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Subject: 
how police forces compare internationally? (was Re: My Gun Control Rant)
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Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:24:26 GMT
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Note that when I say "particularly ineffective" I'm not claiming "more
ineffective than US police"

Noted. I often wonder how police forces compare internationally. However, I
expect it is a pretty hard thing to do due to cultural differences – this
means that what constitutes a crime may change from state to state (e.g.
trespassing is not illegal in Scotland, but it is in England). Based on
this, if your assertions are based on hard facts, I’d be interested in
learning more.

Scott A



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(...) Surely any study of police productivity would be biased by varying levels of corruption. For instance in Sydney and Brisbane criminal activity has traditionally been kept under control by the police through mutually profitable compromises. So (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Yes, if coupled with tort reform so I wasn't in mortal peril of losing all my posessions from a lawsuit brought by a burglar or mugger. (...) It's a small but non zero fear. I don't think it makes my days frightful and lonely, it just means (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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