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2/2/2012 9:28:46 PM

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"Apparently Durham residents can't take a joke."

2/2/2012 10:59:19 PM

The joke must have been chained to a tree or something.

2/2/2012 11:02:42 PM

2/2/2012 11:10:14 PM

first off this is old and not relevant anymore...yes durham is still gutter and more gutter than any other city in NC if u ask me and can vouch for that shit....but durham as the problem that this video depicts is not the circumstance anymore as most of those dudes in that video are dead or locked up...the crime rate drop rapidly after 06 with the new Police Chief Jose Lopez from NY and ramping up deputies in the DPD so shit has been relatively quiet since then though? we had our few spurts of bs

as for u out-of-town niggaz talking greasy on youtube(e-thugging is a new fad) keep ur ass where u at....if i remember correctly itz mostly u punk ass ny niggaz running from up top to down here to escape the bullshit yall are caught up in there and how the fuck can u talk about going to the west coast and them? niggaz dont even respect ya 5 and 6 star 5pct jacking UBN/b/c/gd/f bullshit?...and for any matter regardless of what said of the map u from we niggaz are niggaz regardless

2/2/2012 11:16:37 PM

"don't go to Greensboro, it's dangerous!"

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3179442/

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"Durham City ranked 22nd for violent crime out of 29 cities nationwide. Raleigh and Mobile, Ala., tied for the lowest violent-crime ranking in cities surveyed."

2/2/2012 11:20:22 PM

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"A lot of people I know in RM (especially the females) insist on going to the Wal-Mart in Nashville instead"

i refuse to go to walmart, period. the one here, as previously pointed out, is too dangerous...but the one in nashville is like a mini walmart & doesn't carry a lot of things i would consider normal or typical of any mass retailer like that. i live at target though.

2/2/2012 11:20:36 PM

why would anyone decent live in that shithole durham when there's a perfectly good raleigh close by?

2/2/2012 11:25:29 PM

Wasn't there an Oakland one of these, too?

2/3/2012 9:34:37 AM

bull shit durham

2/3/2012 9:53:54 AM

Race
Raleigh is 62% white; Durham is 43% white.
Raleigh is 11% hispanic; Durham is 14.5% hispanic.
Raleigh is 29% black; Durham is 39% black.

Income
Raleigh mean household income = $49,931, 13.9% below poverty level
Durham mean household income = $45,525, 14.7% below poverty level

This is from 2010 1-year ACS data. If I had more time I'd look to see how this has changed over time.

There's differences, but I'm sure there are nice parts of Durham. I don't know much about housing in Durham but I would imagine there are some good deals out there.

2/3/2012 10:07:52 AM

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"but I'm sure there are nice parts of Durham"

Like I was saying... for normal cities, they're described as "a good place to live, with a couple bad areas". For shitholes like Durham, it's always "well there's good parts of town".

2/3/2012 10:13:48 AM

Durham > Raleigh.

2/3/2012 10:17:17 AM

^^ so far everyone who has said anything of the sort qualifies that with a "I'd guess" or "probably" indicating that they don't have a fucking clue... much like yourself.

Durham has some bad parts, the vast majority of the city is as safe as Raleigh with less sprawl and fewer strip malls.

2/3/2012 10:33:11 AM

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"just stay within view of the lucky strike tower and you'll be fine"

lol pretty much.

2/3/2012 10:35:48 AM

People unfamiliar with an area are quick to say "_____ has some good spots" while people with knowledge of the area will say "_______ has some bad spots." Its simply ignorance.

I always liked living in Raleigh, but I love living in Durham.

2/3/2012 10:37:23 AM

This thread reminds me of the people who still think NYC is the same as it was in the 80s and dangerous. Just ignorance more than anything else..

2/3/2012 10:37:58 AM

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"I always liked living in Raleigh, but I love living in Durham."

This has been my experience as well.

2/3/2012 10:38:36 AM

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" It is a symbol of economic injustice and the 'them vs. us' mentality that persists in our national attitude."

Well, this is exactly what our president is pushing on society today, so take it up with him.

2/3/2012 10:40:46 AM

so basically what i've taken from this thread about Durham is there is a consensus that you could possibly be murdered if you go shopping in Rocky Mount

2/3/2012 10:40:54 AM

The OP isn't saying Durham is "just as nice" as the other cities in NC according to WASP-standards. It's saying that when people play the whole "oo don't go to Durham it's not safe" bullshit, it's not thoughtful recognition of the legitimate social problems in Durham. It's simple-minded classism and middle-class snobbery, with a bit of obvious (though not necessarily proud) racism tossed in.

Shit like the Simba picture is only funny to people who deem it appropriate to laugh at the conditions of ghettos, as if they're a fact of life, an inevitability of nature, or a product of black peoples' intrinsic traits, rather than the creation of a culture which has, from day one, heavily exploited and ignored the needs of people of color.

2/3/2012 10:42:09 AM

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"as for u out-of-town niggaz talking greasy on youtube(e-thugging is a new fad) keep ur ass where u at"

how old are you?

2/3/2012 10:42:32 AM

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"Shit like the Simba picture is only funny to people who deem it appropriate to laugh at the conditions of ghettos, as if they're a fact of life, an inevitability of nature, or a product of black peoples' intrinsic traits, rather than the creation of a culture which has, from day one, heavily exploited and ignored the needs of people of color."

It's funny because it's absurd and the sort of shit uppity soccer moms would say to their kids.

2/3/2012 10:49:41 AM

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"Shit like the Simba picture is only funny to people who deem it appropriate to laugh at the conditions of ghettos"

Correction: only people who deem it appropriate to laugh at the conditions of ghettos deem it appropriate to laugh at the Simba picture.

2/3/2012 11:06:10 AM

I go to durham at least 3 times a week lately

2/3/2012 11:07:12 AM

I live in Rocky Mount (not that great a city either) and was broken into and robbed of all my electronics about five years ago. I talked to a co-worker that's lived in Rocky Mount forever and I said I'd go around to the pawns to see if I can find any of my stuff. He told me "your stuff is in Durham". I asked "how do you know?" He said "all stolen goods get sent to Durham".

2/3/2012 11:27:36 AM

coworker jacked your stuff dummy

[Edited on February 3, 2012 at 11:28 AM. Reason : .]

2/3/2012 11:28:27 AM

nah, he's a good buddy, he didn't do it

I'll put Rocky Mount up to compare to Durham. We have a serial killer! You got that Durham?

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"there are few places in this world where i feel less safe than the Rocky Mount Walmart... "

It's a wonderful place. (/sarcasm)

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"I worry about them going to the mall, Wal-Mart,etc where serious incidents are not so rare. "

The mall's perfectly fine, far better than the Wal Mart (no sarcasm). It just has more urban-oriented stores than is normal.

[Edited on February 3, 2012 at 11:38 AM. Reason : .]

2/3/2012 11:29:42 AM

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"People act like there's no sketchy housing project areas in Raleigh"

It's in fact right next to State.

2/3/2012 11:33:00 AM

I wish I had never copy pasta'd this

2/3/2012 11:47:52 AM

Dude, this "don't go to Durham, it's dangerous!" shit has got to stop. It's ridiculous! Yeah I am sure it is funny. But when you glance at the socioeconomic background and the type of people that live in those neighborhoods, you realize how much shit you're giving this area. It is a symbol of economic injustice and the 'them vs. us' mentality that persists in our national attitude. Be happy about your place in society...class-consciousness needs to happen in this country, bad. What a damned shame.

2/3/2012 11:48:59 AM

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"The mall's perfectly fine, far better than the Wal Mart (no sarcasm). It just has more urban-oriented stores than is normal."

yeah...the mall doesn't bother me...

it's not about "OMG THERE ARE SO MANY BLACK PEOPLE HERE...WHAT AM I TO DO AS A POOR DEFENSELESS WHITE GIRL AMONG ALL THESE BLACK PEOPLE".....that's just stupid

but the level of out right "FUCK YOU FOR BEING HERE REGULAR PERSON (as opposed to thuggish black/hispanic/white)...YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR ASS" that occurs at the Walmart is unacceptable in any city

2/3/2012 12:04:02 PM

I've never had anyone give me trouble to my face, just be upfront with people. I grew up in Havelock and I learned there how to present myself to not invite trouble. If you're a woman admittedly it's harder to do that when on your own.

When I got robbed I was gone for an extended weekend, done by a group of teenagers that were caught a couple months later by the police.

2/3/2012 1:10:07 PM

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"I grew up in Havelock and I learned there how to present myself to not invite trouble. If you're a woman admittedly it's harder to do that when on your own. "

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"it's not about "OMG THERE ARE SO MANY BLACK PEOPLE HERE...WHAT AM I TO DO AS A POOR DEFENSELESS WHITE GIRL AMONG ALL THESE BLACK PEOPLE".....that's just stupid"

Just for the record... because I know you all care about actual facts... if women are more careful about preventing being attacked, they sure do a damn good job of it.

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1095

All crimes by victim:
male: 26.3%
female: 18.1%

2/3/2012 1:30:36 PM

yall a bunch of scared white little bitches

/tyson

2/3/2012 1:31:22 PM

Harlem niggas know how to play
Mack the 600, gettin' crazy pay
Niggas outta Queens got shit on lock
Strapped wit the glock, run it up in your spot

2/3/2012 1:35:14 PM

are there like shootouts and robberies in Rocky Mount Walmart on a daily basis or something?

2/3/2012 1:35:25 PM

about time white ppl are so damn afraid of black ppl, us black folks had to deal with crazy white ppl chasing us around for years KARMA IS A BITCH

2/3/2012 1:35:25 PM

I worked in Durham for 3 years. Most of it is a ghetto shithole.

[Edited on February 3, 2012 at 1:36 PM. Reason : .]

2/3/2012 1:35:40 PM

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"are there like shootouts and robberies in Rocky Mount Walmart on a daily basis or something?"

never when I've been there at least, but going there is a hassle

2/3/2012 1:39:11 PM

"durham is dangerous" threads have officially surmounted all other troll thread topics, including the prevously unbeaten BBQ juggernaut

there are just so many possible avenues to go down in durham threads

2/3/2012 1:44:22 PM

^^You forgot to add a

^Tipping threads are still king in trolling department.

2/3/2012 1:47:49 PM

Barely skimmed this thread; probably just a big eyeroll. The thing I like about Durham is actually the people that don't come here because of these "it's too dangerous" beliefs and the people that waste time making Lion King photoshops (which is going around on Facebook and I'm sure it's in the thread already).

I also like the fact that almost all the time I go out, I see somebody I know. It's a lot more quaint and familiar than informal and bustled like Raleigh.

Personally I think people in Raleigh (that mostly espouse these shitty attitudes about Durham) need the media and law enforcement to hold their hands. It's basically what BobbyDigital was saying about those folks scared of certain demographics or something. I don't know if people are trying to rely on stuff like that so they don't have to use common sense these days or whatever else the case may be, but I'm pretty settled on not having to deal with the (mostly) Raleigh outsider crowd that hates this place.

2/3/2012 1:52:32 PM

^^^ Should get a shot of Duke celebrating beating Carolina in Cameron and then underneath put the caption "Durham is Dangerous".

[Edited on February 3, 2012 at 1:53 PM. Reason : .]

2/3/2012 1:52:45 PM

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"about time white ppl are so damn afraid of black ppl"

Statistically...

black ppl are at a much greater risk of being killed by black ppl than white ppl are.

just sayin

2/3/2012 2:11:05 PM

Also glad to say I don't live in a place that gets in a tiff over street meat being sold within 100 feet of a mcdonalds.

2/3/2012 2:15:33 PM

i hate durham's extreme liberal population

thats about it

2/3/2012 2:20:27 PM

^^ Street meat? Are you talking about food trucks again or is there some pro-hooker movement in Durham I haven't heard about?

2/3/2012 2:25:44 PM

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"I also like the fact that almost all the time I go out, I see somebody I know. "

hey, wait, i know you! you stole my car last week!

2/3/2012 2:28:38 PM

I grew up in Durham and currently live in rocky mount. They're both crappy, but not as bad as their reputations. Most of the people I knew in Durham didn't mind the reputation; it kept Durham from turning into Cary.

Honestly I've never not gone somewhere in either city due to fear. I carry a gun everywhere, but this was the case before I started carrying. It really is all about how someone sees you. If you walk around like you're gonna bust a cap in the first mitherfucker that looks at you then you'll be less likely to be a target.

2/3/2012 3:42:47 PM