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by one_level_deep 1051 days ago
== When someone is out of line, you used to be able to rely on the public to correct that behavior. Now if you try, you're the bad guy==

I think people “mind their own business” out of concern for their own safety. The increases in gun ownership, road rage incidents, and mass shootings has certainly impacted my impulse to correct someone in public.