Last night me and 2 of my neighbors went down the street together to 7-11 and watched a lady throw her full fountain drink at the cashier’s head while screaming, and then her probable boyfriend came in to further threaten the guy and rough him up. 

No one intervened and no police were called because by now there is implicit knowledge nothing will happen between long 911 wait times, understaffed police, and cite + release policies

I romanticize my past history in other cities but people tell me to stop — they are all Just Like This now or so I am told

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One of my best friends worked in his family's convenient store growing up. It was in a pretty bad part of the city so he had lots of (horrifying) stories. But they were fully enclosed behind bullet proof glass and anytime anyone got too wild they'd just pull out a hand gun and place it on the counter.

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Crazy that Texas of all places can't even properly fund their police and social services. 

If I was a cop I'd consider pivoting to private security contracting/consulting

How sad that a 7-11 less than a mile from the Texas State Capitol building probably needs those same protections