The world is full of dangers. It always was. From the beginning human beings had to face different dangers like wild animals, lack of food or water, the elements. Nowadays it changed a little bit. People have learned how to fight with natural disasters but new dangers occurred.
Nowadays we live in a new kind of jungle, the concrete jungle. Cities are places with the large amount of people who are concentrated in a small space. This leads to many problems and crimes. Almost every day we can hear in the news that someone was murdered, the other one was caught, the car was blown up, someone was kidnapped. Those things are quite normal and we got used to it.
Of course there are special forces to fight the anarchy and lawlessness. The main force is the police. Police officers are those who try to make our citites safer. There are many police stations in each city. There are also foot patrols, horse patrols, bike patrols, car patrols all over the city. They have got right to stop you and ask for your documents. They are able to write you a ticket and even arrest you if you behave inapropriate. There are also other forces which make us feel safer: firefighters, soldiers, municipial guards. They all are responsible for watching the cities, towns, villages.
Unfortunately, the police cannot watch the whole city and sometimes you may be attacked and robbed, mugged or even killed. How can we prevent such things? Well, there are few possibilities. The first thing and the simpliest one is to stay at home after dusk. If you have to go out try to go with someone else, don't walk alone through dark streets. You can also take some lessons in self - defence. It would help you to surprise the assailant and it will give you some time for escape. Sometimes it may rescue you from death. you can also carry an incapacitating gas with you.
It is good to be prepared for different situations. The best thing is not to think too much about crimes as you will see an attacker in every passer by. Try to be careful and don't tampte the fate. Try to bypass the suspicious places and people. And don't worry, be happy!
