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Things may be legitimately more dangerous but I also wonder how much our expectations have slipped. Both in terms of expecting children to be responsible, and p
by nonethewiser 4y ago
Things may be legitimately more dangerous but I also wonder how much our expectations have slipped. Both in terms of expecting children to be responsible, and people to not be shit.
Or maybe things aren’t more dangerous. I’m not sure, I just know violent crime has been trending down for 25 years and the news is increasingly sensationalist and negative.
To at least some degree, I feel like there is some self fulfilling paranoia.
- Beaver117 4y agoThere's a joke that if something isn't nailed down, it'll be stolen. Whereas in some countries the crime rate is so low you can leave your bag somewhere and come back days later and it will still be there.
- eru 4y agoQuite a few countries. Definitely in Singapore and Japan. People here in Singapore sometimes leave their wallets or phones on tables in food courts to reserve them. Unlocked bikes don't get stolen, either. (Our police here in Singapore sometimes runs awareness campaigns on pickpocketing with the slogan "low crime doesn't mean no crime" to get people to watch out. It's not really necessary, though.) When I was in Chiang Mai in Thailand last year, the locals also left stuff around and didn't seem particularly worried about petty theft.
- herbst 4y agoCan confirm the Chiang Mai thing. Just like here in Switzerland some shops in Chiang Mai often just close door and keep everything outside over night. Haven't seen that anywhere else before tho.