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WORLDVIEW: Murder in SA β a rational perspective
Murder, like all crime, is an emotional topic, particularly for people who have personally been affected by it. But emotional reactions can be dangerous.
By Felicity Duncan
Murder, like all crime, is an emotional topic, particularly for people who have personally been affected by it. But it is also an area where emotional reactions can be dangerous. We often allow our personal experiences and human biases to influence how we think about crime. Specifically, we often think that crime is more prevalent and serious than it actually is. This makes us afraid and unhappy and affects how we live, work, and invest.
Many South Africans (myself included) are guilty of irrational thinking where crime is concerned. Consider, for example, a recent headline proclaiming "Over 500,000 people have been murdered in South Africa since 1994."
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