The recent Richard Bailey murder was horrible. Fred LeBrun, in his Oct. 26 column, calls it "a depressing commonplace of urban life in America," which "should drive fear into all of us." And, he adds, "since perception is reality when it comes to feeling safe, hauling out statistics on how safe the streets really are doesn't help a bit."
Thanks, Fred, for candidly making your fear-mongering so explicitly irrational.
Perception is not reality. Some statistics: Violent crime in America has fallen by more than 50 percent since 1993. Yet because of press emphasis on crime, polls show that people always believe crime is increasing.
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