Do you know if there's similar rates of income inequality as well? I'm curious if that plays into it.

I had a family member murdered in the streets and the police did absolutely nothing to find the culprit so I'd say that qualifies as a crazy event for me in RI. I assume you are talking about events on a larger scale than a an isolated murder but it sure did ruin my life and the lives of my family members. Just hope something like this doesn't happen to you because it happens in RI and the cops don't care.

But hey, hope where ever you are has less fucked up problems

I don’t. So i don’t think I have sand in my head. Never said it was perfect. Everywhere has its pros and cons.

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I lived in RI for almost 40 years. I don't miss it. If you think it doesn't have its share of fucked up problems you've got your head in the sand.

Womp, womp. Hope you are in a place or state of mind that you are glad to be in at least

Anyone who's lived there for any length of time.

Try moving from Dallas, I watch CBS DFW every morning and then turn on WPRI and CBS Boston….

Every morning this week on CBS DFW they’ve talked about shootings….. on CBS Boston they were talking about kids taking edibles at school.

Crazy how gun laws actually work

Tornadoes too! One side sounds like a freight train the other sounds like a vacuum. Just depends on the direction.

No

I too have heard people call it "Rude Island" lol. Who would have thought that little Rhody had a rep.

Man that’s scary stuff, I can only imagine. I’ve had that gut feeling before about social situations and such but never environmental. Glad you’re here to tell the tale though

Best way: wear your suit. Take the beach bus, #14 and get off right near the beach. Then, dump your stuff over the sea wall, walk over near the coast guard house and climb over the wall. Swim in off the rocks right there (~50 yards or so, less at low tide) and get on for free. Narragansett Town beach is a racket, and I say this as a resident.

Yep. A gut feeling. Almost sinking.

It does not because I have no reference and hope I never do but I’m thinking it’s similar to a gut feeling?

Absolutely agree.

This state leadership needs to get its head out of its ass and focus on reality. We have an aging, as well as low socioeconomic demographic as a state. We are becoming increasingly strained in schooling, elder care (nursing), affordable housing (most structures in Providence are greater than 50 years old), and healthcare (Lifespan and CNE are collectively in greater than $100 mill in debt).

A soccer stadium should be the last of our worries.

100%! I grew up here and then moved around quite a bit. Living in Philly was an education in casual and terrifyingly random violence. Coming back to RI was the best decision I could have made!

Chiming in from Oklahoma. Moving back to New England this summer.

We have tornadoes and earthquakes. I think Oklahoma exceeds California. No 7+ magnitude though. They are unnerving in a different way. I at least can get a short heads up on tornadoes. They know when the weather is ready for one.

I have zero notice on earthquakes. You can "feel" them right before they hit though. Like a vibration in your body if that makes sense.

Civil unrest, yes. On multiple occasions, rebar was thrown onto a 10 lane highway from an overpass.

Didn’t you guys also have a portion of the city that was taken over/occupied by people for a while as well?

I lived in Seattle for 2 years, the news was frightening? The worst shit happened every day. I recalled how RI was very tame in comparison.

I feel like it doesn't always. If you compare Southeast Asia to Latin America, they are at similar levels of socioeconomic development yet Southeast Asia is far less violent.

Bhutan is a great example of a poor country that is not violent.

I think I need to order another sweatshirt for the novelty of it.

I would’ve made shrugged and dealt with tidewater if it had the 500 apartments or whatever it was supposed to include.