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...they decided to work the same hours again. Al got home first one day and met Vivian outside the door. He was white as a sheet. "Honey," he said, "we've been ripped off again." This time the burglars took some of the items the Webers had bought as replacements???and keepsakes as well. "They've got us timed," thought Mrs. Weber. "They know when we go and when we come home." She quit work and would not even go shopping unless Al was home. He gave up his annual hunting trips. They put deadbolt locks on all the outside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Curse of Violent Crime | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

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