I wouldn't get too complacent, folks. If people gassing up their vehicles in broad daylight can step over the body of a human being murdered right in front of them, and do nothing, I wouldn't be too sure that the "social niceties" are holding up anywhere.

I am astounded at the amount of rudeness and meanness I see everyday, right in front of me, from family, work colleagues, from friends, from people I encounter routinely in my daily life (ie people who work in and frequent places I routinely shop, dine, etc) towards those people they feel "damn well deserve it".

Nowadays apparently, anyone who annoys someone can be said to "damn well deserve it". I don't find the internet any different than real life, in major urban areas at least, in this regard.