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Originally Posted by anamardoll
So... if you and I and all my friends have "experienced crime" where are the "people who have not" that you say are out there, evening up the proportioning? 
I guess I'm confused.  |
Then consider this: It's not just whether or not you've experienced a crime, but how much that has impacted your life in the long run. Obviously, that has a lot to do with the crime experienced, and its impact on you.
The crimes I've experienced have been minor, no harm was done (not even in the car accidents), and today they impact me in no way. Therefore, even though I've experienced crime, its effects were negligible, and I am still optimistic (and more careful) rather than pessimistic.
And my assertion is that there are more people like me, who have not been adversely impacted by crime, plus those who have not experienced crime at all, than there are people who have suffered because of crime.