Irvinecommuter
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Tyler Durden said:its not like senseless violence doesn't happen in Irvine. and it is not constrained to any one ethnic group. Last i noticed there are stupid people of all races / creeds.
the couple that Dorner shot lived across the street from the courthouse in Irvine (avenue One) in a condo complex with a gated parking deck. Yet the guy got in there and shot them anyway. Looks like Irvine's bubble didn't work that time and the real world got in.
Personally - i go to santa ana quite often. Never once have i been afraid for my safety. This is not Damascus, Kabul or Darfur where you need to worry about dying the minute you step out.
I find it ironic how many folks will come 1/2 way across the planet to CA (hardly the safest place in the US) and then suggest that certain places are dangerous. Have you ever heard of Detroit, Baltimore or south side Chicago? If you want to be safe - the only sure way of it, is to be away from other people. Otherwise you are rolling the dice here or anywhere else.
I don't think there is a boundary for random violence but Santa Ana does have a higher crime rate, more gang issues, and a police department that is more taxed. Also, Santa Ana have more nightclubs where stupid and/or bad things happen because the crowd is younger and potentially drunk/under the influence.