[nemothekid]

The pocket which OP lives in is pretty much an encampment. I don't particularly understand OP's attachment to that area; I've also lived in SF for 10 years, and downtown SF is easily the most uninteresting part of SF to me; but I can understand feeling unsafe in that area even if it is statistically safe.

[whimsicalism]

Seriously. his aversion to moving to other neighborhoods is ridiculous, he is practically living in the tenderloin

[orangepurple]

I agree; He needs to just accept that he will be assaulted in some neighborhoods and avoid those. /s

[test098]

have you ever lived in a major city that didn't have dangerous neighborhoods? at any time in the history of the united states? i'm a minority who has been harassed and assaulted in certain parts of the united states (hint: in rural areas). what's your advice for me and what prescriptions do you have to quell rural violence?

[orangepurple]

Yes. I lived in Warsaw for 20 years. Warsaw has zero dangerous neighborhoods and has a population of 1.86 million.

My recommendation for you to stay safe as a minority in America who feels threatened is to obtain a concealed carry permit, a Glock 43 with holster, and a cell phone you can use to call 911. When shit hits the fan try to run away and call 911 but if you can't run away you can leave the phone off the hook with the 911 operator on the other end. If you can't talk your encounter is recorded even if you aren't able to engage with the operator immediately. The 911 recording can clear up any self-defense issues.

[test098]

the people who were doing the harassing and assaulting included law enforcement. Philando Castile was famously killed when he revealed to the officer that he had a (legally) concealed weapon. do you have any other suggestions?

my point here is that there are places in the US that are not safe for various subgroups. in major cities, this is (unfortunately) a common issue but that doesn't mean that it's magically going to go away - the alternative is to be prepared when moving to literally the most dangerous part of the city.

[orangepurple]

I completely believe you. There are many cases of utterly unwarranted terrible atrocities committed against non-whites. I assume that is what you mean. Are whites a minority in America yet? Here is one example that immediately comes to mind: Bodycam Footage Of Virginia Cops Drawing Guns And Spraying Army Lieutenant During Traffic Stop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf5KZSADDhg

If we use detailed violent crime information from Chicago sourced from https://heyjackass.com/ it is clear that the greatest threat to non-whites is other non-whites. 96% of victims and assailants are non-white and 92% of the time injury and death occurs from being shot. I find it hard to believe that city police are killing non-whites at a similar rate and manner. According the same website mentioned above there were 3 people killed by police in 2023 and 3 people were wounded by police in 2023. If we speculatively assume all six victims of police involved shootings were black only and we consider the other 237 black victims of violent crime (93% of which are shootings, so 220 blacks shot, then this gives us the ratio of 6/(220+6) or about 3% of black victims were victims of police involved shootings in Chicago. You have a 97% chance of being shot by non-cop if you are black when a violent/deadly encounter is in the cards.

If you are non-white and live in a city you should absolutely conceal carry to protect yourself. Use 911 to your advantage as a recording system too. I still recommend a good pair of running shoes first and foremost. Sometimes 911 puts people on hold. If you live in a city where this happens (it happened to me before in the US nation's capital) maybe its for the best to wear a body cam when going out and about.