Unlike korea, the core societal issue in American is that the poverty and inequality is directly linked with race. The idea of โusโ vs. โthemโ have always been the core issue that feeds into the societal shifts in by American cities the last decade. (ie. white flight). More recently, the pandemic exacerbated inequality and forced many marginalized population into further troubles. Media and politicians focused on these issues that are easily sellable and gain attention, feeding into the crime scare as the examples of the video presented. I am a Korean American living in Brooklyn and working in lower Manhattan. In my experience and many average New Yorkersโ experiences, New York has not gotten more dangerous. I rarely feel unsafe to ride the subways during normal hours. As the video pointed out the more ppl on the street, the safer the city can be. This fear mongering and dangerous city narrative can cause slower population recovery in big cities, making the cities less safe in return. I think itโs a personal choice to flee from the problem or to be a part of the solution. Reading from this comment section and in my experience, many Asian Americans often choose to flee from the problem and exacerbate the inequality and societal/racial issues. We want to be part of the group with dominating white group rather than being part of the solutions. I think this is a task for many younger Asian Americans to ponder as we continue to grow in American society. It is true the crime against Asians have increased since the pandemic, but we should not let one off events to drive the narrative.