U2start.com | Generic News and Politics Topic

Originally posted by stj0691:[..]

I don't use Wikipedia as a source of fact, anyone can edit that site.

That's usually a little overly wise on big articles, but sure, use this:

http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/Homicide/Homicide_level.xlsx

I'm guessing something is wrong in the reporting from Somalia. Maybe because they pretty much don't have any government.

wtshnnfb01

12 years

Its worth noting, that high crime in the U.S. tends to be concentrated in certain areas. For instance, there have been more murders in Chicago in the last 10 years, than American combat deaths in Afghanistan. In Michigan where I live outside of Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw, crime is quite low, and we have fairly loose gun laws.

wtshnnfb01

12 years

Intrestinly the high crime tends to be in the areas with the most restrictive gun laws. california, chicago, D.C., new york.

Mr_Trek

12 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Its worth noting, that high crime in the U.S. tends to be concentrated in certain areas. For instance, there have been more murders in Chicago in the last 10 years, than American combat deaths in Afghanistan. In Michigan where I live outside of Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw, crime is quite low, and we have fairly loose gun laws.

It's the same in all countries (in Sweden Malmö is the trouble city). You can still compare stats and see that especially murder is unusually high in the US if you compare it to other countries on the same level. West European nations are usually around 1 per 100,000... the US is at 5.

Mr_Trek

12 years

I think it's often the big cities in the US that has stricter gun control? Because big cities are usually more left than the countryside. It's not strange that there's more criminality in big cities.

wtshnnfb01

12 years

Were better than Russia.

Erikvloedgraven

12 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Were better than Russia.

Be sure to be proud of that fact, cause Russia is so well organised!

Mr_Trek

12 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Were better than Russia.

Don't compare yourself to Russia... the US is far ahead of Russia. Russia isn't a democracy.

wtshnnfb01

12 years

Thats my tactic. Whenever you feel your country is fucked, politically, economically, or morally, look at Russia.

Mr_Trek

12 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Thats my tactic. Whenever you feel your country is fucked, politically, economically, or morally, look at Russia.

And then don't try to improve you country? Doesn't really make sense

Russia is fucked up though.

If you want to compare your country to a country further to the left... a Nordic country would be a better option.

Risto

12 years

Debt of Russia is much lower and growth was 4.5 % in 2011

Of course economically they are still behind, but much more 'healthy' at the moment.

And if I look how the USA election take place (the amount of lobbyists (guns, tabacco, etc) and all the money being paid by them), I am not actually sure its more fair than the Russian version.

The only country doing democracy well is Swiss imho.

Mr_Trek

12 years

Originally posted by Risto:Debt of Russia is much lower and growth was 4.5 % in 2011 Of course economically they are still behind, but much more 'healthy' at the moment.

And if I look how the USA election take place (the amount of lobbyists (guns, tabacco, etc) and all the money being paid by them), I am not actually sure its more fair than the Russian version.

The only country doing democracy well is Swiss imho.

Well... cheating is worse than trying to convince people of something.

Generic News and Politics Topic

what they said

did you know

you

forums

U2start