From:	Jai Tao <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Little Danny goes to the big city......
Date:	Fri, 15 Apr 1994 00:33:46 -0400

On Fri, 15 Apr 1994, Luke Kendall wrote:

> I'm sitting here in Australia shaking my head. Are things really that
> bad in America? You seem to all take it in stride that getting a weapon
> or taking self-defense courses is a pretty natural thing to do if you
> live in a city.
>
> Or is it just this particular city that is unusually dangerous? Or are
> people over-reacting? (I expected to read someone suggesting `Don't
> worry about it - just keep away from area (x) after sunset' - but no one
> suggested that.)
>
Well, there are always some places to avoid. Where I live, a
suburb of the nation's capital, I'm not _too_ worried -- but then, I
always lock my doors, and don't stand around in a dark area alone at
night.