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Well, 1 am I might still feel okay. Downtown Gainesville is full of nightclubs, and they don't close until 2 am, so there's a large number of (drunk) pedestrians milling around up until about 2:30 am.

It's 3-4am that I don't feel safe. I can't change my route, any detours I could take would only take me through even less safe areas.

I've considered mace/pepper spray but quite honestly I'd rather just avoid the possibility altogether. About a year ago there was homeless woman killed in that area.




Oh yeah, 3-4am is pretty serious night-owlage. And you're totally right about the drunks giving relative protection.

I also am a bit of a runner... my plan, if I get in trouble, is to just book it. Or, throw my wallet at them and run.




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