On Friday, Newark, NJ celebrated it's first month-long span without a murder since a 40-day stretch back in 1963. Now I know nothing about crime stats in big cities, but was anyone else aware of that Newark is the crazy killing capital of the world? I guess ignorance is bliss. It's not like this bit of knowledge is going to prevent me from ever going there - I already was never going to go there. This just adds fuel to the fire (or dead Jews to the Auschwitz fire if you prefer).
Are these killings though, mercy killings? Are the murderers doing their victims a favor? Is Newark better than hell? Probably not. It might feel like hell, but I suspect it's much worse.
But according to a 2006 survey, Newark was only ranked as the 22nd most dangerous city in the United States overall, out of 371 cities included nationwide. I know there are crimes other than murder (breaking my heart, for one), but are there seriously worse places than Newark? Let alone, 21 of them? I didn't know America was such a hotbed for evil and depravity. It's still the best country evar though and totally destroys every other country. America is like the Lindsay Davenport of the female tennis game. We are bigger than the rest. More powerful than the rest. Will punish you if you give us an opening to do so. And will win the gold in the '08 Olympics in Beijing this summer.
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I think Ngoc lives in Newark. But she lives in an expensive neighborhood so I'm sure she's not likely to be shot. Just one more reason I wouldn't want to live anywhere close to NYC.
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