Fine, turn my statement around if you prefer. The reason people aren't afraid of being murdered is because being a victim of murder is rare.

But the statistic you're citing here conflicts with your earlier statement (which is the one I take issue with):

> isn't because we have super advanced defense systems but because the fear of punishment keeps people from doing it.

The "fear of punishment" deterrent is clearly doing absolutely nothing for the 40% of women who have been / will be sexually assaulted.

Fear of punishment does not work when "correct" execution of justice is so rare and arbitrary. That's my point. Police are corrupt. Prosecutors are corrupt. Therefore, there is no justice. Therefore, "fear of justice" doesn't work as a deterrent.

Even if the police were better, if all it takes is a few murdering, raping, psychopaths to do all of the damage, how could "fear of punishment" possibly work?

There is, however, fear that the bureaucracy will decide to come after you in a Kafkaesque horror show...