A little more interesting than the privilege meme

[nancylebov]

http://kaigou.livejournal.com/419026.html

A substantial description of street life, with quite a bit about many writers are apt to get it wrong. Living outside the mainstream isn't just a way to acquire Scary Skilz, it also has longterm side effect. And no one gets a complete set of Scary Skilz.

http://kaigou.livejournal.com/419081.html?thread=3315721#t3315721

A few comments about street subcultures in different cities-- I think it would be of special interest to dcseain.

Link thanks to cofax7, from a discussion at theferrett.

Comments

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Could you quote the bit you're replying to? A fast search doesn't turn it up.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

"Displaying a gun indicates you're capable of killing without getting close enough to touch; actually pointing the gun says you're willing to kill."

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

One could argue, I guess, that pointing the gun "says" you're willing to kill but it may not mean that you actually are, and if the original entry means that, then my quibble goes away. But then I would have even greater reservations about someone pointing a gun to make the statement that they were willing to kill, without actually meaning that they were willing to kill. My dad taught me: Never point a gun at something that you don't mean to shoot; never shoot at something [living] that you don't mean to kill. (Therefore, never point a gun at a living thing you don't mean to kill.)

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

It does sound like a street culture which is more responsible about guns than quite a few people in the mainstream, and I'd be surprised if people remember to be that careful when they're drunk or drugged.

On the other hand, it wouldn't surprise me if street people are more careful with guns than fantasies of aggression written for those in safer circumstances would suggest.