(Back to posting as Eric Johnston, Facebook ne'er-do-well)

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So far, I have not been flamed or treated any differently when posting using that account.

But of course, when the call goes out to Corgis, EBone must make an appearance.

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"In a world where the police can't chase leads... In a country where the British are victims. One prefecture has a plan to find the killer.

The Standee.

Coming this summer to a precinct near you."

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STFU and GTFO. bitch.

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Grammar looks fine to me, and excuse me if you can't say someone is a thug just because they are black. Sorry, that punk is a thug, and he does set back race relations and enforce negative stereotypes. Just like if I see some idiot white guy on tv talking about white power, I say the same thing.

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Racism doesn't end when we all are too embarrassed to talk about what we think or feel. Racism ends when it doesn't matter, and people can talk about their experiences without being labeled a racist.

If I said a mexican that entered the country illegally robbed my house, ate my food, and destroyed my property, people would call me a racist. Even if all of the above are true and factual.

If I said I hate black 'thugs' and that they're doing their own race a disservice. People would call me a racist.

If I said I hate ignorant redneck meth-mouthed trailer trash because they refuse to do anything with their lives. People would call me a fucking hero...or throw their RC Cola and Moon Pies at me. Then Toby Keith would write a song about sicking the Taliban on me.

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The original Mr. Who v.2.0.1 is probably an older gentleman, hence the use of the term 'kid' when describing this young rapscallion..

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The victim is merely foolish for being there in the first place.

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The rule to live by is that if you're on the subway at 4 a.m., you shouldn't be listening to an iPod, your gizmos should be in your bag, and your hand should be in your pocket, right by your keys. If something seems sketchy, put the key ring around your finger so that you'll have a weapon at the ready and LEAVE THE AREA.

I'd rather lose the $2 for the subway ride than get mugged. She was at 5th Avenue and 57th Street, waiting for the N. The platform is unguarded. It's just not a safe stop to be on and she shouldn't have been at that stop at that hour.

If she was leaving a bar, she should have gone to Times Sq. which has a helluva lot more people. She could walk down 5th Ave which always has traffic and then down 42nd which also always has traffic. Instead, she went to a low-traffic stop at a zero-traffic time and stood on a platform where there was no one.

If she was leaving work, she should have taken a cab and expensed it to her job. Most employers are pretty cool about expensing a $20 if it keeps a worker from getting mugged.

Also, where the hell were her friends? Whose idea was it to let a Japanese woman (I mention that based on the petite size of the Japanese women I've met) get on the subway alone in the middle of the night? Either offer her a place to crash or escort her to a safe subway stop.

I'm not saying that she should be blamed for getting mugged but the incident was completely avoidable. I've been living in NYC for well over 15 years. And I've got plenty of experience going out, getting drunk, and riding the subway home. At 5'3" and nebbishy, I've still never been mugged.

At that hour, you need to be on the lookout for trouble. You can't listen to music because you need to hear if anyone is around. And you can't give people a reason to want to steal something from you. As sterile as NY has become, you can still get into trouble - even in midtown Manhattan.

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shit man i live in San Jose, the safest big city in america, and even I don't advertise to the world that I have gear.

It's really annoying having to take down the GPS after every use... but not as annoying as not having it anymore.

I found a hidden switch in my car that lights a red LED on on the dash - a fake car alarm. Weird, right?

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Car makers started putting in quality CD audio systems. People had no reason to replace them. And nobody steals a factory-installed radio.

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Keys are OK, but I carry pens to stab people with. That way I can still get in my home if I have to stab someone.

I used to carry a knife, but it's a pain to hide it where you won't get wanded/patted down. (Grivory helps w/ the metal detectors at airports, but god forbid you get a patdown ya know? And some employers frown upon such things in the office. So, pens are easier to come by, give you less hassle from cops, and work just as well at stabbing/scratching/gouging. You also don't feel bad if you have to leave a pen behind. Keys and knives can be expensive/inconvenient to replace.

At any given point in time I'm pretty much very well armed though.

But, you're right. She broke rule #1 of survival. Don't be there. She made herself look like a victim, and a victim worth assaulting no less.

But, I still think that people who are so uncivilized as to attack others are true idiots though. One day they'll hit the wrong person and seriously pay for it.

@nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!): Not only are my windows tinted so that you cannot see items in the car to begin with, but nothing gets left out in the open, not even change.

However San Jose isn't all that far from E. Palo Alto...

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So, you live in NYC even though you work in Garden City? Is it really worth paying NYC rent (not to mention NYC income tax) to live in NYC when you don't work here?

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Word.

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