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Originally Posted by Parker
I remember when kids actually played outside without fear of strangers. Now they all play inside. Young women disappear all the time it seems, only to be found dead. And now this terrible, horrible shooting of the 13-month old baby in Georgia. So tragic! You are right, when are we going to wake up and demand real punishment of these criminals? They obviously do not fear any consequences of their actions.
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Violent crime as a % per capita has been a flat line or actually gone slightly down since the 50's. This means that your chance of being the victim of a violent act is actually the same now as then. Do we have more overall acts of violent crime? Yes, because of population growth. BUT, the amount of crime relative the amount of people has remained basically unchanged for over 60 years.
IMO, the biggest cause of the "kids can play out side" rampant paranoia is being bombarded with 24/7/365 "news". Until somewhat recently, if a violent act occurred unless you lived within a fairly close proximity ... you would never know, or might hear about it once or twice. Now, it is broadcast far & wide 24/7 for days and weeks and years. It gives many the perception that everyone except me and you (and I am not so sure about you) are the boogeyman waiting to strike.