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Which is exactly why my 2 babies are inside,safe and sound.
My late Boogie was harness-trained and i'd walk him around the yard when the weather was nice.He was ok with that and ready to go in after about an hour.He never pooped anyplace but his indoor box,was neutered so he didn't spray,and was a happy baby until his death at age 16.
He's still in the house with us;his ashes are in a beautiful little ceramic container on a shelf in the living room-exactly as he would have wanted it,since he loved high places but couldn't jump as he got older.
It's not cruel to keep a cat indoors,safe and comfy.Boog's old buddy,Rusty (who's getting up there in years but still feisty and sprite) has never been an outdoor cat,and if you held the door open for him,he'd sniff momentarily and then run away from the door.
Smart kitty.He knows what's out there-diesase,cars,mean kids and other such nasties,and wants no part of it.
If more people would only realize that domestic animals such as cats have no burning desire to be "free to roam at will",they'd keep them inside where it's safe,or build them a cattery or a run outside on the deck or patio,not let them roam around,not knowing who's bothering them,what they're eating or drinking,if they're hurt or sick.
To me,anyone who lets their precious little babies roam the mean streets and woods would also allow their human babies to roam freely.Same thing.

Yea, my cat is an indoor cat, but he does have a harness and a leash and will take a walk now and then. I changed my view on this because it was just a matter of time before I would have had to pop a cap into some dimwitted neighbor like the OP or the many acolytes here.