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Originally Posted by kane
The armed robbery is a huge thing for here. There just isn't much in the way of violent crime here other than some domestic battery stuff and drunks fighting at the bar. We actually get a few suicides a year here. Both combined is a big story. Next week when the local paper comes out and it is on the front page it will be the main topic of conversation in town for days.
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Plus in a small town you could also all know the person, "My God, did you hear Whitey was the one who tried to rob the Corner Drug?"
In which case it would be news for years.
Note: Every small town in America has a guy named Whitey capable of robbing the "Corner Drug".