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As a citizen of Sweden, I can attest to the fact that merely looking at the homicide rate isn’t very helpful in this regard.
From one of the safest countries in the world to a society that is being plagued with constant bombings, gang shootings in malls and innocent being injured or killed, is quite the journey.
These bombings might not kill that often but what they do is; rob people from the sanctuary of their homes, leads to anxieties, people are forced to move because their home has been destroyed.
But it is also affecting big corporations, several of them have moved their offices from areas where their employees are not feeling safe anymore. The problem with that? Sooner or later you will run out of safe havens.
People with means are getting a second home in other countries and some are moving permanently.
My point is, the number of homicides fail to paint the entire picture about a society that spiralling out of control.
From one of the safest countries in the world to a society that is being plagued with constant bombings, gang shootings in malls and innocent being injured or killed, is quite the journey.
These bombings might not kill that often but what they do is; rob people from the sanctuary of their homes, leads to anxieties, people are forced to move because their home has been destroyed.
But it is also affecting big corporations, several of them have moved their offices from areas where their employees are not feeling safe anymore. The problem with that? Sooner or later you will run out of safe havens.
People with means are getting a second home in other countries and some are moving permanently.
My point is, the number of homicides fail to paint the entire picture about a society that spiralling out of control.