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Re: More LP S P A M : (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment)
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Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:45:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> 1997 Homicide (male)
> USA : 11.8 per 100,000
> England & Wales : 0.8 per 100,000 (6.8% of the USA level)
> Scotland : 2.8 per 100,000 (23.27% of the USA level)
> NI : 2.5 per 100,000 (21.19% of the USA level)
> Iceland (1995) : 0.0 per 100,000!
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> I expect that there is much more to these numbers than just the gun issue.
Interesting.
A) Does the difference in these stats and the ones I cited suggest that one set
is incorrect, or do you think the difference between violent crimes (my stats)
and murder (your stats) is really that lopsided? It makes it sound like lots
of assaults and robberies happen in the UK that don't end in fatalities, while
fewer happen in the US but many more end in murder.
B) I wonder if US criminals are morelikely to kill (if that's so) because of
the difference in our handling of criminal justice.
C) It appears that many more Brits die of sickness. Why? Is the UK just a
wildly more contaminated place (could be, given history and density -- I just
don't know)? I know it couldn't be a faulty health care system...I read
somewhere recently that the healthcare system in the UK was really good!
Chris
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