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My bad, that is excluding murders but including assaults, etc. But you're national stats are wrong. In recent development Scotland, England, and Wales have held the title as the countries with the highest violent crime among DEVELOPED countries. Violent crime in the UK is higher than that of the US, although murders may not be the highest. Having lived in London over summer vacation and taking many trips over there, I know the UK better than most people in America and I know London better than most people in America.
"The study, by the UN’s crime research institute, found that 3 per cent of Scots had been victims of assault compared with 1.2 per cent in America and just 0.1 per cent in Japan, 0.2 per cent in Italy and 0.8 per cent in Austria. In England and Wales the figure was 2.8 per cent." [Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries - Katrina Tweedie]
OK let me stop you right there. Do you live here? NO.
I've spent alot of time in the US, you have more violence, gun crime and gangs. More poverty than anywhere in the developed world. Our poverty is nothing compared to that of the US.
I would rather have a brawl (most violent crime here is assualts, falls into that category) than be shot like in the US. Look at your school massacres aswell.
Scotland is violent in terms of drunken brawls but not stabbings or being shot that is just absurd. My fiance moved from America 2 years ago and feels safer here, i think that just about says enough.
Detriot, Miami, Memphis, Little Rock don't have a look in.
Considering our population is of that of a small state my country is not more violent than the US, that is just plain stupid.
Those stats are from 2005, our crime rate has went down alot since then. England is now more violent than here, look at London!!
Compared to most developed countries, the US' violent crime rate s pretty high.
No. It has a higher murder rate.
Look up the assault, rape, and (sometimes) robbery rates of Canada, the UK, Australia, Italy, and other developed countries. They all equal or the US in many violent crimes.
The only thing America has a higher murder rate than those nations. Oh, and if you include the Former Soviet Union, Africa, and Latin America, the US has a much lower murder than many of those nations.
Cuz everybody in America aint rich and everybody here aint eatting off the wealth. Yeah America is the richest country, but that doesnt mean that every single American just has a million dollars laying around. Just cuz you live in the richest country on earth doesnt mean that you still wont live like sh !t, which I dont think people overseas quite understand bout America. I remember times growing up when we sometimes aint have no lights, no food, or no water. I aint the only person that ever seen an empty azz fridge and I aint the only one who had to pee down the bathtub drain and take sh !ts in plastic bags cuz we couldnt pay the water bill to flush the toilet. Alotta people grew up like this or similar.
You blame America when you should blame your parents.
Priceless.
because as a people we hate punishment, just hate it. our best shot is confinement, but time out does not work. so we got lots of crime. crime does not start in the street it starts in the home and then overflows.
The possible reasons for US violent crime rate could be:
1. The easy access to assault guns
2. High percentage of poor population
3. Dog eat dog culture (called "individualism")
4. US government does not care
5. People think government is evil and do not want government's involvement
6. People think having guns is a fun, a neceessity, a duty of every citizen, or that guns are toys
7. People are very polirized: Politically, culturally, ideologically, ethnically etc.
8. Highly divisive and often radical rhetoric of government officials that many people swallow to easily without thinking
9. People take themselves too seriously
10. People don't have enough sex
I'll stop here. Make peace, not war. Please don't take it too seriously and don't send your hate letters. I love you all!
Last edited by movingwiththewind; 11-23-2008 at 11:19 AM..
The possible reasons for US violent crime rate could be:
1. The easy access to assault guns
2. High percentage of poor population 3. Dog eat dog culture (called "individualism")
4. US government does not care
5. People think government is evil and do not want government's involvement
6. People think having guns is a fun, a neceessity, a duty of every citizen, or that guns are toys
7. People are very polirized: Politically, culturally, ideologically, ethnically etc.
8. Highly divisive and often radical rhetoric of government officials that many people swallow to easily without thinking
I'll stop here. Make peace, not war. Please don't take it too seriously and don't send your hate letters. I love you all!
Definately agree in the "individualism" theory. There is so much separation in the country. We don't act like a tight community, more like the United States of Lunatics. But if we united a little more it might feel like "socialism" and thats a bad word in America.
Definately agree in the "individualism" theory. There is so much separation in the country. We don't act like a tight community, more like the United States of Lunatics. But if we united a little more it might feel like "socialism" and thats a bad word in America.
nothin wrong with dog eat dog, but i cant stand the sniveling when those that advocate for it get bit.
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