Yes, we are in total agreement about this issue. Though on
opposite sides of the continent, our communities have both been
touched by serial killers.
I have to subscribe to the theory that random acts of violence are
a fact of life. We should use our basic common sense and intuition to
avert personal harm as best we can. Therefore,as another yahoo group
mission statement says, let's all practice random acts of kindness.
Perhaps, make a point of chatting with elderly people in public
places and offering them help. I hve found this to be a comfort to me
and wel received by the people who are the recipients.

Walk in the woods, on the beach, in the city, in the subburbs-bag
those boses!!
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself"
Cat lover