Comments on: Living in fear. The South African mindset. http://guymclaren.com/living-in-fear-the-south-african-mindset/ Reflections and Memories - The way life used to be. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:38:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: amanzimtoti http://guymclaren.com/living-in-fear-the-south-african-mindset/#comment-1512 amanzimtoti Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:39:55 +0000 http://guymclaren.com/?p=1615#comment-1512 I don't think South Africa is safe these days and I don't think it's just paranoia. The newspapers actually under report crime. I think many people will do what they can get away with and in South Africa today you can get away with alot. I have been the victim of crime many times. I've had my cellphone stolen out of my bag whilst grocery shopping. My car has been broken into twice in so called safe areas. My best friend's bag was recently stolen while she was eating in a restaurant and it was on the floor next to her. My mother was recently the victim of debit card fraud. An old school friends' wife was recently murdered in her office. She was there early and therefore alone. These things happen with alarming frequency in this country. Our society forces us to be on our guard. <blockquote>It's obvious you live in a different reality to mine, Nobody has ever stolen my cell phone because I carry it in my pocket, debit card fraud or a russian phishing scam?</blockquote> I don’t think South Africa is safe these days and I don’t think it’s just paranoia. The newspapers actually under report crime. I think many people will do what they can get away with and in South Africa today you can get away with alot. I have been the victim of crime many times. I’ve had my cellphone stolen out of my bag whilst grocery shopping. My car has been broken into twice in so called safe areas. My best friend’s bag was recently stolen while she was eating in a restaurant and it was on the floor next to her. My mother was recently the victim of debit card fraud. An old school friends’ wife was recently murdered in her office. She was there early and therefore alone. These things happen with alarming frequency in this country. Our society forces us to be on our guard.

It’s obvious you live in a different reality to mine, Nobody has ever stolen my cell phone because I carry it in my pocket, debit card fraud or a russian phishing scam?

]]> By: bongi http://guymclaren.com/living-in-fear-the-south-african-mindset/#comment-1506 bongi Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:41:21 +0000 http://guymclaren.com/?p=1615#comment-1506 you're actually right. we should have more faith in people, but i don't. maybe i should work at it a bit. my reason for expecting the worst is only fractionally due to newspapers. it is primarily due to the fact that i usually get to see the victims up close and personal. it tends to jade one i suppose. fact of the matter for the last 15 or so years i have dealt with the dregs of humanity and i'm familiar with their handiwork. it makes me sceptical. but still your point is well received. probably if someone had come past they would have offered to help. however if that someone was so inclined i would have picked up a lead trinket for little or no reason. that does happen with surprising regularity. wednesday or thursday might be good for a beer. you’re actually right. we should have more faith in people, but i don’t. maybe i should work at it a bit.

my reason for expecting the worst is only fractionally due to newspapers. it is primarily due to the fact that i usually get to see the victims up close and personal. it tends to jade one i suppose. fact of the matter for the last 15 or so years i have dealt with the dregs of humanity and i’m familiar with their handiwork. it makes me sceptical.

but still your point is well received. probably if someone had come past they would have offered to help. however if that someone was so inclined i would have picked up a lead trinket for little or no reason. that does happen with surprising regularity.

wednesday or thursday might be good for a beer.

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