He could have glamorized Albuquerque or chosen a nicer (and less representative) part of the country as a setting. But, no, he tells his tales of moral decay within a distinctly American spatial order: strip malls, arterial roads, parking lots, cul-de-sacs, and isolated single-use zones.

People watched Breaking Bad and kept saying how they hope they never ever have to go to Albuquerque

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    A warning for what?

    “Don’t let me see you walking outside your house again. You’ve been warned! 👮”

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      Back in June in North Carolina a family was charged with MANSLAUGHTER after their 7 year old was hit by a car while walking to a store a mile away with his 10 year old brother. The 76 year old driver is facing no charges. Don’t impede careless drivers by being near the street in these great united states!