Creepers

Let's do a little imagination exercise:

Close your eyes (but keep reading) and picture what the stereotypical murderer/rapist looks like. Obviously this will be different to each person. Imagine his/her gender, height, weight, ethnicity, race, hair color, manner of dress, and any tattoos, piercings, or other distinguishing marks he/she may have. Now that you have a good picture of this person in your mind, I invite you to come to New York City so that you may meet him/her.

I guarantee you that the person you have pictured lives in New York City. He/she may not live in Omaha or Provo, but he/she is definitely here. In fact, I think I saw him/her on the subway this morning. No matter what neighborhood you live in, you will probably see him/her on your street and by your office. You'll see him/her at your grocery store and you'll encounter him/her on a darkened alley on your way home at night.

That's just the way it is here. There are so many different people packed into such a small geographical space, that you are guaranteed to run into every single person you might imagine.

It's pretty cool.