Ever been there? It’s pretty fucking rough. On 3 occasion across 2 nights we had men threaten, follow or chase us. We actually turned down a side street in case I had to clear my weapon away from the packed crowd. Had never before come close to pulling a gun (didn’t). This is coming from a white dude that had no issues or worries working unarmed in South Chicago.
Don’t get me wrong, I fucking love NOLA culture, but it’s the most raggedy American city I’ve ever seen. Meh, Birmingham may be worse, but I ain’t stopping in that shithole.
Anyway, I’d still invite folks to visit the French Quarter, Marigny (adjacent), and NOLA in general. There is nowhere in America like it, truly unique. Make time to hit a few cemeteries! You will not regret spending a couple of hours meandering around. Also, eat at the little shitty places downtown. Had the best oysters of my life on that last trip, sucking and scraping the shells like a starving man.
I’ll add for anyone offended that I occasionally carry, having a concealed gun has bonuses most don’t talk about or maybe don’t know:
The ability to end a life really makes you consider what you’re doing, where you’ll go, +3 to situational awareness. Despite what one may think of gun nuts looking for an excuse, my conceal carry instructor taught us, “No matter how justified you think you are, pulling that gun may put you in a concrete box for life.”
Faced with the man who followed us around the corner and “chatted” us up, I was clearly confident, and confidence usually runs bullies off without a fight. (I was actually pretty worried.)
AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s just a worn out cliche the GOP has been using against blue cities for decades now to pretend that the only explanation for crime in cities can be boiled down to Democrats not cracking down hard enough.
That’s the narrative control justification for this authoritarian bullshit. It doesn’t matter what the actual circumstances are behind the numbers, just throw out a statistic and stoke fear.