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   From: anton.usenet@gmail.com   
      
   James A. Donald kirjoitti:   
   > Anton:   
      
   >> I follow the news and read the statistics. I also am familiar with the   
   >> policies of my country   
      
   > Some parts of the city are dangerous, and some are safe.  Do the   
   > dangerous parts have less police?  No, they have *more* police.  What   
   > then makes them dangerous?  Why do criminals ply their trade in those   
   > parts, and not in parts with fewer police and wealthier victims?   
      
   > To ascertain what keeps you safe from crime, news and statistics will   
   > tell you nothing.   
      
   If statistics show low crime, and the people in the area don't avoid   
   certain places at certain times, don't carry pepper spray etc, let alone   
   firearms in order to protect themselves it gives you a good hint about   
   the safety of the area.   
      
   Where I live it is not uncommon for residents in the area¹ to leave the   
   lawn mower or such on the yard unlocked. Of course it is possible it   
   could be stolen, knock on wood, but then an helicopter might crash   
   through your kitchen window also.  I suppose where you live and where I   
   live things are very different.   
      
   ¹ Yes, there is this area a mile away where you would never leave you   
   lawn mower outside, but in both areas people rely on their own eyes,   
   bare hands, their legs - and the police - to take care of possible   
   crime. No walls around the houses, cameras, private security personnel,   
   guns (unless you hunt, which is not too uncommon in Finland, especially   
   in rural areas).   
      
   >  You have to ascertain what criminals fear.   
      
   You are possibly discussing another subject. The "whats" of criminals   
   becomes less relevant when people that in certain circumstances would   
   otherwise become criminals have other options and opt for that other   
   lifestyle instead - roughly speaking.   
      
   --   
   Anton   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)