>FYSA: There is almost certainly lower violent crime risk and higher car risk than when you were growing up. I agree with you and that is why I said that the p

>FYSA: There is almost certainly lower violent crime risk and higher car risk than when you were growing up. I agree with you and that is why I said that the problem is that we hear about every single instance now and really didn't back then unless it was a "big deal" or involved someone we knew. >So why are you not sure about letting your 16 year old walk by himself? I am more worried about someone fucking with him and recording it for online points (upvotes, likes, whatever) than I am about him being run over by a car. Also there is a lot more very aggressive homeless people about now than when I was young (there were zero that I remember) and their unpredictability is an issue.