Streakn1
Veteran Expediter
Now I'm not going to get on here and preach about the bad economy and how its going to affect your bottom line, or how my financial statis will make the difference in how I survive these hard economic times and you may not. I'm here to talk about everyones safety through this tanking economy.
Statistically, when our economy experiences a slowdown the crime rates go up. Depending on how bad the economy gets and the number of jobs lost, we see different types of crimes occur. More interesting is the people involved in these crimes.
In desperate times people do desperate things. Even people that have never committed a crime before. Its sad but true.
Recently a young truck driver was robbed, shot and killed while sleeping in his truck in Columbia,SC. A pregnant wife and children in New York no longer have a husband and father. Yesterday in Alabama a man went on a shooting spree killing family members and innocent people that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. He then drove to the place he worked and killed himself. Sadly ten souls were lost.
Now I can't say that these two incidents were caused by the economy, but I will say this, especially as drivers now than ever we need to be more cautious about where we park and sit or sleep overnite so as not to become easy targets for the desperate. Historically truck drivers have been seen as an easy target in the eyes of the criminal.
Ask yourself this, is that rest area or strip mall parking lot, the Walmart, or industrial park street you like to park at going to be as safe as in the past? We are always a possible victim to crime, but now more than ever we need to be on guard for our safety!
Statistically, when our economy experiences a slowdown the crime rates go up. Depending on how bad the economy gets and the number of jobs lost, we see different types of crimes occur. More interesting is the people involved in these crimes.
In desperate times people do desperate things. Even people that have never committed a crime before. Its sad but true.
Recently a young truck driver was robbed, shot and killed while sleeping in his truck in Columbia,SC. A pregnant wife and children in New York no longer have a husband and father. Yesterday in Alabama a man went on a shooting spree killing family members and innocent people that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. He then drove to the place he worked and killed himself. Sadly ten souls were lost.
Now I can't say that these two incidents were caused by the economy, but I will say this, especially as drivers now than ever we need to be more cautious about where we park and sit or sleep overnite so as not to become easy targets for the desperate. Historically truck drivers have been seen as an easy target in the eyes of the criminal.
Ask yourself this, is that rest area or strip mall parking lot, the Walmart, or industrial park street you like to park at going to be as safe as in the past? We are always a possible victim to crime, but now more than ever we need to be on guard for our safety!
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