No doubt you will have heard the oft-quoted expression - usually on the BBC - "The fear of crime is worse than crime itself."Cunning, isn't it? When you stop and think - what a marvellous way to con the public that crime is NOT spiralling out of control!
What it means is that WE are wrong to be in fear of crime. No matter that crime has increased by 1,100% in my lifetime - that is barely relevant.
Rather than tackle the crime, it is our perceptions which will need to be undermined and sadly, there are always some who fall prey to these wicked soundbites - and not always those you would consider to be amongst the most gullible.
Who is responsible? - The usual suspects!
