alessandroMar 9

“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US

https://lemmy.ca/post/61548553

“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US - Lemmy.ca

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Show threadCevilia (they/she/…)Mar 10
I already wouldn’t have gone to that country if you paid me. They let any idiot carry a fucking gun.
Show threadglimseMar 10

I’m not gonna say gun violence isn’t a problem here but…this reminds me of rightwingers going on about violence in Chicago. The reality is that most of the gun violence is isolated to certain areas and Chicago is a big place…the US is even bigger.

And it’s not like you’re being invited to visit a high school

Show threadjjpamsterdamMar 10
Still, even the safest US states would rank among the most dangerous EU countries in terms of gun violence and gun related homicides.
Show threadglimseMar 10
I don’t dispute that (I’d even wager that the safer state is worse than the most dangerous eu country) but it’s not like it’s commonplace to get killed by a stranger. You’re more likely to die during travel unless you’re specifically traveling to dangerous neighborhoods
Show threadjjpamsterdam
That’s true. I used to travel to Saint Louis quite regularly for work about ten years ago. It always seemed fine, at least on the surface.
Mar 10 at 4:37pmWeb
Show threadglimseMar 10

Hilariously one of the more statistically dangerous cities in the country lol

I lived in Chicago for over 20 years and while I did see someone ditch a stolen car and escape the stereotypically-fat cops by jumping on a train, I never even heard gunfire.

Show threadjjpamsterdamMar 10
I know. It still feels odd to me as a Dutchman though to know that there’s dozens of gun related crimes going on all the time.
Show threadglimseMar 10
I don’t love it either but you and I are probably have a similar chance of dying to gun violence even if the statistics say I’m 200% more likely to
Show threadfrongtMar 11

A big portion of them are gang violence, meaning it’s targeted and not something you’d ever see. Like Mexico has an even bigger gang violence problem, but plenty of people travel there all the time.

Also, some of those gun crime numbers are “guy got arrested for drugs and had a gun on him”, not necessarily gun violence.