"they were not like me"

[ishai_wallace]

They did not say "Bleecker St." on the news yesterday, but the murder they described as being at "College and Sherbourne" was on Bleecker St. Where I live. Thursday night I was in bed when I heard the gun shots. I recognised the first one as a gun shot, but then there were so many loud bangs, in two clusters, that I un-recognised them. I decided

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[diadactic]

Kol hakavod l'cha.
Maybe you should write to the websmaster of the crime statistics site- it wouldn't be surprising if it isn't fully updated.

[laughingsnow]

Perhaps the first thing that makes us truly part of our community is thinking about our community as a whole, and not just where we fit in it?

[tyresias]

Thank you for your insights, as always spot on and mirroring some of the self-reflection work I'm trying to do for myself. I've been mulling over many of these things as well. My father has suggested on two occasions I move because of the violence on our street. I've let him know I don't think it's necessary but the sense of safety I feel is definitely tied to my class and race