Growing Statistics

by Living In Wonder Land ♠

Imagine seeing a badly beaten child run through the thickness of crowds.
One child is abused every 35 seconds.
Imagine losing a loved one due to a car crash caused by a drunk driver.
Accidents like this happen every 29 minutes.
Can you see your home being turned upside down?
A house theft happens every 2.3 seconds.
What if one day you met the person with the same D.O.B and name as you?
Identity theft happens every 8.7 seconds.
Imagine a woman who’s lost all hopes that trys her best to hide all her bruises and scars.
Domestic violence of woman beaten by her partner happens every 1.3 minutes.
Think of the society were in today. Think of the chances of you or a loved one being involved in a crime listed above. Think of what it will be like in a few years. 2004 was the lowest crime rate recorded. With numbers still very high.
Its now 2008.
Five years of these numbers growing.
These are the kinds of times we have to face.
Life is taken so fast, and the chances of ours are growing.

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    Living In Wonder Land ♠'s Buddy Icon Living In Wonder Land ♠

    Posted 7 months ago

    These are real statistics :[

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    prayfaith's Buddy Icon prayfaith

    Posted 7 months ago

    this really puts things into perspective. makes you think. it’s so sad, so bad that we’ve let our society succumb to this. this piece made me cry, but at the same time it made me want to do something.

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    Saint Chuck's Buddy Icon Saint Chuck

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    We need a cultural overhaul. Our society has become ridiculously undereducated, ignorant, and desensitized. Great eye-opening piece.
    LoA

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    flute faerie's Buddy Icon flute faerie

    Posted 7 months ago

    Wow, this makes you realize that life’s not all rainbows and sugar plums. That bad stuff is happening, and it’s starting to increase. It makes me wanna tell everyone to just make peace and be caring, and to stop being so hurtful.

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