We've been over this before, but I found the contradiction reported in this
article sadly amusing. Police reports (which exclude rapes and robberies!)
show violent crime up 8%, but the separate Crime Survey shows violent crime
down 11%.
Have British criminologist weighed in on the
perpetual disparity between these measurement
devices?
Interestingly, this also reports gun crimes being up 6% while total crime
was down 6% as well (burglary and car thefts down sharply).
One also has to marvel at the political spin British government officials
devise. In this article Home Secretary Charles Clarke said " . . . this
remains an issue of concern for many people and the increase in
police-recorded violent crime contributes significantly to the fear of crime
. . . However, it is important to recognize that half of all recorded
violent crime _results in no injury_." Such dismissive prose in the face of
failed policy can, I suspect, only increase fears in the public.
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Guy Smith
Author, Gun Facts
www.GunFacts.info
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Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:41 PM
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Subject: Gun control continues to "work" in the UK
[snip] Latest figures released by the Government show violent
offences are continuing to "spiral out of control". [snip]
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050721/140/fntfz.html
Professor Joseph Olson, J.D., LL.M. o- 651-523-2142
Hamline University School of Law f- 651-523-2236
St. Paul, MN 55113-1235 c- 612-865-7956
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