[charlezharper]

I almost had my MacBook stolen out of my backpack from me in London (Shoreditch) a few years in broad daylight - by a black person that didn't even speak English during the attempted robbery.

I'm from Africa so I'm born with the instincts that luckily prevented me from losing anything or getting hurt.

I was just visiting the UK for 3 weeks, but that gave me a perspective how bad immigration laws can turn it into something out of control.

Why does a place like Singapore, where 48% of its workforce are immigrants / expats - not have this problem.

It remains the safest place on Earth.

[defrost]

To add to your anecdata, had you visited London during the time of Dickens you would have had your possessions thieved by a charming raffish urchin that spoke English in a dialect you also wouldn't have understood.