tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194146432871142410.post3234137434554079275..comments2023-10-20T06:55:53.130-07:00Comments on Thoughts of a Japanese Seattleite: Is Seattle dangerous city ?fumikobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656756550479928602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194146432871142410.post-28889800341736849562011-09-04T13:35:41.991-07:002011-09-04T13:35:41.991-07:00A yes, and a no. Compared to most American cities...A yes, and a no. Compared to most American cities, Seattle is a relatively safe city, which is not the same thing as saying it's truly "safe". In most urban areas, it is a bad idea to leave your doors unlocked, and there are always going to be some parts of the city where if you plan to take an evening stroll, it's a good idea to bring a platoon of armed Marines with you. This happily is not always the case in small town/rural America, where people lock their doors before going on vacation, then can't find them when they get home again.<br /> On the other hand, I lived three years in Okinawa, first off-base (I was a Marine chaplain), and in the third year on base. Off base, in the crowded capital city of Naha, My wife or teenage daughter could go for walks in the middle of the night, and if approached by an Okinawan man it would be only to ask if she were lost, and could he help. Then we moved on base. Two weeks later, the American teenaged son of a Marine officer broke into our house through a side window in hopes of stealing whatever he could find. I dissuaded him, and turned him over to the MPs. The most dangerous place we discovered in urban Okinawa was <b>on</b> the US Base!<br /> There is a lesson here, but I'm not sure just what it is.CónegoZ+https://www.blogger.com/profile/03449436611998306957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194146432871142410.post-38220216322305438192009-04-20T19:49:00.000-07:002009-04-20T19:49:00.000-07:00don't be so sure..
i'm definitely not in your 99...don't be so sure.. <br /><br />i'm definitely not in your 99.999%. <br /><br />one in every six years...that is bad enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194146432871142410.post-50175358022924922222009-04-20T11:12:00.000-07:002009-04-20T11:12:00.000-07:00One crime every 6 years dangerous?
Haha.
I'd say...One crime every 6 years dangerous?<br /><br />Haha.<br /><br />I'd say 99.999% of people would like to be subject to the same 'insane' level of crime as yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com