Crime is on the rise
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6/21/2021
Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and split my time between both sides.
West side :
Had my window shot out in my driveway/gang sign sprayed on my house on 41st street. Step-brother had his back window smashed, attempted carjacking, and his belongings scattered in the adjacent field. BLM riots happened on this side as well, with numerous store thefts and burglaries after busting windows over the course of two nights. Police were shot at with stolen guns and ammo.
East side :
The corner gas station had a drive-by shooting due to an admitted gang initiation and a guy pumping his gas got shot in the shoulder. Meth house on the corner in my neighborhood was shot up and a Cadillac Escalade was completely destroyed up by gunfire. Other meth house on opposite corner was suicide/homicide. There is a violent homicide or suicide every week in this city.
10 years ago the city was a decent place to live. Now I can't say the same.
This area is so nicey-nice that people are offended at literally everything. And since they're so nicey-nice, the callous MN/ND liberals have moved in and started taking charge of our downtown. It is no longer safe for families and has become a wheel of sodomy and violence.
Speaking of downtown, we have 7 breweries but none of them are worth a damn. We live 3 minutes from downtown but neither my wife or I go there often because parking is awful and the food and beer usually isn't very good.
We (they) drive like a small town. Expect 5-10 mph under, everywhere, no matter what. Then if you jump on the interstate they'll ride you like a horse. It's almost as if they have some superiority complex, but as soon as they shoot off the ramp into traffic, they're back to poking around at 12 mph because they lack confidence and proper driving skills when other people are around. Minnesotans are also the worst at driving and they complicate the whole city on the weekends with their GMC Envoys packed with kids and distractions. Expect veering and cuddling/crossing the middle lane several times a minute.
People around here seem to hate Kristi Noem despite her efforts to keep these businesses alive during COVID-19. These particular people actually want to be taken by the hand and led like children by the government and told exactly what to do and when, but Kristi believes people should be able to make up their own minds, as they are adults (or they should be). This is the difference between they boys and the men. There are a lot of boys in this city. Sioux Falls as a community has obvious problems but are unwilling to address them. The mindset is unbelievably small. I have never seen so much stupidity masquerading as confidence, willfulness in ignorance, and fact-less arguing.
They support homeless people (who are not homeless) on the medians. Will not hear otherwise. Our tornado sirens do not work. The city is made up of tender, sensitive, internally sunburned, overly offended social justice warriors who in turn are some of the rudest, most inconsiderate, evil people you will ever meet. The political tension in this city is real.
Jared | Sioux Falls, SD