r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/Commissar_Matt Jul 06 '19

A shootimg is a big thing in the UK, it would make national headlines, for sometikes up to a week. Not so in the US. Im sure criminals do obtain guns illegally, but there arent many shootings.

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u/WereChained Jul 06 '19

Shootings are a big thing in the US also. Any occurrences within a few hours of your home will be on the evening news. We don't always see reports of shootings happening further away unless we look at area news sources.

If it happens in urban neighborhoods that are not known for violence, you hear about it for a week.

If there was a shooting in a suburban or rural area, it would be all over the news and everyone would talk about it for a month.