Re: OT: Murder Rate

Dec 20, 2021 Last reply: 4 years ago 3 Replies
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Fredxx snipped-for-privacy@nospam.invalid wrote



Jim.GM4DHJ ... wrote
>> Cursitor Doom wrote
>>> Gentlemen,
>>>
>>> From my position as an outside observer looking on with dismay from
>>> glorious tax-exiledome abroad (as Mr. Plowman sees it) I can't help
>>> but notice the staggering number murders taking place in Britain these
>>> days. The kind of thing that would be national news for weeks on end
>>> 50 or 60 years ago is now so commonplace that it barely warrants a few
>>> desultory lines in the local rag.
>>> Something really needs doing (like reintroducing hanging) but no one
>>> in politics is even referencing the problem, let alone dealing with
>>> it. WTF is to be done and why is that bloody useless woman still in
>>> post as home secretary??
>> most are black ... it is in their cultue ... nothing can be done >
> Are you agreeing that a disproportionate of those murdered are black? >
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> England and Wales Apr '11 to Mar '14 Apr '14 to Mar '17 Apr '17 to Mar '20
> Average rates per million population White 8.1 8.7 9.4
> Black 29.5 34.7 49.5
> Other 9.0 7.8 13.0

Also true of the perp with non domestic violence murders.


I would say quite bit could be done, if it was so desired.

Like what ? This is something that we have been trying to do something about for centurys now without much in the way of very useful results.


In spades with terrorism and drug turf wars murders.

You may find that using "spades" is frowned upon in these enlightened times.

Richard snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.com.invalid> wrote

I could care less. I call a spade a spade and a Jap a Jap and the frowners get to like that or lump it.

Is "could care less"=="couldn't care less" an Aussie trait as well as US?

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