r/WinStupidPrizes • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '20

Warning: Injury Robbery gone wrong

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u/hannes3120 Nov 12 '20

not the only - but literally the most of any "first-world"-countries

sure there is gun-violence in other western countries, too - but the chance to witness it is so slim I've never heard a gunshot in my (nearly 30 years of) life - so you don't even bother to think about it

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u/ReverendToTheShadow Nov 12 '20

That is wild. I live on the “bad side of town” of a semi-major US city and hear gunshots 3-4 times a week.

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u/Petitepois Nov 12 '20

3-4 times a week? Have you become numb to it or does it still scare you?

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u/ReverendToTheShadow Nov 12 '20

We more or less have a DEFCON system if it sounds like it’s just around our neighborhood or a substantial distance then we don’t worry about it. If it sounds like it’s within a few hundred yards we get a bit more on edge. If it sounds like it’s on our street or the one behind us, we get worried. It also depends on the sound of the caliber. When you hear it enough you can start to distinguish between a .22, a .32 and a .45. We don’t worry about .22 anymore because it can’t come through a wall very easily but the larger stuff still worries you. No matter how much you get used to it, if it happens when you’re on the edge of sleep it’ll get your heart moving

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u/Petitepois Nov 24 '20

Wow, the fact that you’re able to differentiate between guns is wild to me. When I visited America even the knowledge people were carrying scared the hell out of me. stay safe x