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How often do you ride public transit? Experiences in the past month include being threatened with horrific assault for just saying I didn't have cash on me and a bus ride where a guy talked to me the whole ride about how he was about to murder the bus driver. That's just recent.

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Often for many years, in major cities, including in poorer neighborhoods. I've never had one experience like that. It's so placid I can sleep; I see people helping each other, etc. I also see people commonly keeping to themselves - it's not all rainbows and unicorns.

I don't believe that so many have had so many extreme experiences as they report, though of course I don't know you personally.

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