Originally Posted by
railways
On the contrary, after having lived in Rome for several years, I can say that the OP's scenarios are not at all in the realms of fiction....
Uh, I think you (and several other people on this thread) missed the humor in some people's posts -- i.e., they were actually mocking the OP's apparent lack of travel experience and/or life experience. Someone who is so easily shocked by the existence of crime in the world comes across as naive.