Scaremonger Watch
Are the media scaremongers?
Of course not. Newspapers just reflect the public
demand to be frightened stupid. Just good
business, supply and demand. Scaremongering politicians?
Come now – why would high-status Decentfolk
want to scare us shitless?
On no account
believe the following claims from the British
Crime Survey (source as above):
• Almost three-quarters of the public
believe crime has risen (despite falls in crime).
• 38% believe that crime had risen "a
lot".
• Readers of tabloid newspapers are more
likely to think crime has risen,
compared to broadsheet readers
(43% compared with 26%).
And don't believe the findings of a study which
showed that increasing police presence increased
fear of crime: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1059121,00.html)
Citizen Watch
Do not be misled. You are in danger. It's
spiralling out of control. Why do
you think condiments such as pickles, preserves,
jams, etc, now need to be refrigerated?
A few decades ago, refrigeration was not
necessary. It's suspicious. You should report
all suspicious activity to the authorities immediately.
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Key points:
• If in doubt, it's suspicious
• Report people who act
a bit funny
• Report people who look
a bit funny
• If in doubt, inform the authorities
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CCTV Watch
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A UK government report on the effectiveness
of CCTV in reducing crime says CCTV has
"little or no effect" on
crime in city centres or on public transport,
and "no effect" on violent
crimes. (It does have an effect in car parks).
(Source:http: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors252.pdf)
If CCTV did work, crime wouldn't
be spiralling. But since crime is always
spiralling, by definition, it follows that
all attempts to "get tough on crime"
fail. Therefore we need to get even tougher
on crime. It's flawless logic.
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Terrorist Watch
On no account
believe US State Department figures showing that
terrorism is at its lowest level in 35 years.
And don't believe their graphs:
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2003/c12108.htm
(see the "Year in review" section)
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/31912.pdf
(7.4MB PDF file)
Don't believe the Pentagon or the UK government's
chief scientific advisor when they say the threat
of terrorism is much smaller than that of climate
change. How can the actions of Decentfolk
(eg driving cars) threaten us more than the actions
of Evildoers?
(Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html)
See also Terrorism
in context – a comparison of the death
toll from 9/11 with more mundane threats.
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