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Originally posted by Cowperson@Sep 4 2004, 08:33 AM
Are you any more likely to have something happen to you in Calgary than say, 15 years ago when the population was one-third less than it is today?
The more people there are, the more incidents there will be . . . . but that doesn't mean the probability of something happening has increased.
If I'm not mistaken, New York City is now one of the safest, if not the safest, large cities in the USA. Quite a contrast from 15 and 20 years ago when it was quite the opposite, a decaying and festering rat hole.
But . . . . you read about murder and mayhem in New York all the time. Its just that the probability factor has diminished significantly.
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Cow....Might this be the result of increased security efforts in Manhattan since 9/11? I mean, I've heard first-hand stories from friends as well as in media sources that compared to 4 or 5 years ago, New York seems like it's under a constant siege of federal agents, military personnel and police forces, and that's not mentioning all the security precautions probably installed now with video cameras and metal detectors.
What's your opinion on the matter?