But what you CAN do (quite legally, in fact!) is MOVE OUT of that liberal-run pesthole of a state!
I used to live in neighboring liberal-run Massachusetts. Did some fine geocaching there, in fact. But that state had many of the same problems that plague New Yorkers - high property taxes, annoying traffic jams on the highways, winters that were long, cold, and dreary - although muggings in Boston were probably a bit less frequent than in New York City.
Here in rural Arkansas (an area that self-righteous liberals often refer to as "red-neck country") we have parks, just like they do in New York City. Only OUR parks don't have muggers. Instead, they have things like "trees" and "quiet" and "peacefulness" and "safety". Plus our property taxes are much, MUCH lower. And winter pretty much is over by late February, rather than late April. Traffic jams are merely a (un)fond memory at this point. And the scenary, at least here in the northwest corner of the state, is absolutely gorgeous, with mountains that rival those of southern New Hampshire. And I never hear any of the people here refer to New York or Massachusetts as "mugger country" or "pompous effete snob country". In short, the folks I have met in Arkansas seem to be a lot more polite than are the self-righteous liberals who mock them as "red-necks".
I am sorry to read that one of my fellow geocachers got mugged. But from what I hear, muggings are pretty common in big city parks. And, sadly, FAR too many city folks don't even TRY to hide their disdain for people they have never met, people who are in fact very decent people, but people who those city folks INSULT by calling them "red-necks" and who actually seem to think are "ignorant", even though they are not.
If you think this is a personal commentary aimed at SOME of the inhabitants of our major (and usually liberal-run) cities, you are absolutely correct!
