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Intro2Logic
12/31/19 12:03:29 PM
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https://twitter.com/JoannaMang/status/1211841967014825984

Like this is just some rando obviously, but you see similar outlooks in every video doorbell commercial.

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lil_GoodOlJr_69
12/31/19 12:06:01 PM
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Meh

If I was a woman id be like that too

She could have grabbed the ball for them though
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Lordgold666
12/31/19 12:11:23 PM
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Why didnt they just ask to walk around the house to the backyard or have the homeowner retrieve it? No need to have strangers inside

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ThyCorndog
12/31/19 12:14:20 PM
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is there a more paranoid group of people in the world than middle aged suburban women?

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lil_GoodOlJr_69
12/31/19 12:15:00 PM
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ThyCorndog posted...
is there a more paranoid group of people in the world than middle aged suburban women?


College aged kids
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CapnMuffin
12/31/19 12:21:04 PM
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You all forget she has advanced skills in criminal investigation. She probably instantly noticed that the the bat they were holding was clean and free of dents. The child was also in possession of a right handers glove yet had pressed the doorbell with his left. Additionally it had rained the day before and yet their shoes were not muddy.

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Paragon21XX
12/31/19 12:23:04 PM
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Lordgold666 posted...
Why didnt they just ask to walk around the house to the backyard or have the homeowner retrieve it? No need to have strangers inside

Sometimes a fenced backyard is locked from the inside and cannot be unlocked from the outside. So a person has the choice to either let the other person go through their house to get to the backyard to retrieve their property or go unlock the gate to let them go into the backyard in which case it is better to just go grab the item and hand it back.

lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted...
Meh

If I was a woman id be like that too

She could have grabbed the ball for them though

She did do that. Read her reply that was partially cut off.
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Balrog0
12/31/19 12:25:06 PM
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the suburbs are unhealthy for individuals and communities in many ways

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lil_GoodOlJr_69
12/31/19 12:27:36 PM
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Balrog0 posted...
the suburbs are unhealthy for individuals and communities in many ways


What is up with liberals wanting all population to live in city centers

Where do you live man?

I live in a pretty fuckin dense city and I envy people with a proper chunk of land
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I4NRulez
12/31/19 12:27:38 PM
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Maybe it's because I grew up in more dangerous areas but I'd never let a stranger into my house claiming they left something

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emblem boy
12/31/19 12:36:09 PM
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Well, it is weird to ask to go inside to get the ball, rather than asking if they can just get it for you.
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Balrog0
12/31/19 12:57:55 PM
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lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted...
What is up with liberals wanting all population to live in city centers

you can live in a central city without living in the city center

lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted...
Where do you live man?

I live in a pretty fuckin dense city and I envy people with a proper chunk of land

I live in Little Rock. It should be denser lol

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lil_GoodOlJr_69
12/31/19 1:19:46 PM
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Balrog0 posted...


you can live in a central city without living in the city center

I live in Little Rock. It should be denser lol


I live in vancouver, theres a lot of pluses to it I cant lie, great food, amenities, transit, more jobs

But I wouldnt mind the silence of a small town, building a home gym, not having to see people
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emblem boy
12/31/19 1:35:51 PM
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lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted...
Balrog0 posted...


you can live in a central city without living in the city center

I live in Little Rock. It should be denser lol


I live in vancouver, theres a lot of pluses to it I cant lie, great food, amenities, transit, more jobs

But I wouldnt mind the silence of a small town, building a home gym, not having to see people


What do people experience on a daily basis to have this feeling
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lil_GoodOlJr_69
12/31/19 1:39:00 PM
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Are you assuming something happens everyday that makes me hate people more?

I wouldnt say I feel like that
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EndOfDiscOne
12/31/19 1:41:29 PM
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We hate suburbs now?

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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 1:45:25 PM
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I've literally never answered the door to knocking/doorbell unless I'm expecting someone and/or I see them from the peephole. If I own a house and some rando rings my doorbell out of the blue, sure as shit I'm not answering.

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DrascalKiller
12/31/19 1:45:53 PM
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I stayed at my parents in the suburbs the other day and they asked if I locked the doors on my old ass car because somebody on their Neighborhood app said they saw a car driving the street at night. I was like, I live in a much worse neighborhood than you and have never locked it cuz there's nothing in there worth taking (also my key doesn't work on the driver side door). The paranoia is unreal in the suburbs.
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Damn_Underscore
12/31/19 1:51:28 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
We hate suburbs now?


this.

There was literally no reason for that person to enter the house, the homeowner could have just gone into the backyard and thrown the ball over the fence. Also why are they playing whiffleballl in December?
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spudger
12/31/19 1:53:36 PM
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ay, Mang
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Infost
12/31/19 1:54:23 PM
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Is it really a suburbs specific thing?

I live in the city and I'm not opening the door for you unless you have a warrant.
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Middle hope
12/31/19 1:58:05 PM
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There is so much paranoia because there are so many people from the city coming in and fucking shit up. Home invasions, car thefts and scams are rampant.

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XXmiznatorXX
12/31/19 1:58:29 PM
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No bs I have the Ring doorbell with the ring community and these white women post the dumbest shit.

A guy soliciting to sell blinds or a FedEx guy will come by and ring the doorbell and these women will freak out and be like

who was this mysterious black man in all long-sleeve shirt and shorts?? Its 2pm and usually people are at work...why is he knocking? Looks like hes looking for drugs to sell

Responder: its literally a fedex guy dropping off a package, Karen...
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AvlButtslam
12/31/19 1:59:17 PM
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CruelBuffalo
12/31/19 1:59:45 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
I've literally never answered the door to knocking/doorbell unless I'm expecting someone and/or I see them from the peephole. If I own a house and some rando rings my doorbell out of the blue, sure as shit I'm not answering.


lmao do you live in the hood or something
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spudger
12/31/19 1:59:52 PM
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XXmiznatorXX posted...
Karen

fuckin karen's. its always karen's.
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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 2:03:27 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
lmao do you live in the hood or something
Not at all. Grew up in the suburbs (where I was an idiot kid and did answer the doorbell), but otherwise I've lived in college dorms, college apartments, and two post-college apartments.

Anyone who I did not know I did not answer the door for.

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CruelBuffalo
12/31/19 2:04:16 PM
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But if its people Ive never seem before I wouldnt let them in Id go run and grab it and give it back to them.

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CruelBuffalo
12/31/19 2:04:40 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
Not at all. Grew up in the suburbs (where I was an idiot kid and did answer the doorbell), but otherwise I've lived in college dorms, college apartments, and two post-college apartments.

Anyone who I did not know I did not answer the door for.

why? Lol you got a peephole use it.
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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 2:05:43 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
But if its people Ive never seem before I wouldnt let them in Id go run and grab it and give it back to them.
Neither would I. But I take it a step further and don't even give them the opportunity by answering the door at all.

Tell me, what's to gain? What do you gain in the TC's situation? At the absolute best, you gain a nice deed by getting a whiffleball from the yard.

What's to lose? At the absolute worst, you end up robbed and murdered.

Think I'll stick with not answering the door.

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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 2:06:03 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
why? Lol you got a peephole use it.
That's my point. I look through the peephole and if I don't know them I don't answer.

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CruelBuffalo
12/31/19 2:06:55 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
Neither would I. But I take it a step further and don't even give them the opportunity by answering the door at all.

Tell me, what's to gain? What do you gain in the TC's situation? At the absolute best, you gain a nice deed by getting a whiffleball from the yard.

What's to lose? At the absolute worst, you end up robbed and murdered.

Think I'll stick with not answering the door.

what do you have to gain by leaving your house?

what do you have to gain by falling in love?

what do you have to gain by following a sports team
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hockeybub89
12/31/19 2:07:26 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
Neither would I. But I take it a step further and don't even give them the opportunity by answering the door at all.

Tell me, what's to gain? What do you gain in the TC's situation? At the absolute best, you gain a nice deed by getting a whiffleball from the yard.

What's to lose? At the absolute worst, you end up robbed and murdered.

Think I'll stick with not answering the door.
Seek help

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PiOverlord
12/31/19 2:09:38 PM
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I would hate to live in a city.

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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 2:16:07 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
what do you have to gain by leaving your house?

what do you have to gain by falling in love?

what do you have to gain by following a sports team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_equivalence

hockeybub89 posted...
Seek help
What for? Instead of going straight for the insult, why not take a moment and point out what flaws you actually see with my case?

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emblem boy
12/31/19 2:19:15 PM
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lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted...
Are you assuming something happens everyday that makes me hate people more?

I wouldnt say I feel like that


I don't know. Maybe I'm taking your statement to literally
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Mareen
12/31/19 2:21:31 PM
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You know, I'm not sure what's the problem with not letting strangers into your home.

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Alpha218
12/31/19 2:24:24 PM
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Im a liberal. No idea what liberal vs conservative has to do with this, but no way in hell am I letting a random stranger in my house. I can just walk into the back yard and grab it.

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Soggy_Pocket
12/31/19 2:29:16 PM
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Does your neighborhood have a Facebook group page? You should join it if so. You'll laugh for hours at Cindy who can't seem to understand why dogs bark, why people do 30 in a 25, and why door to door ATT sales people are knocking on her door at 3 in the afternoon.

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XXmiznatorXX
12/31/19 2:34:23 PM
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Soggy_Pocket posted...
Does your neighborhood have a Facebook group page? You should join it if so. You'll laugh for hours at Cindy who can't seem to understand why dogs bark, why people do 30 in a 25, and why door to door ATT sales people are knocking on her door at 3 in the afternoon.

mine does. Its hilarious what some people complain about.

One woman complained that someone had their dog tied up in their front yard to just chill...during 65 degree weather on a random Saturday afternoon. Complained it was waaaayyy too hot and the dog might die and they were about to call animal protective services on the owners.

The dog was outside for no more than an hour....

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Intro2Logic
12/31/19 2:37:43 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
Tell me, what's to gain? What do you gain in the TC's situation? At the absolute best, you gain a nice deed by getting a whiffleball from the yard.

What's to lose? At the absolute worst, you end up robbed and murdered.

Paranoia to an unhealthy degree

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Gamerguymass
12/31/19 2:38:23 PM
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Eh, when I was a kid and a ball or frisbee or whatever would go into a neighbors yard my friends or cousins and I would just go get it. That's what you used to do. We didn't worry about the owner of the house being some psycho soccer mom with a made up degree.

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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 2:39:04 PM
#46:


Intro2Logic posted...
Paranoia to an unhealthy degree
You're telling me I "gain" paranoia by not risking robbery and murder in exchange for, what, a warm fuzzy at best?

No one is saying anything illogical about my case at all.

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Intro2Logic
12/31/19 2:40:57 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
You're telling me I "gain" paranoia by not risking robbery and murder in exchange for, what, a warm fuzzy at best?

No one is saying anything illogical about my case at all.
I'm saying the risk of robbery and murder in these circumstances is so laughably small, that it's unhealthy for that stuff to enter your mind. You might as well worry about being struck by lightning.

More broadly, this level of skepticism towards your fellow man is deeply toxic. We can't have a society if everybody is peeking through the blinds with 911 on speed dial.

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PatrickMahomes
12/31/19 2:50:00 PM
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Intro2Logic posted...
I'm saying the risk of robbery and murder in these circumstances is so laughably small, that it's unhealthy for that stuff to enter your mind. You might as well worry about being struck by lightning.
I can get warm fuzzies in a myriad of millions of different ways.

I can only get murdered once.

Why risk that one-time thing for something that I can get anywhere else? The fact that it's "laughably small" is still too large for something that only needs to happen once to be fatal.

And please, please go to the well of "well you drive a car every day I'm sure" - I love when people try and equate things like driving cars and crossing the street.

Intro2Logic posted...
More broadly, this level of skepticism towards your fellow man is deeply toxic. We can't have a society if everybody is peeking through the blinds with 911 on speed dial.
Cool, you go ahead and keep that rhetoric when you're walking down the street in the hood of Chicago. If you really believe what you're saying here, then you'll have no problem doing that.

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Skye Reynolds
12/31/19 2:53:23 PM
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White people living among white people is bad because it breeds unhealthy misconceptions about people of color.

People of color living among people of color is good because... homogeneity is okay when minorities want it.

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malenz
12/31/19 2:57:43 PM
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Mareen posted...
You know, I'm not sure what's the problem with not letting strangers into your home.
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