And hence why lots of people don’t want to live in dense cities, and then we end up with NIMBYs who want strict housing codes so they don’t have to live near people who set off fireworks.

Living in a city shouldn’t have to mean tolerating lawlessness.

Unfortunately it's not just dense cities, and all it takes is 1 neighbor to ruin your night.

My city did not have these issues. Population changes and cultural changes have brought in a large enough number of anti social people that then make things bad for everyone else. It’s not about being in a city, but the fact that a small number of selfish people think they have a right to disrupt everyone else.

I chose to live in a city with laws. The ones who are in the wrong place are the ones who don’t want to follow those laws.