Prince William visited there in March, so it can't be that bad can it? or do you have higher standards than even the British Royals?

Well if it isn't then what is it? Dictatorship? Junta? What?

Its a democracy as the people choose the leader with the majority ruling.

If you keep picking the wrong man, or you regret your choice, you CHOOSE the wrong man and you REGRETTED your choice.

Ipso Facto..

I may have painted Europe as a dangerous place. That want intentional. It's safe. Just not as safe as China.

America is dangerous on the other hand, plenty more so than China.

China is safe! Do I go outside on a weekend and find the city centre a mass of football hooligans. Do I have to be careful at petrol stations that someone doesnt jump in the back of the car and speed off with it. Do I need to worry about stopping at certain red lights?
Is there an evident gang culture? is there sectarian aggro? is there no go areas for police?
No. Now, ask yourself if this is the case back home in America or Europe?

When was the last time you heard a foreigner getting held up in a taxi? targeted by drunks in a bar? (yes it happens, but is it enough to make you worry each time you get in a taxi or go outside at night?)

I dont know where some people must live to consider China dangerous. Perhaps there's a lot of Bhutanis on here or Pitcairn Islanders. Perhaps the Americans all live on the White House lawn, perhaps the Europeans spend their days in Eaton collage campus or St Marks Square.

China is a safe place, whatever you want to say about statistics no one is here saying its not safe my friend was murdered, its not safe I had my car jacked, its not safe I was assulted. Who mentioned drug addicts? What? you don't have this in America or Europe? I cant say I've seen it, so it must be fairly tucked away, not evident on the high street like in Europe or USA.

But, although its not pleasent to have in your own back yard, you're going to struggle to find anywhere on earth where this doesn't happen.

One advantage of China is that its safe and there isn't any such 'rough neighbourhoods' or shanty towns that exist elsewhere.

This situation could have happened anywhere. I have rarely seen anything like it in China, so I'm not going to double lock my door at night over it.

It happens all over, on a regular basis in all cities. In Liverpool its Protestants and Catholics, In Zim its Zanu PF and MDC. Now, I know that those two are much more dangerous to be caught in the middle of than school kids.

In America its people who wear blue T-shirts and people who wear red shoes or something, so I hear.

We live in a city with 3 million odd people. Luckily the majority of them aren't dangerous.

Maybe its the start of the decline.