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throwawaitnine t1_j55uwmj wrote

This is fucked up. I know, FAFO, I get that. Dude definitely had it coming. It's fucked up 9:30 at night on Walnut St you have to get into a fight for you life and fucking stab someone to near death. I don't want to get robbed, I don't want to have to stab or shoot someone. I just want to go about my business, why is that too much to ask?

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canihavemymoneyback t1_j56fn69 wrote

Try being female. By 9:30 pm we’re almost all behind locked doors. Next time you’re out after dark, look around and count the single females, the ones without a male escort. We’ve never been able to just “go about our business” after dark. Now that’s fucked up.

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ColdJay64 t1_j56iaat wrote

It's always sad when I see the random posts on IG, Reddit etc. asking women "what would you do if men didn't exist for 24 hours?" and like half of them are saying they'd just walk around their cities at night.

I definitely don't count but I feel like in Center City, U City, and Grad Hospital I see a lot of women out at all times of night, old and young. Especially in Washington Square, there are senior citizens around at all hours lol.

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f0rf0r t1_j57329y wrote

The senior citizens know they've lived long enough and don't worry about it anymore lol

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canihavemymoneyback t1_j5744tk wrote

I’ve never seen that question posed but my answer would be to be able to walk my little dog after dark. As things stand safety wise, I wouldn’t feel safe if I were walking a lion after dark.

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ColdJay64 t1_j57c0sv wrote

That seems pretty extreme but I don’t know what you’ve experienced.

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User_Name13 t1_j56iy1s wrote

Dang, I've been offering my services as a male escort before 9:30 PM.

No wonder I haven't been getting many replies ...

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Accomplished_Crab392 t1_j56v8jq wrote

Yep, my cousin just had some guy come up to her while getting off the r5 in broad daylight Wednesday. Sniffing her hair, grabbing her etc. like what the fuck is wrong with ppl

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DoctorSteve t1_j56grwv wrote

I've been told before "I don't feel you could fight off an attacker, so I won't go out with you".

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TripleSkeet t1_j56ky8y wrote

Time to hit the gym

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DoctorSteve t1_j56lqnf wrote

Can't hit the gym enough, she has a strange association with height.

If you're not 6'5 or taller, she won't feel safe.

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canihavemymoneyback t1_j573itb wrote

Maybe she’s already been a victim and she is doing everything she can to protect herself going forward. Could be, in her mind, tall = safety.

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[deleted] t1_j5gkx5n wrote

muscles don't really do much for fighting ability

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TripleSkeet t1_j6jggsc wrote

Um, they definitely can help you overpower an opponent. Theres a reason theres weight classes in fighting.

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[deleted] t1_j6jwku6 wrote

weight classes exist in fighting to ensure fair bouts for trained fighters -- those calculated kicks, punches, throws, and grapples are different at various weights.

if someone wants to 'overpower an opponent' they should be getting trained (in whatever discipline they choose -- boxing, muay thai, bjj, whatever) in self-defense so that they know how to do those kicks, punches, throws, and grapples -- having bigger biceps or a stronger bench-press does fuck-all for fighting

i've seen plenty of big dudes have their asses kicked by smaller, weaker seeming guys -- the extra weight does nothing for you unless you know how to use it

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TripleSkeet t1_j6lwyw8 wrote

It doesnt guarantee anything, but it can help. Yea Ive seen bigger dudes get beat up by smaller guys too. Ive also seen bigger dudes who maybe werent as good a fight as a smaller dude pick them up off their feet and slam them into the ground like a sack of potatoes. Ending the fight in one quick motion.

Most people arent trained fighters. And if 2 untrained fighters are going against each other, the bigger one usually wins.

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ColdJay64 t1_j55vxpg wrote

It’s news because it almost never happens. There is never going to be absolutely zero crime, but personally I’d have no reservations about walking down Walnut at that exact time and place tonight. Especially because this fool is now off the street.

Yes though, everyone does deserve to go about their business undisturbed. I hope this person’s recovery is long and painful, there’s nothing lower than preying on innocent people.

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Aromat_Junkie t1_j56gty1 wrote

I don't have any reservations about walking down Walnut, however, I always keep my head on a constant swivel. So clearly my brain doesn't think it's a zero risk situation. if I hear a weird noise in my parents bathroom taking a poop, I assume it's the boiler or the cat jumping around, if I hear gunshots, it's probably the neighbor shooting in their backyard. Could it be an intruder? maybe, guess I'll find out after I wipe.

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ColdJay64 t1_j56i4o0 wrote

Yes, awareness is always key when you're in a big city. I was more just saying that this doesn't mean it's unsafe to be out and about as there will never be zero risk anywhere. There are robberies all the time around Times Square for example (tourist from Maryland slashed last year, Ariana Grande's brother attacked/robbed in November, etc.), but I would still feel fine going there any time, day or night.

Unrelated, do you often hear gunshots while pooping?

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Aromat_Junkie t1_j56ifk8 wrote

Yes but usually it's the sound of raucous shit annihilating the thunderbowl in a blitzkrieg of noise

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Accomplished_Crab392 t1_j55w0is wrote

Exactly. Do I want someone to be stabbed? Nope, I don’t want anyone to be, however, when you’re setting out with malicious intent on an unassuming citizen, well, play stupid games, you won your stupid prize.

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enn_sixty_four t1_j56jgu6 wrote

Your comment is like the opposite of what you're replying to.

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Accomplished_Crab392 t1_j56k5lx wrote

No it’s not, when you’re left with no other option but to fight, it’s what you have to do. Even if you don’t want to. 25 people seem to agree, so maybe you misread it.

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enn_sixty_four t1_j56kj6l wrote

Again, that wasn't their point. They were saying it's just fucked that we even have to think about that at all. Reread their comment.

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TehRoot t1_j56uoik wrote

Yeah, it's fucked that some human beings think they're entitled to threaten, rob, and kill other human beings.

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HobbyPlodder t1_j56kzga wrote

I've been going to a gym (originally 12th st gym, RIP) close to there for years, and that section of walnut is very sketchy on a non-party night.

There's always aggressive homeless dudes outside of the VIP Market and across from Woody's, and going east there's usually not much foot traffic after dinner time. I've seen teens throwing shit at a drunk homeless guy, I've been followed for 4-ish blocks by someone clearly mentally unstable, etc.

I assume it's because of proximity to market east, and it's worse post-covid. But it definitely was shocking to me that a rapidly gentrified gayborhood would be so sketch.

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Peemster99 t1_j58l8xk wrote

The whole area between 12th and Broad has always had a level of pure sketchiness. There was pretty open male prostitution up until around 2010 and locker breakins have always been pretty common in the gyms in the area.

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PhillyAccount t1_j5669tg wrote

It looks like it actually happened on Sansom street based on the news footage.

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Palindromes__ t1_j56uflv wrote

No sympathy for the thief…. but the victim seems to be the one who turned it into a “fight for your life” situation. Guy was trying to steal his bike, victim initiated the struggle and ultimately stabbed him. Must have been a pretty nice bike, because I’m for damn sure not wrestling anyone with a knife over mine.

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f0rf0r t1_j57394e wrote

Don't take what's not yours and you won't have any problems

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Palindromes__ t1_j5740t6 wrote

No, I hear that - I’m pumped the dude stood up for himself and kept his belongings. I was more responding to the part of the post where the guy says “it’s fucked up you can’t walk down walnut without without having to fight for your life and stab someone.”

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DonQOnIce t1_j576bu6 wrote

I mean, if someone is close enough to try to grab your bike while holding a deadly weapon, you might immediately defend yourself. That’s not an unreasonable decision at all.

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Palindromes__ t1_j5774pf wrote

I don’t disagree. Again, I was speaking more to the chosen wording of the original comment I was responding to.

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