... but that would inevitably just lead to an increase in crime for that night, so... darn. Actually, I read an article in Sky & Telescope (I think... might have been Astronomy) a year or so ago that addressed this. They cited studies that suggested that lighting areas has no effect on crime, but rather on the perception of safety.
Consequently, (this is purely my conjecture) using fewer lights may just make people be more careful because they feel endangered, thus having a net reduction in crime, as well as making the sky a prettier place.
Hey. I don't know where all these accusations that we Americans learn bad history from movies. I just watched a fine film, based on true events, where we bombed the crap out of those Hungarians to liberate the French (for like the billionth time) from their Polish neighbors in the Great War of the World of 1812. Now I know all about the Geneva treaty, which was of course written in Austria when our brave soldiers stopped by because weed is legal there.
You've got us on the beer though. That stuff is swill.
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... but that would inevitably just lead to an increase in crime for that night, so... darn. Actually, I read an article in Sky & Telescope (I think... might have been Astronomy) a year or so ago that addressed this. They cited studies that suggested that lighting areas has no effect on crime, but rather on the perception of safety. Consequently, (this is purely my conjecture) using fewer lights may just make people be more careful because they feel endangered, thus having a net reduction in crime, as well as making the sky a prettier place.Hey. I don't know where all these accusations that we Americans learn bad history from movies. I just watched a fine film, based on true events, where we bombed the crap out of those Hungarians to liberate the French (for like the billionth time) from their Polish neighbors in the Great War of the World of 1812. Now I know all about the Geneva treaty, which was of course written in Austria when our brave soldiers stopped by because weed is legal there.
You've got us on the beer though. That stuff is swill.