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One thing to note is that crime in pretty much all of the all of the wealthier countries have decreased in the last few decades, and this this is not a specific
by anthony_romeo 11y ago
One thing to note is that crime in pretty much all of the all of the wealthier countries have decreased in the last few decades, and this this is not a specifically American phenomenon: http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21582041-rich-world-seeing-less-and-less-crime-even-face-high-unemployment-and-economic http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21582041-rich-world-s...
- jug 11y agoYes, and the disconnect here as for what people believe, I think largely due to scaremongering to sell newspapers and ad time on TV, is interesting. Over here, I think we've never been as worried about pedophiles and rapists than now. It's rare to even see kids out and playing alone compared to when I was young, and the stories on America's Worst Mind comes to mind: http://theweek.com/articles/505724/last-word-advice-from-americas-worst-mom http://theweek.com/articles/505724/last-word-advice-from-ame...
- Kurtz79 11y agoRelated: http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Angels-Our-Nature/dp/1491518243 http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Angels-Our-Nature/dp/149151... Recommended read by Gates and Zuckerberg.