[FairfieldLife] Re: Britian just an average joe...........was Most violent countries in Europe?

2009-07-05 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Marek Reavis reavisma...@... wrote: 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. It is not included in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Britian just an average joe...........was Most violent countries in Europe?

2009-07-05 Thread Marek Reavis
Both the Department of Justice and FBI include robbery in their measurements of violent crime. Is there some other measurement of violent crime you know of that excludes robbery? ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Britian just an average joe...........was Most violent countries in Europe?

2009-07-05 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Marek Reavis reavisma...@... wrote: Both the Department of Justice and FBI include robbery in their measurements of violent crime. You are right. I was looking at the wrong thing. However, the Europeans do not all

[FairfieldLife] Re: Britian just an average joe...........was Most violent countries in Europe?

2009-07-04 Thread Marek Reavis
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