Earlier this morning four victims of what at first appeared to be a house fire were identified as members of the magical community by a Ministry plant within the muggle system. As the investigation unfolded, there were no houses involved in these deaths - they were gruesomely burned alive in a display of inhumanity we've not seen since the days of You-Know-Who, only this appears be muggle-on-wizard violence. A clash between muggle and Ministry authorities have made the investigation slow work, and as such have not even gone as far as to make an official statement or release the names either the victims or potential suspects. However, one Ministry aid was kind enough to mutter a word of warning: Don't travel alone in unfamiliar muggle neighborhoods!
Do we now have to ask (instead of asking if muggle will be safe in our world) are we safe when it comes to muggles? Allegedly, families of the deceased have been petitioning the Ministry to take charge of the situation, and the Prophet stands by this course of action. Can more of the same be expected if the Ministries continue to try pushing Integration?
All the muggle Minister had to say was that he did not appreciate undercover witches and wizards infiltrating the muggle government without his express knowlege, claiming it was a step backwards from bringing the two societies into a cohesive whole. This comes as no surprise from the man who described the old system 'a shady, clandestine operation where innocent citizens were being manipulated by a secret system beyond muggle regulation and supervision.'