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47of74

(18,470 posts) Sun Aug 25, 2019, 02:42 PM Aug 2019

Market After Dark draws large crowds and some concerns after recent shooting events

Now people are afraid to go out because of fears of shootings

On Saturday night thousands of people flocked to downtown Cedar Rapids for the 5th annual Market after Dark, but with recent shootings, some parents had their concerns.

“It makes you think about what happened in Dayton,” said Jason Smith and his wife.

Smith said walking through one of the crowds in the downtown area made him and his wife uncomfortable.

Smith said getting out of the house and into the crowds is about overcoming your fear.

Fuck you very much Trump, NRA, Moscow Mitch, Joni, Chuckles, Kimmy, et al.

Smith does raise a good point. Hiding in one's house in fear of such things is letting the white supremacist terrorists win so I'm with him - FUCK THEM. I'd rather go out living my life and not hiding, cowering in fear waiting for the inevitable.

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