These are stories of some of the acts of violence I’ve seen in NY.
George Weber, a longtime WABC newscaster was found stabbed to death at home in Brooklyn. I work in that area and had placed flyers on his door many times (of course not knowing who lived there and what would happen). That's how I ended up in the middle of a murder scene.
Riding through Brooklyn I witnessed someone get shot in the head in Broad daylight. Luckily it seemed like he received a graze wound and was still conscious and talking.
School fights are a very common thing.
These are just a few of many scenes
I’ve seen in my life. At the end of the day we live in a crazy world… There are also many positive things that happen here… But it just feels like no matter what you could end up in the crossfire. People tell me Japanese culture is completley different, people trust one another. In New York and most other places even your best friends are snakes and would shoot you if you had enough money, or rip you off for everything you’ve worked your life to build. I’m sure Japan has many of the same problems we do, but I highly doubt I’ll get shot in Osaka, or be stepping over used needles and empty crack vials on the way home, or getting thrown in jail for no reason. No matter what kind of horrible shit happens in my city I’ll always love New York, but Japan may be a place I can have a future that won’t be cut short or stolen from me.
