Ed Gein killed several people and dug up graves in the 1950s in Plainfield, Wisconsin, population 899.
Richard Hickock and Perry Smith killed four people in Holcomb, Kansas in 1966. The town had less than 2,000 residents.
Three men and a woman held up a roadside restaurant, shot the manager to death and killed two hostages in rural Kansas in 1985.
Shawn Bentler killed his three sisters in Bonaparte, IA, a town of 458 in 2006.
Some people would say life in the boonies is better. Others prefer going to museums, major sporting events, or nightclubs. Who’s to say which is better?
32 people were killed in Chicago in January 2012.
Cheez Whiz, buds, you pull four incidents in outer buttnuttin nowhere over 5 decades, versus 4 incidents per HOUR in urbana, and wonder why folks HATE cities?
Either you you really don’t get it, or you are a special kind of stupid.
from what I can tell, life is hard. I haven’t enjoyed life in years. Just tolerated it.
I prefer to be somewhere where everyone who wants to can have an Equinox or a Kahr on their hip, as a minimum requirement. That rules out a lot of places for me. That rules in a lot of places too. The situations you cite took place in a time when folks trusted more, and didn't recognize the predators, or hadn't seen the darker side. Why do police station lockers have locks?
If it goes mad max, then a lot of preppers are screwed. Short of that, if it goes Argentina, we'll do okay in the areas I'm talking about... Texas, out of the big cities, same with Utah, Oregon, Idaho, ... but I sure wouldn't want to be in a suburb of Chicago or Detroit.
Not just anybody can pack up and go to Costa Rica or Iceland. Most will do the best they can in situ. Got food? Check. Got arms? Check... and down the list.
Ultimately, it's gonna depend on how rowdy the zombies get, and how ready your community or group is to deal with it. Having a year's worth of food is an excellent idea if it doesn't go total zombie biker mad max. It's also my bet that they won't be the worst worry if we go full zero next November.