Mind you, different pressures make different designs. Part of the reason the Netherlands has great mass transit is they got bombed to hell in WWII. The cities were also initially grown out of medieval designs.
Technically, we can do both. This is not an either or situation. I feel that the awareness train is rolling well for the victims (and should not be stopping), we are needing to now focus upstream so hurt people stop hurting people as well.
We should tow them.