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Atheists & Agnostics

AllyCat

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8. When I started school there in the '80s, CS had

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 06:57 PM

Jul 2022

the 4th highest assault rate in the nation according to our security services. We had to have escort service from the library to our dorms half a block away. A friend was sexually assaulted walking to her house for lunch.

For all their religiosity, I have never felt so unsafe living anywhere else as I did living there.

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Listen to this lady's speech at a Colorado Spgs city council meeting. [View all] A HERETIC I AM Jul 2022 OP

Well crime is rising turning out the lights and cutting cops is an open opportunity. Historic NY Jul 2022 #1

When I started school there in the '80s, CS had AllyCat Jul 2022 #8

How can that be? progressoid Jul 2022 #9

And Chicago. Don't forget Chicago. paleotn Jul 2022 #13

Yeah, we're just going to ignore that red states have higher per capita murder rates progressoid Jul 2022 #16

Bingo! paleotn Jul 2022 #17

Use to like visiting C S but that place scares me now. efhmc Jul 2022 #2

Used to live there. It was getting bad in the '80s. AllyCat Jul 2022 #7

Drive straight through to the entry to Pike's Peak..... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2022 #11

Went on Rebl2 Jul 2022 #12

My brother lives in Colorado Springs and he is full trump right wing liberal N proud Jul 2022 #3

Brave lady multigraincracker Jul 2022 #4

Republicans just can't govern. They're only good at hate. Nt jaysunb Jul 2022 #5

+1000 paleotn Jul 2022 #14

This woman is my hero! AllyCat Jul 2022 #6

That was EXCELLENT! progressoid Jul 2022 #10

She kind of undercut herself by referring to herself as a "former Christian." Warpy Jul 2022 #15