LDR Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 At first myself and Cristian thought it was a gang war between the Reds and Crips. Last night, a group of Mexicans hijacked cars and started shooting people. It started in Duryea, and it progressed through Avoca, Pittston, Exeter, and it ended somewhere around Moosic. Eventually, they started running through peoples' backyards and others were firing fireworks as distractions. I live in that area. Specifically Pittston. I heard gunshots outside in the distance, and most definitely police sirens. I was listening to a police scanner while in an Xbox Live Party with a few of my RL friends - whom were also listening to police scanners, albeit at different channels. Just another day in Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:Lord Revan:. Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I will send some extra locks for your closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Man, you should move somewhere safer, like the Middle-East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ugh. Reminds me of west Sacramento. Isn't as bad or filthy as Tijuana Mexico but you hang in one area too long you're asking to get shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Glad to be Australian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Which part of Pennsylvania do you live? I live in the same state, and there's a few gangs in my area, but nothing too serious like that has ever happened (and considering it's the countryside, they're all wannabes anyway who get arrested the moment they break the law). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blix Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Glad to be Australian. It must be nice to really only have to worry about "dingoes eating your babies" ..j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDR Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Which part of Pennsylvania do you live? I live in the same state, and there's a few gangs in my area, but nothing too serious like that has ever happened (and considering it's the countryside, they're all wannabes anyway who get arrested the moment they break the law). I live in the Northeast. Specifically - the Valley Cities - of the Poconos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I live in the Northeast. Specifically - the Valley Cities - of the Poconos. Southeast for me; I'm close enough to Delaware that I can practically spit over the border. I didn't think crime was that bad in the Poconos region, or was this just a freak event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 It must be nice to really only have to worry about "dingoes eating your babies" ..j/k I don't live in that part of Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Advocate Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I don't live in that part of Australia Still gotta worry about those frakking funnel-web spiders. Some of the nastiest, scariest things I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Glad to be Australian. It's not like that in every part of America. In fact, that's barely any part of the country. I'd say way over 90% of the country is pretty safe to live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDR Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Southeast for me; I'm close enough to Delaware that I can practically spit over the border. I didn't think crime was that bad in the Poconos region, or was this just a freak event? Trust me, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are among the scummiest cities in the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Glad to be Australian. Hey, Oz isn't that much better, what with your gazillion gangs, own brand of rednecks, and deadly as hell wildlife... Regardless, the higher the concentration of people in a given area, the greater the level of chaos the area exhibits. That's why places like New Zealand and Denmark trump all'a y'all asses in this context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:Lord Revan:. Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Trust me, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are among the scummiest cities in the state. No the rednecks here in Texas make it unbearable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~*Darth pOOba*~* Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 No the rednecks here in Texas make it unbearable Last night, a group of Mexicans hijacked cars and started shooting people... Crap, I'm Mexican, AND I'm a hick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 @ Jigos: Australian gangs are all talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDR Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 No the rednecks here in Texas make it unbearable All hicks go to rodeos and just so happen to love barbeques. Crap, I'm Mexican, AND I'm a hick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 @ Jigos: Australian gangs are all talk. Considering your accents, that's actually pretty bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blix Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Still gotta worry about those frakking funnel-web spiders. Some of the nastiest, scariest things I've ever seen. Omg I hate spiders, but those sound really bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Considering your accents, that's actually pretty bad.. Bad, but it'd be considered a crime against humanity if it was a New Zealand accent. Also, foreigners worry about the big and scary animals in this country, but living in this country... I never actually see any of them. Plus, there are plenty of dangerous things in other countries people live in... they've just gotten used to the fact that they're there. One things for sure though, I'm glad I don't live in South America, when it comes to creepy bugs and stuff that can kill ya, that's really the continent to avoid. Funnel webs stay where they are in their nest and do whatever the hell it is spiders do. A lot of the spiders in South America get out and about and go looking for you... and they will come and find you eventually. ....and that is why despite there being people who commit violent acts being everywhere and how Shem was saying that not everywhere is like that in the US, I still feel a hell of a lot safer in a bad part of Australia than I would if I lived anywhere in the US. The entire cultural norm in the US is extremely different when it comes to people and the ownership and use of guns, etc, etc, yada, yada.... whatever. So in short, I'm glad I live in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Jeez, Lynk, any other continents I should avoid? Ugh, I go full-on Rambo on harmless spiders, imagine what I'd be doing when some deadly spider comes looking for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Africa has a bunch of disease producing plants that could kill you if you touch them... and parasites that live in water that somehow gets into your body and grows to enormous proportions and literally eat your body from the inside out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Jeez, Lynk, any other continents I should avoid? Ugh, I go full-on Rambo on harmless spiders, imagine what I'd be doing when some deadly spider comes looking for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Advocate Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Essentially, avoid anywhere tropical, where the nastiest of nasties tend to reside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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