Comment on Why not just move to a gated community
AreaKode@lemmy.world 1 day agoRandoms don’t wander in. There is, at the minimum, an illusion of security with a security guard.
Security is security: the more you have, the more difficult target you look. It doesn’t necessarily make you safer, but the illusion exists on both sides.
doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 day ago
There is also more legal protection from trespassing. It isn’t illegal to be on a public road or sidewalk in a neighborhood you don’t live in, and you can’t be trespassed unless you commit a crime. If the road and sidewalk are privately owned they can tell you to leave for any/no reason.
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
And in the US that reason often ends up being skin color and/or perceived wealth.