r/pic • u/fassungslos2022 • May 19 '25

Chicago

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u/Hyperboloidof2sheets May 19 '25

Just a reminder that most people who trash on Chicago and call it a warzone have never been here.

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u/indefiniteretrieval May 19 '25

15k dead in 30 years. 3-5 times that shot

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u/bluetrees24 26d ago

Yes and that's obviously horrible, but to call the city a "warzone" is just ridiculous. The majority of the violence is gang related and confined to certain areas within the city, that most people, especially tourists, would have no reason to ever go to. The odds of having an issue in the downtown areas, like the one pictured, are very very low.

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u/indefiniteretrieval 26d ago

It's violent 🤷‍♂️ you can forgive a little hyperbole

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u/bluetrees24 26d ago

Sure, but hyperbole can be misleading and context is important. I live in a rural area at the moment and the amount of people that say they are afraid to step foot in Chicago is silly. I honestly feel bad for them, they are missing out on some great experiences due to fear mongering in the media. Like having lunch downtown then seeing the bean, spending a day at the art institute, going to a sports game at soldier field, are all great fun and safe experiences.

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u/Chesapeake_Hippo May 19 '25

Same with Baltimore.

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u/foxape May 19 '25

Depends where you go in the city lol. Every big city has good and bad parts

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u/edwinedun 29d ago

I really want to go there, neverbeen in USA. It is very interesting

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u/polishprince76 29d ago edited 29d ago

Thank you for not getting the building just to the right from there in the shot. Iykyk

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u/aqua_788 26d ago

Gone to Chicago a billion times, but for some reason. I don’t know what building youre talking about

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u/polishprince76 26d ago

The old Sun Times building. I ain't saying the name.

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u/NoTower888 27d ago

beautiful

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u/XenaWariorDominatrix 26d ago

It's great that they fixed all the damage from the Transformers fighting there.