slightly off topic but relivent
this week i had the pleasure of working with an old mate from school some 30 years ago, we were chatting with 2 other fellas both in their early 20s, the young fellas were telling us how risky it is to go out at night in and around brisbane, certain areas were considered no go areas after 9pm fortitude valley southbank, bowen hills all right in the city
we then said about our younger days where we could pretty much go anywhere at any time with no thought of risk
1 of the young fellas girlfriends works in retail in ipswich, he told us some things his partner has had happen while working, cash till robbed, been threatened, shop lifters knocking them over running out the doors, knives pulled on them, druggies trashing the store
we have lost a lot of out freedoms and its scary to think where we are headed