| David CL Francis 2004-10-25, 6:47 am |
| On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 at 15:26:43 in message
<T4bcd.31375$QJ3.21122@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>, Jarg
<scott_harrington@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
quote:
>I see you think repeated denial is an argument. I have provided the
>statistics on TOTAL crime showing Denmark ranking ahead of the United
>States. You can say "no it doesn't" as many times as you like but that will
>not change the facts.
Total crime is one of the least helpful statistics. Firstly there is
enormous variation in how it is recorded. Even between police forces in
the UK there are variations in policy that affect recorded crime.
Specific crimes are more likely to be more accurate than totals and
murders are probably the most accurate, just as fatalities are more
likely to be accurate than injuries in road traffic accidents.
Secondly for the lesser crimes there are considerable differences in
definition.
Recorded crime in the UK is high but murders compared to the USA are
remarkably different. 900 in the last year quoted out of 60m population
in the UK. 80 odd of them by firearms. There are less burglaries in the
USA than the UK and more car crime in the UK.
Incidentally the problem with extradition in the UK is due to the
current government signing up to the Human Rights Act which means that
we cannot send criminals, even convicted ones, back to countries where
they may receive 'cruel or unusual' punishment. The death penalty is so
classified. So we have some convicted murderers and terrorists living
here at our expense indefinitely.
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David CL Francis
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