How crimes happened near you affect your life

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A third year college student in my school was raped, robbed and murdered just this week by two men, one was a bank security guard and one was a tricycle driver. The incident happened at 2AM in the morning. The girl was walking home to her dorm (near the school but outside the school grounds) apparently from a school-related group activity and these two men spotted her, grabbed her, pointed a gun at her and took her by the tricycle. After she was murdered, her body was thrown away in a far away, secluded place beyond the school. Good thing there was a witness who immediately went to the police which led to the arresting of the two men. The abduction happened in a place where I frequently pass by when I go home walking from school. It gave me the chill when I heard the news and I told myself I will not pass by that place again alone at night. I sometimes go home at 7PM and I walk alone and when I pass by that dark place at that time, there would only be a very few people around although vehicles pass by since it is just beside the road. I realized that our town is no longer the peaceful town like it used to be when I was younger. It's a little sad when I think about it because instead of a town giving you security and comfort, it becomes a town that scares you. But all the people can do is to be extra careful and avoid going home alone in the dead night or early dawn. I pity the family of the girl and when I see news like this, I always wish that the death penalty will be brought back in our justice system.