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   From: ddfr@daviddfriedman.nopsam.com   
      
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    Anton  wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Isn't the claim you were defending that the reason those areas are like   
   that is the police? I don't see anything in your post, including the   
   bits I snipped, relevant to that claim.   
      
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