa) scooter last year before moving back to the DMV, and it was a 350 that cruised at 75 easily, with lots of get-out-of-the-way power. Even wearing all the gear, all the time, I wouldn’t ride in this area.

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overnighttoast t1_jadrorq wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Jellyfish6145 in After violent weekend, D.C. homicides up 40 percent over last year by tehruben

Or! The community continues to have high murder rates because we continuously choose to use a system that by nature is reactive instead of proactive despite the numerous findings in literature that offer creative proactive approaches and solutions :)

And that doesnt even touch on the fact that to make matters worse, we allow the entity we've chosen for protection to traumatize community members. Trauma, we know, also impacts how folks learn to solve and deal with their problems, and most likely discourages the use of those entities in the rare moments where they could actually be helpful. So no, we do not consistently prioritize #3, perhaps if we did we would actually see homicides decline.

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