[Ruth]

Mark - I'm very sorry to hear what happened to you. It must have been very traumatic.

I haven't got an awful lot of time to respond to this thread, because I'm supposed to be working (ahem!), but I think it is an interesting subject. Due to my job, I hear and write about crime every day. Is it getting worse? Yes, I think violent crimes (including gun crime) are on the up and up. Sometimes I wonder what on earth is happening to this country.