Is Florida, USA safe?
By shakeroo
@shakeroo (3986)
Malaysia
December 24, 2007 11:37am CST
A woman driving with her child was shot at after she honked at a driver that cut her off. The other driver fired more than one shots and one hit the arm of the woman.
"Investigators said the woman was driving north on Pine Hills when she was cut off by another vehicle Friday night."
The woman was lucky that she was hit only in the arm and the child was not hit by any bullets. There are so many crazy drivers on the road today and one have to be very careful not to start a fight.
A picture showing the bullet hole on the window glass: http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=5053613&owner=shaxx
Full story here: http://www.local6.com/news/14912054/detail.html
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5 responses
@smartbrain69 (2790)
• Canada
25 Dec 07
It is real difficult to say either it is safe or not, it is real true to say that in every country, city some place is safe and in some place you need to take precuations.
But the big question is why people are carrying arms and firing on others, killing a child ? what does law says and is people are afraid of law before voilating it.
it is real big topic which need lot of discussion.
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
25 Dec 07
Unfortunately there are quite a number of such crazy drivers on the road. Their arrogance is unbelievable: They'll cut you off, then they're the ones to get angry! I sure hope the shooter in this case is tracked down by the police. He belongs in jail.
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
24 Dec 07
That is just insane! You hear about road rage, but that is really ridiculous! How lucky she was.
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
25 Dec 07
I have lived in Fl. for 53 years (minus 4, I did a hitch in the Navy). Crime increases each year here, just as it does everywhere. The only problem here is that it is warm all year and people are out more so there is more opportunity for crime. This is a tourist state so we have a constant influx of strangers and transients so our society is not as stable as it once was.
People move here from crowded northern states where taxes are high but they have lots of services. They get here and expect to have the same level of services such as police etc. but without paying the high taxes. Well, the taxes are not as high and there are not as many services and there are not as many police officers and deputies so when there is crime it often goes unpunished and unsolved.
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@aidenofthetower (1814)
• United States
25 Dec 07
Um...Florida is a fairly large state. This is just one example or road rage. Road rage can happen anywhere, but that doesn't necessarily make a whole state unsafe. Of course, where there isn't road rage there may be other dangers. Lightning, buses, bombs, heart attacks.
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