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Originally Posted by allaboutmusic
Well it's not something you see everyday, but people do get the shit beaten out of them for no reason here. Verbal abuse is pretty commonplace, and I can think of two people I know personally who have had teenagers come up to them and smash their nose in, and walk off. I used to teach at an inner city school in south London and took the bus home. I'd say that I saw an altercation of some kind on the bus every couple of weeks. Granted, not the most upmarket area.
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Yes, but it's a right-media perpetuated myth that standing up for yourself or even leaving the house puts you at high risk of being physically injured. Crime is going down, not exploding like you hear everywhere.
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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
and to me carrying on a phone conversation in a library is unforgivable for obvious reasons
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I've explained myself. Care to say why libraries need to be completely silent at all times to the point of making them worse and fulfilling their purpose?