The media has pumped us full of terror. The gun thing is a perfect example, but comments on that aren’t welcome around here. I’ll just say, the danger is nothing like most imagine.
Went to pick up a kayak from FB Marketplace, got the wrong house. Lady wouldn’t answer at first, and that’s with a German Shepard barking at me though the door and a Ring doorbell looking at me. When she finally came, she wouldn’t open the glass, talked to me through the door.
For context, this is in the bougie suburb and I’m a well-dressed, middle-aged white guy. And I’m small. Hardly a scary man for the time and place.
On Nextdoor.com I see 1,000 idiot posts.
“Did you see the strange man walking down Oak Street?! I’ve seen him twice now!”
“A teenager came to my door today and I didn’t know him! Has anyone else been terrorized like this?”