July 4th - Do you feel safe?

[PollyannaFlower46]

If they can get Americans to worry, to stop spending money because they are affraid to go places, they will have suceeded.

Just because some of us won't go certain places doesn't mean that we're not spending money. I'm not going to put myself in a situation that I feel unsafe, even if my fears are unrealistic. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, the tourists can come here, enjoy what New York has to offer, and I'll spend my money elsewhere in the country, enjoying the 4th, minus the panic attack.