Nazi Germany had the lowest crime rates in modern recorded history (if you don&#x27;t count &quot;government crimes&quot;). When a government is able to act unilaterally with impunity your safety is still at risk, only the risks come from the government rather then street criminals.  The real risk in Singapore is, what comes down the road?  What happens if they implement laws that restrict free speech, or criticizing the government?  What sort of position will people be in to oppose future government oppression when they live in a Totalitarian state that is completely controlled and monitored?  At the end of the day, ceding your rights and freedoms to government officials with the idea that you can trust them to do the right thing is dangerously naive, and has never ended well.