By this stupid statement, if 1% of the population was killed every day, you could still say it is safe for a while.
Safe doesn’t just mean “not killed”. There are many kinds of victimization.
Safe doesn’t just mean “not killed”. There are many kinds of victimization.
Obviously these things operate on a scale and I’m not saying that there is zero risk. I was addressing your hyperbolic binary view of things. Saying that going for a walk in South Africa is risking your life is complete nonsense.
Source: I’ve lived in Johannesburg (most “dangerous” city in SA) for 30 years and have been an avid walker for most of these. In fact I “risked my life” for an hour just this afternoon, it was lovely.