Hi Cathy,
Are you responding to my post, or are you just making some general comments? If you are responding to my post then you have completely missed my point.
I am not having an issue with people who invest here but do not live here - you seem to be driving at that point. I agree completely that different people have different circumstances and not everyone can or wish to live in JB cos' it is a matter of choice - that's a no brainer.
The point i am making is, we the ordinary folks need to demonstrate some mettle. Because there is always a good reason behind every crime incident. If one is easily scared off by some negative development then he will never make it in a new territory. I pointed out the Adda Heights break-in victim's neighbour who wanted to sell their house and move back to Singapore - i view that as too timid. So what matters to me is ordinary folks like you and me need to exhibit some courage and determination to fulfill a vision. I don't even care whether Najib wants to lower the crime by 10% or 20% - statistics mean nothing to me. It is the people that matters. Imagine each time a criminal tries to break-in to your house and he leaves with a broken nose. If criminal gets the impression it is risky to break into a particular vicinity i can tell you that will be alot more effective than government bullshit.
Also i hope the last paragraph of your post about people running down each other is not a respond to my post as i have not done that.
Thanks for your inputs Leman2011, its really how people react to crime. I had people who encountered crime in Woodlands, then they moved to Yishun and Toa Payoh in the end but still get robbed in the lift. You can only try to prevent it and have the courage and tenacity to hang on and see it to fruition rather than give up at the first sign of trouble. How would we fight a war then if one day we have people like that leading our army?
Throw down their guns and run when they see the first streaks of tracers?