australia is dead, page-74

I am not sure if today's society is more or less safe than decades ago, but surely there are more people around. There also seems to be more stress.

No doubt society is becoming more modern and more civilised. 500 years ago we burned people at the stake and threw them in dungeons. Before that people went to stadiums to watch gladiators tore each other apart.

Decades ago we had the holocaust, Pol Pot, a rampant mafia and other mass events so saying it was all good and well back then is misguided I think. The 80's saw massive drug and gang wars across America.

By and large I think things have gotten better, I dare to say. As we have become more modern news events get blasted within seconds on 100 different channels from radio, tv to twitter.

Funny how on one hand people say the Indians are dead wrong in saying Australia is dangerous as crime happens and has happened over many centuries.
On the other hand people now complain things are gettign worse for everyone.

So which is it?