Dear Editor:
Re: Focus on thugs, not victims, Letters to the editor, The Record, Feb. 1.
Well I am glad to see that the (letter to the editor) I submitted had a response. I personally had four emails and all were in agreement with what was written.
From a statistical perspective a woman is more likely to be a victim and although to some that may sound sexist, it does make a difference.
If you don't want to be a victim, think about where you're going and what you are doing. Even walking down a well-lit path, our guard should not be let down completely because our safety depends on the awareness of our environment. The awareness can't happen when you're plugged into your electronic gadgets.
Hopefully this victim's experience will serve as a reminder to us all that we don't take our freedom and safety for granted and that we use a proactive approach to ensure it.
This whole episode is not about lighting our parks, since they are closed from sunset to sunrise for good reason, and let's not forget we just recently had a police officer assaulted in the park.
This is a great little town, but to keep it safe, it will take each and every one of us reminding ourselves and each other to take that proactive approach to safety.
John Unger, New Westminster
