As much as 90% of crimes resulting in $100.00 or less in property theft or property damage are never reported. My neighbors side window was broken out of his GMC SUV, they stole some stuff, he didn't report it. He just paid the $230.00 out of his pocket to replace the window and maintain his clean insurance record. My pocket calculator was stolen ($3.00) and a bag of tools ($150.00 about) and I didn't report it. A half dozen other cars on my block were broken into that same night and I doubt anybody called the Police or their insurance companies. Hundreds of thousands of $ in lawn mowers, weed eaters, kids bikes are stolen every year and never reported. You could be living in a hotbed of thieves and just not know about it. Statistics often lie to us.
Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Baxter" <onanov@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 11:22 AM Subject: Re: serious vanagon security issues
Americans have irrational fears of things that aren't back up by statistics--even in Iowa City kids aren't much allowed to even walk to school--this in the day when statistically, across the country, crime rates are actually down from the 1960s and 70s. Property crimes may be up--but our physical selves are actually safer. The baby boomers grew up--and most crime is perpetuated by persons who are younger and have much more energy than most of us have left :-) On 8/6/05, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > Its not exactly about fear of eBay trading (nor Vanagons) but just saw > a BBC documentary on fear in the US called "The Power of Nightmares", > and its is a MUST SEE: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/3755686.stm > > Chris > > On 8/5/05, Robert Rountree <syncro87@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I'm an American/Canadian.. born in the US, did the Navy, College in Canada. > > I shop on E-bay and I'm finding the same problems, about people afraid of > > shipping to Canada. Yet I drive and ship to The US all the time.. no > > problem... here's the strange part for me (you knew the strange part was > > coming right?).... of all this talk about break-in's and stealing stuff and > > dishonest folks on e-bay... did ya happen to notice none of us Canadians are > > talking about this happening to us? and there are a lot of us on this > > list.... the fear all seems to be south of the border.. and this new drummed > > up fear really breaks my heart to see. > > > > RR > > >
-- --------------------------------------------- Donald Baxter 316 Ridgeview Avenue University Heights, Iowa 52246 www.onanov.com |
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