Robbery is defined pretty much the same throughout the U.S., the taking from the person of another by force or fear. By definition it's a violent crime. In California it is one of many enumerated serious and violent crimes; crimes that are strikes.
The Department of Justice crimes statistics list only rape, robbery, aggravated and simple assault, and homicide as "violent crimes". http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/viort.htm ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > These crime statitics are BS, because Britain includes robbery as a > violent crime, whereas most other countries do not (USA included.) > > Britain is probably just average when you take out the robbery > statistic, > > OffWorld > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 4, 2009, at 2:03 AM, cardemaister wrote: > > > > > 1. Great Britain > > > > > > Worry not, the Religion of Peace has established as many as 85 Sharia > > Courts to bring coherence to Great Britain: > > > > 85 Sharia courts now operating in Britain > > According to the think tank Civitas, "Among the rulings ... we find > > some that advise illegal actions and others that transgress human > > rights standards as they are applied by British courts." > > > > But to intervene would be "Islamophobic." It might "radicalize" > > people. The next question is: In the course of setting up Sharia > > courts, did authorities establish any process for shutting them down, > > or did they assume that simply wouldn't be necessary? > > > > "85 sharia courts in UK, says report," from the Press Association, > > June 29: > > > > There are as many as 85 sharia courts operating in Britain, according > > to a new report.Academic Denis MacEoin, the report's author, said the > > existence of the courts practising Islamic law could lead to different > > legal standards being applied to Muslim and non-Muslim citizens.He > > said many of the courts operate out of mosques and their rulings are > > closed off to non-Muslims. > > A recipe for disaster, as transparency is a key characteristic of good > > government. If the courts have something to hide, there is a problem > > (even beyond the problems inherent in the letter of Sharia law) that > > should be investigated and exposed. > > > > In previous reports it was claimed there were only five sharia courts > > in the UK, working in London, Manchester, Bradford, Birmingham and > > Nuneaton.He said: "This is not a matter of eating halal meat or > > seeking God's blessing on one's marriage. It is a challenge to what we > > believe to be the rights and freedoms of the individual, to our > > concept of a legal system based on what parliament enacts, and to the > > right of all of us to live in a society as free as possible from > > ethnic-religious division or communal claims to superiority and a > > special status that puts them in some respects above the law to which > > we are all bound."His report, published by the think-tank Civitas, > > includes a list of previous sharia judgements which he believes give > > an indication of the type of ruling being handed down by the courts > > working in the UK.Among the examples quoted are laws banning a Muslim > > woman from marrying a non-Muslim unless he converts to Islam and the > > removal of a wife's property rights in the event of divorce.The report > > states: "Among the rulings ... we find some that advise illegal > > actions and others that transgress human rights standards as they are > > applied by British courts." > > >
