Exclusive Americans less criminal than citizens of most other developed countries.

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  1. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    Crime > Total crime victims: Countries Compared
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    DEFINITION: People victimized by crime (as a % of the total population). Data refer to people victimized by one or more of 11 crimes recorded in the survey: robbery, burglary, attempted burglary, car theft, car vandalism, bicycle theft, sexual assault, theft from car, theft of personal property, assault and threats. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

    1 Australia 30.1% 2002
    2 New Zealand 29.4% 2002
    3 United Kingdom 26.4% 2002
    4 Netherlands 25.2% 2002
    5 Sweden 24.7% 2002
    6 Italy 24.6% 2002
    7 Canada 23.8% 2002
    8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.2% 2002
    9 Malta 23.1% 2002
    10 Denmark 23% 2002
    11 Poland 22.7% 2002
    =12 Belgium 21.4% 2002
    =12 France 21.4% 2002
    14 Slovenia 21.2% 2002
    15 United States 21.1% 2002
    16 Finland 19.1% 2002
    17 Austria 18.8% 2002
    18 Switzerland 18.2% 2002
    19 Portugal 15.5% 2002
    20 Japan 15.2% 2002

    https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Total-crime-victims
     
  2. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Which isn't really in keeping with your thread title.

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  3. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    America has a far more prevalent police force and a higher degree of crime reporting than any country in the world, so we are probably around 196th on the list by your calculations.
     
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    Yet the most people in prison.
     
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    Why do you need a gun then
     
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    Ha!
    Carry on!
     
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    Learn US History, then post.
     
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    That's your response?
     
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    The fact that he even responded is somewhat of a miracle as he usually just cuts and past and then runs.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    To be fair, he has to be on the run constantly due to the crime in La Pine. He has to carry a gun to protect himself whenever he ventures outdoors.

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    You forgot to mention that US criminals are some of the only criminals on the planet who can afford to flee and live in an underdeveloped country..I've traveled the world and there are some really sleazy expats out there from the good old USA.....plenty of our crooks in Mexico as well.....we send our really bad, bad guys there I guess..it'll be harder for our crooks to run south of the border with the wall thing
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I think it'll be easier - you just disguise yourself as Latino, and wait for ICE to come pick you up. Don't even need to travel to a border state first.

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    He should have a rake as he needs to rake that forest to keep forest fires away.
     
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    The guns aren't there to protect you from the criminals in your hometown. The guns are there to protect you from the criminals who wear suits in Washington DC.
     
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    Which is a completely absurd concept in today's world. Either the suits in DC control the military, which certainly has more firepower than your little pop gun, or the military will defect to your side, in which case you don't need weapons yourself.

    And no, a bunch of citizens with guns will not defeat the military, if it comes to that. The US military now has lots of experience fighting loosely organized rebel groups.

    And not all 350 million of us are going to join your rebel army. Many of us will be on the side of the USA. So really what you are talking about is a civil war, where you are trying to kill your fellow citizens.

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    There's only one breed of dog there.....that's racist!
     
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    Have you ever been near La Pine?

    Have you ever been in the Catskills?

    Have you ever crossed the Hudson?
     
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    Really? The word takes on new meaning daily.
    Here I thought dog breeds where purposely done for desired results. Especially the hounds.
     
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    Yes, No, and Yes.

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