I'm not acting like poor people lack mental functions and self preservation. I'm acting like they're not financially literate. The woman in question purchased a car and no longer has to walk or catch the bus, if that makes her feel safer, then she made the best decision for herself.
We can all sit here and talk about what she could have done, she could have spent the money on private security or a bullet proof vest or moving somewhere else, none of those things equals absolute protection or certainty that she won't be killed, they only mitigate the threats, for example, if she did move and someone really wanted her gone, it wouldn't take much effort to catch a greyhound to where she is and make it happen but to onlookers moving away is a safer bet than staying in her comfort zone and purchasing a new vehicle.
she claims a vehicle makes her feel safer and that's pretty much all that really matters.
lets just use some common sense here. You are in the hood. you are apparently a target. You want to feel safer so you get a car. Okay. The car you choose is a brand new 20k car that no one in your economic bracket/location should usually have. You just made yourself an even bigger target
Is there anyway to explain the logic of this to me? She literally has a like marker above her head on some COD shyt like "hey come get me, I'm even easier to find now!" A car isn't stopping these savages from getting to you. they will run up and shoot you through the windows if they have to. Only option is to move out of their range but hey what do I know I only lived there for 18 years 
