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Violent crime on the rise in the US: report (Anyone know why?)
Washington AFP ^

Posted on 06/02/2007 7:06:09 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Violent crime in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2006, increasing 1.3 percent.

The number of robberies increased six percent and murders increased slightly, law enforcement officials told the Washington Post, referring to an annual report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) to be released Monday.

It was the first sustained increase in violent crime in the country since the early 1990's.

Criminologists told the daily that gangs and the release of large numbers of prisoners were in part responsible for the rising crime.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News
KEYWORDS: borderslanguage; culture; illegalaliens
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Isn't this a yearly press release? LOL
1 posted on 06/02/2007 7:06:10 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16
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To: NavySEAL F-16

It goes with out saying, but I will;

It’s Bush’s fault!


2 posted on 06/02/2007 7:08:46 PM PDT by TMSuchman (American by birth, Rebel by choice, Marine by act of GOD!)
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To: NavySEAL F-16
Hey! The Democrats' felon constituency is only doing work honest Americans won't do.

Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

3 posted on 06/02/2007 7:09:22 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: NavySEAL F-16; Smedley; Cicero; ExTexasRedhead; EternalVigilance; T.L.Sink

ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!!!!!!!!!


4 posted on 06/02/2007 7:09:50 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (If the GOP were to stop worshiping Free Trade as if it were a religion, they'd win every election)
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To: NavySEAL F-16

I can think of 20 million reasons.


5 posted on 06/02/2007 7:10:07 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: Man50D

Is there any correlation between gas price increase and crime? Just wondering.


6 posted on 06/02/2007 7:11:04 PM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: NavySEAL F-16

They’re just testing the effects of their carbide footprints. And demanding more green in their lives.


7 posted on 06/02/2007 7:11:56 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness ( Bumper sticker idea: Hillary/Obama Nation '08. Let the desolation begin)
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To: NavySEAL F-16
The crime rate here in the UP is at it's normal low. Of course, the fact that everyone here has several dozen guns in the rack probably might affect that statistic.

Note to burglars: you'll get in my door about three steps, then see ya!

8 posted on 06/02/2007 7:12:03 PM PDT by yooper (If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there......)
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To: NavySEAL F-16

If violent prisoners are being given early release, we should seriously consider the Joe Arpaio solution of tent cities to reduce “brick” prison overcrowding.

The division is logical. The most incorrigible, medically ill, those that need to appear in court or have family problems stay in the brick prisons near urban areas. Those without a need to be in the rear and who are better behaved get to go to the tent cities in rural areas.

That’s correct, tent cities are a reward, not a punishment.

International law states that military field conditions are not cruel or unusual. They are also much less expensive than brick prisons, both to build and to operate.


9 posted on 06/02/2007 7:13:58 PM PDT by Popocatapetl
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To: NavySEAL F-16
Se Habla Espagnol?
10 posted on 06/02/2007 7:14:31 PM PDT by Mark (REMEMBER: Mean spirited, angry remarks against my postings won't feed even one hungry child.)
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To: NavySEAL F-16

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to guess that a major factor is 20 million illegal aliens, including some very violent hispanic drug gangs.


11 posted on 06/02/2007 7:15:33 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

The new amnesty bill wants to give the gangs a free pass, just write a note disclaiming your member ship,


12 posted on 06/02/2007 7:21:34 PM PDT by JoanneSD
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To: yooper
I watched Fox News today because of the scene at JFK and then switched to CNN during a commercial break. They had a recorded feature on the number of murders in Chicago.

Anderson Cooper, at one point, interviewed current Mayor Daley and asked about the vioelnce in Chicago and what can be done. Daley mentioned stronger gun control is needed. Cooper then said "But Mayor, some of the murders have been by strangling and with knives."

The Mayor seemed a bit shocked. He didn't stumble but he did appear bewildered. He gave a litany of things that should be done like community leaders helping the police and parents taking responsibility but then he went right back to gun control.

13 posted on 06/02/2007 7:21:36 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: NavySEAL F-16

What? Criminals aren’t obeying the law? I guess the RATS will just have to make more strongly worded ones, then those pesky criminals will obey them...


14 posted on 06/02/2007 7:22:00 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: NavySEAL F-16

The Amish uprising.


15 posted on 06/02/2007 7:22:13 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Defeat the traitor McCain for President. Job #1.)
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To: NavySEAL F-16
Violent crime in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2006, increasing 1.3 percent.

This is a meaningless statistic and a meaningless statment. Did the absolute number go up, or the rate? The absolute number would be expected to rise with the rising population.

16 posted on 06/02/2007 7:25:52 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (Liberals are willing to sacrifice any amount of someone else's money to increase their own power...)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Mayor Daley can’t even control the Chicago cops, much less the criminals.


17 posted on 06/02/2007 7:28:07 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: VRWC For Truth

They’ve been warning us for years. And we’ve ignored them at our own demise. I thought it was the Lutherans we had to fear. And those hideous Green Bean Casseroles. YE ARE DOOMED.


18 posted on 06/02/2007 7:30:42 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness ( Bumper sticker idea: Hillary/Obama Nation '08. Let the desolation begin)
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To: NavySEAL F-16
the release of large numbers of prisoners were in part responsible for the rising crime.

I think the criminologists got it right, finally.

19 posted on 06/02/2007 7:40:04 PM PDT by expatpat
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To: NavySEAL F-16

White male serials?


20 posted on 06/02/2007 7:40:04 PM PDT by kcar
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