19 year old University of Wisconsin – Madison (Berkeley East) student decides to visit Rome for July 4th as part of an exchange program. The drinking age in Wisconsin is 21, so he isn’t used to drinking. He goes into a bar, and is thrown over into the river after being hit in the head and having his wallet stolen.
Here is the advisory from the US State Department regarding Italy
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/italy.html
Crime: Italy has a moderate rate of crime. As you should when visiting any major metropolitan city, U.S. citizens should:
Be cautious and aware of your surroundings. Thieves impersonate police officers. If you are stopped by a plainclothes policeman, ask for a uniformed officer or insist on seeing an officer’s identification card (documento). Do not hand over your wallet and immediately report the incident to the actual police.
Do not leave bags unattended. Most reported thefts occur at crowded tourist sites, at airports, on public buses and trains, and at the major railway stations. For more information on trains and security, please see the Italian railway police’s advice for travelers.
Be alert to criminal schemes. Organized groups of thieves and pick-pockets operate at major tourist destinations, in train stations, bars, and cafes. Some travelers have reported incidents in which criminals used drugs to assault or rob them. Thieves on motor scooters regularly snatch purses or bags off pedestrians as they ride by. Resisting these thieves can be dangerous.
Keep your car doors locked and windows rolled up at all times to avoid carjackings and thefts while you are waiting in traffic.
That’s without even considering the current risks of a bomb blowing up next to you.
This is the outcome when you don’t allow dodgeball in elementary schools. Little mush-headed zombies who think the world is all kissy-nice. Welcome to reality – too bad this introduction was fatal.