In Paris, I used to leave my bag on the street in front of my high school whole days. It was just leaning on the front door, for hours. That was before.
Now I guess someone would call a bomb disposal team and cut the traffic 3 blocks around it. (and I would have been very sad, because to this day I still love that bag, leather, light, durable, practical, it still fits a modern 13" laptop perfectly)
Anyhow, this thread is all anecdotes.
Re:“CPUs are optimized for video games”
by kalleboo on Thursday August 11, 2016 @07:59AM
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> Anyhow, this thread is all anecdotes.
That's true. And crime statistics aren't much more useful because willingness to report and how well the police handle filing differ a lot between cultures.
Re:“CPUs are optimized for video games”
by joosters on Thursday August 11, 2016 @08:44AM
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Most places also have data from crime surveys, so it's possible to make decent predictions about how much crime is reported or not.
The crime statistics themselves are very useful, there's no need to chuck them about because some level of crime goes unreported. Statisticians have long ago realised that we can measure this too.
People here are basically honest. There aren't any turnstiles on the transit system --- they just assume you'll have bought a ticket. Children roam the streets on their own and think nothing of talking to random adults.
Of course, they back up this trust with enforcement; there are occasional spot checks on the transit system with big fines; and if you don't pay a driving ticket the police will come to your house and remove your license plates...