Should you allow ur home cat to roam free outside ur neighbourhood?

Auntie Linda told me that my ground floor malay neighbour's cat, milky is missing. L asked me to look out for a peach colour male cat. Today sister told me that the Malay neighbour (let called them 'M') has 3 cats missing or only left 3 cat. M's mum can only speak malay so only sister whom is taking bahasa indonesian can understand a bit of malay. The problem with M is M allowed all her cats to run out of the house without supervision. Some goes missing, some got poisoned...............

Ok, why do people allow their home cat to run out?
here is the possible reasons?
1) They think it is cruel to lock their cat indoor
2) They think their cat will love outside activity
3) They think that their cat may find lot of friends outside
4) (something 'not so funny') Their cat is in heat and they need to let it out to find ......
5) They want their cat to pee/poo outside the grass instead of their own house
6) They think their cat will be happier if it get to run around
7) They think that outdoor adventure is better than indoor adventure
8) They felt that cats should not stay indoor 24/7 like a jailbird
9) They claimed that their cat want to go out as it keep looking outside the door
10) They do not want their cat to dirty their home when on one is at home




BUT, why did those cat owners never consider how DANGEROUS it is in the big big world?
Here is the possible dangers?
1) Their cat may be poisoned by ppl - M's two cats were poisoned(one of them was baby and ginger's sister) when they roamed near the factory near our block. Auntie L said that the security guard fed the cats poison but we had no evidence
2) They can fight with other cats esp if they are not yet spayed
3) They can be bullied by monster kids whom boo at them, make loud footstep at them and chase them around
4) They can get unknown illness from other community cats if they get a bite.
5) They may eat unknown food that maybe poisonous
6) They may be kidnapped by people - collar or no collar does not matter as the cat is SO CUTE.
7) They may be MIA like milky
8) They may be chased away by cat feeder like me - M's siamese cat try to chase mimi and ginger, i had no choice but to scare it away.
9) They may ended up badly injured if they fight with other bigger cat or ended up with some accidents(like cars)
10) They may be taken away by the authority - I know someone whose cat was taken away by AVA because the owner allowed the cat to roam free, the owner claimed back for $20. Sadly, the cat was so badly traumatized that it fall sick and need to be put to sleep.

So what do u cat prefer? INDOOR or OUTDOOR? A dangerous life or A secure life?