[hanamizu]

“Those people don’t live behind all those walls, iron bars and concertina wire for the fun of it.”

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I have family in Costa Rica. Every home except the meanest shack has razor wire/broken glass around it. They are specifically built to deter burglars. Our home architecture must seem crazy to them with front doors not behind any barriers and except in bad neighborhoods, no bars on the windows.

[Jim Noble]

I was in a Durban suburb in 2000 (yes, 23 years ago) and I had to taxi in to the city.

I remember driving for miles down a street with homes behind 8 foot high walls, razor wire, steel gates for the driveway with pictures of guards carrying AKs promising a response within 90 seconds.

I said something to the driver about this, and he said, “yes, just like in America”.

[FreedomPoster]

I noticed the same thing driving around Puerto Rico 20 or so years ago. And it wasn’t just urban areas near San Juan, it was way out in the countryside, too. Lots of iron bars and razor wire. Made me nervous to not be carrying. I haven’t been back.