OR potentially violent deviants. Because humanity is a social species and we have a strong sense of normal/natural. So if behavior is not normal then its unpredictable thus dangerous.
As someone who truly lives in the middle of bumbfuck nowhere, I cannot express how deeply I am disturbed when people are like “I hate living in a small town. The only thing to do is walk around Walmart.” If your town has a Walmart, your small town privileges are revoked. My classmates ride their horses to school.