Vegas is Unsafe. What do We Do Now?
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This is simply how we are as a nation, now. Collectively, we have become far too lazy, and accepting of shit that wouldn't fly years ago.
This guy is a fucking tool...He is right that cooperate Vegas is ruining the experience for many with their idiot rules like he mentioned of the filming on their property, comps are extremely hard to get and prices are outrageous. But the safety of Vegas is no different than places I visit like LA, Miami, NYC, and the like. Is the homeless population out of control here, yup. But he isn't going to those places and hanging with the encampment population, tent cities, etc. I work in the most dangerous place in all of Vegas and I go out in it all the time during the day and have NEVER had an issue or felt unsafe. Am I gonna frequent the place at night when there are murders nightly? Nope, but I'm not doing that in the other cities either.
I'm calling bullshit on this guy and his point of view.
I'm calling bullshit on this guy and his point of view.
Maybe Vegas isn't any different than other cities. The point is, it USED to be!
The Strip was a sanctuary from the shit you would have encountered in "other cities".
Plus, where you work is irrelevant to the story. Tourists aren't strolling around there. They are on the Strip, and Downtown.
I was just there for 9 days. Never left the strip. Did a fair amount of walking outside, different casinos, Walgreens runs, whatever. I never once felt unsafe but there are things that are different that I don't like.
There never used to be so many so called street performers on the strip. I'd say there are 10x more than there were 20 years ago. And they're aggressive, in your face, not taking no for an answer.
It seems like the worst ones are the fake show girls. Very annoying. Then you have the aggressive CD sellers and aggressive time share lead generators. Just leave me the fuk alone. I found the best way for me to deal with these idiots is to not make any eye contact and don't engage them. Just ignore them.
The homeless seem to mind their own business and do nothing but let their sign do the talking. The best way to get me to donate is not to ask me for anything, I'll decide who gets what if I'm in the giving mood.
There never used to be so many so called street performers on the strip. I'd say there are 10x more than there were 20 years ago. And they're aggressive, in your face, not taking no for an answer.
It seems like the worst ones are the fake show girls. Very annoying. Then you have the aggressive CD sellers and aggressive time share lead generators. Just leave me the fuk alone. I found the best way for me to deal with these idiots is to not make any eye contact and don't engage them. Just ignore them.
The homeless seem to mind their own business and do nothing but let their sign do the talking. The best way to get me to donate is not to ask me for anything, I'll decide who gets what if I'm in the giving mood.
the street performers and fake show girls are only on the strip....cause that is where all the visitors who just hit a 'hand pay' hang out..:lol::lol:
1 shot outside Caesars Palace on Las Vegas Strip
One person was injured in a shooting Sunday outside Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip, the 8 News Now Investigators confirmed.
www.8newsnow.com
Well yes the "Vegas Strip" has turned into a war-zone now, but in terms of deaths on the Strip I am guessing it is lower than back in the 1970's and 1980's. Back then people crossed the street and got killed at a high rate. Lots of deaths back then for sure.
I don't have the stats, but if I had to make a guess, in terms of dying on "The Strip" the odds now are lower than they ever were.
I don't have the stats, but if I had to make a guess, in terms of dying on "The Strip" the odds now are lower than they ever were.
Actually I might be wrong, if you included suicides (there are way more suicides in Vegas Hotels/Casinos then you think) and heart attacks that happen on the Strip I guess it is possible there are more deaths now on "The Strip" than there ever was.
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"There are way more suicides in Vegas Hotels/Casinos then you think."
Chip,
I'm walking to my sports book, coming in from the backstreet entrance, when I see our security officers huddled around a blanket covering something on the ground.
"What's up, guys?"
"A jumper," they replied. I didn't ask questions, seemed like the wrong place/time.
Later that day I asked one of them what happened and he told me about something I was not aware of - jumpers, as they call them.
Jumpers:
A guy has a foolproof "system" that "can't miss."
He "borrows" from his company's funds or the kid's college fund.
The plan is - fly to Vegas, make some easy money, fly home, replace the money before anyone notices it was missing, keep the profits.
The reality is - fly to Vegas, lose all the money, realize you're going to jail for embezzlement or your wife is going to divorce you, or . . . jump.
I said to the security guard, "So, we're (our hotel/casino) going to be on the news tonight, that's not good."
He laughed. "You're still new to Vegas, let me explain how it works. Most stuff that reflects poorly on casinos does not make the news, not TV or print."
He was correct, that night there was no mention of it on the news, nothing in the RJ the next day either.
I don't know if it's true or not (no way to check because they bury the stories) but he told me that each hotel averages 1-2 jumpers each year.
So, yes, as you said, "Way more than you think."
Chip,
I'm walking to my sports book, coming in from the backstreet entrance, when I see our security officers huddled around a blanket covering something on the ground.
"What's up, guys?"
"A jumper," they replied. I didn't ask questions, seemed like the wrong place/time.
Later that day I asked one of them what happened and he told me about something I was not aware of - jumpers, as they call them.
Jumpers:
A guy has a foolproof "system" that "can't miss."
He "borrows" from his company's funds or the kid's college fund.
The plan is - fly to Vegas, make some easy money, fly home, replace the money before anyone notices it was missing, keep the profits.
The reality is - fly to Vegas, lose all the money, realize you're going to jail for embezzlement or your wife is going to divorce you, or . . . jump.
I said to the security guard, "So, we're (our hotel/casino) going to be on the news tonight, that's not good."
He laughed. "You're still new to Vegas, let me explain how it works. Most stuff that reflects poorly on casinos does not make the news, not TV or print."
He was correct, that night there was no mention of it on the news, nothing in the RJ the next day either.
I don't know if it's true or not (no way to check because they bury the stories) but he told me that each hotel averages 1-2 jumpers each year.
So, yes, as you said, "Way more than you think."