newyorkers: Shots on the streets

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wiktar) wrote in

newyorkers,
@ 2008-04-26 15:55:00

Shots on the streets
Hi!

I have never been to NY and USA.

But in the movies about NY I often see gunshots on the streets.

Is it possible? Can I see gunshots on the NY streets?

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	ozzdo 2008-04-26 12:59 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. Gunshots EVERYWHERE. It's like the old West, here. It's insane. You'd better not come here. You might die. Also, you really should believe everything you see in movies. Because that's all 100% accurate. Seriously. (Reply to this)

	princessbecky13 2008-04-26 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	I actually got shot on the way home last night. Threw a band-aid on, popped a few tylenol, and went to bed. No biggie. (Reply to this)(Thread)

nopeeing
2008-04-26 02:11 pm UTC (link)

LOL! Love your response best.

To the OP: I'm curious what movies you've been watching, or what your particular curiosity is for the question. Remember there's a big difference between movies and real life. Gunshots are not the norm, nor a common experience by far. To quibble, you're not going to "see" in-action gunshots. That's a *sound* and unless you are taking some seriously psychedelic, mind-altering drugs, I don't think you're going to "see" gunshots. If you're talking about bullet holes, those aren't common either. You best chance to see these is to become an ER doctor or related hospital staff so you can see how much 'fun' gunshot wounds are when they go through a human being.

	trekkingkitty 2008-04-26 01:08 pm UTC (link)
	I've lived in NY all of my life and I never have. But I've heard gunshots a couple of times depending on the 'hood. NY isn't much different from any other big city. You got people, you got crime. (Reply to this)

	ambienceman 2008-04-26 01:09 pm UTC (link)
	Probably not, but you'll DEFINITELY get run over by a taxi. Might want to wear some samurai armour for your safety, although I'm not sure they'd let you on a plane with it. Hmmmmmmm (Reply to this)(Thread)

	$C:\> net use X: \\pr0n$ compnerd 2008-04-26 01:25 pm UTC (link)
	Who needs Dodgeball, you can just try to cross 2nd Ave when the light is red! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	eatsdirt 2008-04-26 01:12 pm UTC (link)
	sure. tell me where you're staying and I'll come on by with my illegal handgun. you'll get a firsthand experience! (Reply to this)

	bbmaniac 2008-04-26 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	... whatever... (Reply to this)

	porcinea 2008-04-26 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	Good lord, no! That's bullet time, what lets you see shots. It's a movie thing. The shots whizzing around the streets of NYC, now those you can hear, but you sure as shit can't see 'em. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	$C:\> net use X: \\pr0n: omg$ compnerd 2008-04-26 01:24 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, all movies are REAL. There are no fake movies made in America. If you are lucky, you yourself might get shot! (Reply to this)

	a_girl5000 2008-04-26 01:26 pm UTC (link)
	no. but if you walk down the street, or pass through an alley, or go near the water, you will find the body of someone who has already been murdered. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	jellomarx 2008-04-26 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	I have lived here for 51 years. I have never seen nor heard a gun. It has it's share of crime, but it is less than most big cities in the US. Come and enjoy yourself. It is the best city in the world. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	garinjwind 2008-04-26 02:12 pm UTC (link)
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	danadoodle 2008-04-26 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	the bullets in the movies are real. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	greyplanet 2008-04-26 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	i'm shooting someone right now. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	I lol'ed matt_nothing 2008-04-26 03:08 pm UTC (link)
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	zegenta 2008-04-26 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	You'll also get mugged. (Reply to this)

	joanette 2008-04-26 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	Yessss, everyone here gets shot at least once in their lifetime. (Reply to this)

	basiecrazy 2008-04-26 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	If you get shot, sometimes the bullet will set off the metal detectors at the airport and you won't be able to return home. (Reply to this)

	flavorpacket 2008-04-26 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	LOL. Okay...I'll bite. 'Sup, Neo? (Reply to this)

	odetomutilation 2008-04-26 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	I used to believe this before I moved to America. I was terrified that I would be walking down the street and get shot. I was also a small kid, though. (Reply to this)

	steelbrassnwood 2008-04-26 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	People get shot here all the time. We all carry guns and live in perpetual fear. Don't move here, whatever you do. It's a terrible terrible place. We try to escape but the border guards shoot at us. (They made a movie about that called Escape From New York.) Please don't move here. Please please don't move here. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	redstapler 2008-04-26 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	You'll get shot. Especially in Rape City. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	enid_keaner 2008-04-26 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	Are you serious? (Reply to this)

	ameatpopsicle 2008-04-26 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/ new york, really, is EXACTLY like that. (Reply to this)

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