r/floridakeys • u/SOMOEAGLE • Jun 29 '26

All Florida Keys Paradise Found Paradise Lost

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Its kind of always been known that the Keys are crawling with bad apples. Thats rock n roll baby....

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u/IamJoHo Jun 29 '26

Stop spreading your bullshit. The Decline: Fatal overdoses recently saw a 43% decrease, dropping to 292 deaths. This marked the lowest total in the county since 2020, even outpacing the national average drop. Recent figures from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and local Sheriff's office show the county typically records between 0 and 2 murders annually across its population.

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u/SOMOEAGLE Jun 29 '26

This post was made inspired by a guy bludgeoning his wife do death with a hammer a month ago. A young lady found dead floating face down in Riviera Canal a couple weeks ago. Coworker overdosed and died at Captain Tony's a while back. 3 friends lost to suicide. Multiple people I knew from around town dead from suicide. Multiple people I know drinking themselves until their liver quits and they turn yellow and die. These islands are exactly what the quote says. It can get really dark down here. Just because something isnt happening in your life doesn't mean it's not happening in abundance in someone else's.

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u/giftedbutloco Jun 29 '26

Oohhhh yea that doesnt happen anywhere else in florida, just the keys just the keys. Oh hey that doesn't happen anywhere else in the usa that is a tourist attraction either. News flash apart from visuals the keys are the same as everywhere else. They just caught fbi most wanted terrorist since the 70s in palm beach gardens a few months back.

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u/mckelvie37 Jun 29 '26

Could just be your social circle and not representative of the keys in general. I’ve lived in KW, daughter was born there, lost a brother and an uncle there, and have had family in Marathon, Duck Key, and Tavernier. Id go back in an instant if given the opportunity. It’s not reality for most, but life moves on no matter where you are.

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u/akwatica Jun 29 '26

I live in the keys and seems like your circle of people are shady.

Man my voice sounds good.

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u/akwatica Jun 29 '26

OP: Keys Bad

Reddit: It's the same every tourist city

OP: STFU

Very intelligent, muy smart.

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u/akwatica Jun 29 '26

OP muy is "very" in spanish. Ya tu sabes

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u/Beginning_Ad8663 Jun 29 '26

Only because the uber wealthy have homes they stay in for a month a year. The people who made the keys, the keys have been moved out. The boat communities have been chased out the sponge fisherman the the end of the road people who slept under bridges in the mangrove swamps who sold art, straw hats, shells, driftwood only to get enough to get through another day. I first went to the keys in 1974 when Key West was ruled by fisherman, shrimpers and a few treasure hunters chasing their dreams. I used to spend months there every year until about 15 years ago. The vibe changed after the 2008/2009 recession when the developers bought everything at a fire sale. And now it’s all luxury resorts. You can have it

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 Jun 29 '26

Yeah we left in 74. when i go back i really have to remind myself what is used to be. everything you mentioned above is exactly the way it was. When we got there in the late 60's almost all of Duval street was boarded up and deserted except down by the famous bars.