[SauronOfMordor]

There were always predators around, but the sheep didn't pay attention until they were awakened by the media.

I once remarked to a secretary at work: "Most people are only alive because nobody has been particularly interested in killing them". She thought about that for a while

[Free Trapper]

Good one.

[Skywalk]

Good point. I said something similar to my mother, that we basically live assuming basic non-interest/goodwill from our neighbors. Anyone can snipe me as I bike or walk to a convenience store in Seattle.

Heck, the guy sitting behind me on the bus may decide I have to die and slashes my throat. Needless to say, I look around at people a bit more than I did years ago.

[Let's Roll]

"I once remarked to a secretary at work: "Most people are only alive because nobody has been particularly interested in killing them". She thought about that for a while"

So true. In the more than 20 years I lived in Irving, TX, I forgot to lock my front door 2 maybe 3 times. Each time I discovered my carelessness, I was so glad that my anonymous ranch style house looked like thousands in the Dallas area - no reason to single it out by bad guy types so I was safe. Had I been singled out, a locked door probably wouldn't have stopped them.