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Britain Is Now The Crime Capital Of The West
Independent (UK) ^
| 7-14-2002
| Sophie Goodchild
Posted on 07/13/2002 3:57:12 PM PDT by blam
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Ain't socialism great!
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posted on
07/13/2002 3:57:12 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Yet another success for "common sense gun control"...
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:01:27 PM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
I bet this story wont make it on DemacRATic underground.
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:02:54 PM PDT
by
Jon Geb
To: blam
I think the English stats are taking poor Wales down with it. :) I think the murder rate is much lower in Britain than the US, but I could be wrong. I seem to recall some flap about that.
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:06:28 PM PDT
by
Torie
To: blam
The US, by contrast, has managed to reduce its crime rates, despite its reputation for street robberies and shootings. Experts say this is the result of a committed policy of ploughing resources into training prisoners, finding them jobs after release and then monitoring them to ensure they do not reoffend.Riiiiiiiiiight. Who's your expert, Ms. Goodchild? Michael Bellesiles?
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:06:39 PM PDT
by
Timesink
To: blam
Experts say this (the US' lower crime rate) is the result of a committed policy of ploughing resources into training prisoners, finding them jobs after release and then monitoring them to ensure they do not reoffend. Maybe it's because over here a criminal stands a serious chance of getting his head blown off by an armed citizen.
To: blam
Ain't allowing all the queens subjects from the 3rd world to immigrate wonderful
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:13:25 PM PDT
by
uncbob
To: *bang_list
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finding them jobs after releaseA brand new suit, a hundred dollars, a sweegee and a bucket.
To: Jon Geb
You mean DUDU.com?
To: pabianice
Speaking of which, didn't the crime capital used to be Washington D.C......another gun control zone?
To: blam
I didn't read the whole thing, but isn't that what always results from gun control?
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:26:13 PM PDT
by
Pushi
To: blam; All
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:34:52 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: Paul Atreides
In the U.S., I think Chicago and D.C. are tied.
They also have the same mindset in their governments.
To: blam
bttt
To: blam
No mention of the fact that we in the US are still armed...
That just maybe that has something to do with it...
Every time they restrict guns more the more the crime goes up... It is amazing to watch the denial of such basic and obvious relationships because the facts don't coincide with their emotions... I guess that is the very definition of a superstitious backward people...
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posted on
07/13/2002 4:46:27 PM PDT
by
DB
To: blam
If "Old Blighty", particularly London has a higher crime rate than we do it is time for some serious reflection on BOTH sides of the "pond".
God Save The Queen
To: Timesink
The US, by contrast, has managed to reduce its crime rates, despite its reputation for street robberies and shootings. Experts say this is the result of a committed policy of ploughing resources into training prisoners, finding them jobs after release and then monitoring them to ensure they do not reoffend. I noticed that too. That's a lie, probably perpetrated to help support a government program agenda, no doubt ones these "experts" will profit by.
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posted on
07/13/2002 5:12:03 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: All
hmmmm...i wonder if the enormous influx of refugees and illegals in the past 10-15 years has had an impact ? nah ...
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posted on
07/13/2002 5:33:15 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: blam
This week, the Home Office will publish its White Paper outlining radical reform of the criminal justice system, in part to curb spiralling street crime and to punish more offenders. One could hope they would give the guns back to the people.
To: blam
The next reforms to take place in the U.K. will be quite similar to those used in that great Kubrick film:
"A Clockwork Orange"Forced mental reprogramming for all of societies undesireables....start with the criminals and finish with the gunowners. These rest are already sheeple.
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