----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Ludenia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BRIN L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:04 AM Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
> Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > Even more worthless is comparisons to British murder rates. Crime > > (non-firearm) is much more violently perpetrated in Britain as compared to > > America. ( In one stupid argument, I saw an American arguing with a Brit > > that our criminals were much more civilized LOL) > > On what basis do you make this claim Rob? On the basis that every time I participate in one of these GC discussions, I end up running into articles that discuss this. Its mainly news articles from Britain. >For the life of me I can't think > of any reason why Pommie criminals should be more violent than your > home-grown ones. > I can't either. But as I said earlier in the thread, it is a completely different dynamic. I think also that the same could be said about Gun Control if comparing New York and Texas. It looks like it might be working in New York, but I don't think it would work in Texas for a very very long time. The environments are far too different to make a direct comparison that is meaningful. I think crowding 23.7K people per sq. mi. is quite a different situation than what you see in Texas where we max out around 3K per sq. mi. That's an example of why I say mostly the argument is silly. People quote stats trying to compare things that are not at all alike. xponent The Vault Of Mindless Fellowship Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
