Alone at a time of danger

The author, Peter Sidell, of the letter, "Alone at a time of danger," to begin with, he states two affairs; a murder case which was occurred in Saitama Prefecture, and a rape that was happened in Osaka Prefecture.

A young woman was killed in Kawaguchi city, Saitama. Her neighbors did not seem to be concerned about the matter. When the woman asked for help, and one of her neighbors, a man, did hear her banging and screaming, but he, after all, did nothing. Her body was left alone for two days until her colleague has found her dead.

In Osaka, a man got closer to a woman on the train and assaulted her, dragged her into the toilet, and raped her. Although, there were passengers on the train, the crime was occurred, and again no one did anything.

The author adopts these two facts as his authorities and tries to persuade the readers, but its reliability is doubtful because he did not mention the source of information. He also uses emotional appeal that he is nonplussed by these affairs happened in spite of people around the victims. To protect oneself from danger, the author declares that defend oneself by oneself.