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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Egon@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Constantly see people online talk about "when the robber comes thru my door" or whatever, and some of it is memes, but a lot of it is just people legit discussing what the "best weapon" to fight robbers breaking into your house at night would be - Giving it so much thought as if it is a legitimate concern. So is it? Does it happen a lot?

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[-] thebartermyth@hexbear.net 59 points 10 months ago

Sorta tangentially, many American suburban developments are arranged primarily to be as defensible as possible in a way that makes the people living there extremely paranoid. Suburbs often have one or two entrances / exits branching into one looping and some number of non-looping paths. As a result, there will almost never be anyone driving through the suburb without a deliberate reason to be there. Most often, it's because they live there. Neighbors will quickly recognize each other's cars and be able to identify each other's comings and goings. Seeing an unexpected car (or any person of color as many of these spaces are entirely white) will immediately raise questions on the neighborhood snitch app or text group. Also, neighbors are constantly spying on each other because the structure of suburbia highly encourages it. This type of suburban design was created explicitly because of and for the purpose of racist paranoia.

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 42 points 10 months ago

Also people were compelled to root out secret "commies" hiding among them, as that was another thread of McCarthy era paranoia.

[-] Nematodes@hexbear.net 24 points 10 months ago

When you say commies do you mean black people?

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

hard to be a secret black person

[-] booty@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago
[-] Egon@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago
[-] booty@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

"Don't be too sure. They might be black."

lmao that line sold it for me.

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] GriffithDidNothingWrong@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

Nextdoor.com and ring doorbells also enable techno-surveillance and maximum freakouts anytime a black guy walks through

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