Where's Snake Plissken when you need him?
It’s not THAT bad here. Different and a bit more dangerous than most places. More hectic, dirtier, homelessness, drug use, etc.
Some of the people on the street have hearts of gold. They deserve a narrative too.
But hey, if these negative stories keep undesirables (read: suburban people who complain about everything) out of the city, I don’t mind.
People (outsiders or not) should be complaining about the conditions in the city, but those complaints should be directed at the failure of the government to provide basic things like healthcare and housing, not at the addicts and homeless people who are sick and vulnerable doing whatever they can to get by.