xplnyrslf said:

Oh I've posted worse.

Imago said:

co-to-the-mutha-fucking-sign!

Imago said:

NO WAY!

(imago: WAY!)

Lothan said:

Is this a third party?? where were you born?

Imago said:

no thanx. I actually LOVE Planet Earth...clean and sober. WAY betta than 3121 and musicology in my mind.

Shorty said:

Oh. Then you need morphine.

So, I actually talked to my Korean cousin about this (sort of) over the weekend, and she says that in Korea, America is known as the most violent country.

Germany is GOTH?????

Japan is looney but has kick ass cartoons. (This is HER talking, not me.)

And Canada is smart.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Interesting

TotalANXiousNESS said:

how come germany gets the goth look?

did she say anything about th U.K?

jami0mckay said:

Whats that?

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Treestand sex

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Of COURSE we're known as the most violent country. Look at us!

I'd laugh here, but it's really not funny.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

the united kingdom, england, scotland, wales and ireland


and so it begins again...

TotalANXiousNESS said:

I'm not surprised by that...but not because I think it's true but because it's all about what the media decides to make it to air...and I can imagine the only real "news" that might make it to korea would be the Virginia tech incident or the sniper incident and stuff like that....never the small local news stories of neighbors helping neighbors and people volunteering...

CarrieMpls said:

no. it isnt

CarrieMpls said:

No. No its not.

Me being serious for a minute, I'm really scared about my kids' future.

She went on to tell me that, in Korea it is EXTRREMELY hard to find a gun, and that her Dad, had a really difficult time finding one just to hunt with.

She was shocked that you can buy guns at Wal Mart here.

She said that shooting in Korea, are really rare and unheard of. She said the MAIN thing there that is going on rite now is suicide.

Um. And I know that most people don't wanna believe or hear this, but when I lived in Saudi Arabia it was the same way. Not violent at all.....well, crime wise. Not like it is here.

Shorty said:

Yeah. But THATS more VIOLENT than any other countries. Kids don't shoot kids in other countries.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

It IS scary. We can talk about all the good here all we want and I'm not denying it exists (there's plenty of good here!!), but you do not find the same level of violent crime elsewhere. It's scary and sad. And should be a wake-up call to ourselves to figure out what the hell is going on here.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Become proactive - not reactive

in your parenting

Oh. And also Shorty, its just like OUR media. The way they make Islam out to be violent and how they make it look like the Middle East raises their kids to kill and all that crap.....

TotalANXiousNESS said:

oh yes that's true and sad, Thankfully, we are free to read what we want, research what we want to find out the truth (I realize many people don't). Where as in many countries already mentioned here..... they are NOT. That there is a BIG difference in us and them that I feel is overlooked. Do not underestimate the higher suicide rates in these countries. Think for a minute what it might be like not to raise your family in anyway you see fit, or choose any career you might want or marry who you wanted or even go out side if you wanted...think for a minute what it would be like to not be able to be your true self, and not because of yourself of or someone in your life but because of your GOVT.!!! THAT to me...is what is scary.
Another thing I think is scary is the, look at us, how terrible we are, attitude...I think that POV is damaging and negative. I'm not saying we should ignore the bad in our country, or that we need to agree with our countries politics AT ALL, but we...as the people of this country are GREAT people as a whole. Yes, there's a lot wrong, but if WE were to ever straighten it out it would have to be as the people UNITED.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

A few tidbits that may support you cousin's assessment of America:

In 2001, the National Center for Health Statistics listed homicide as the fourth leading cause of death for children ages 1 through 4, fourth for youth ages 5 through 14, and second for persons ages 15 through 24. (National Center for Health Statistics. Death and Death Rates by Leading Causes of Death and Age: 2001.)

The U.S. has the highest rates of childhood homicide, suicide, and firearm-related death among industrialized countries. (CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 7, 1997, Vol 46, No. 5, Rates of Homicide, Suicide, and Firearm-Related Death Among Children in 26 Industrialized Countries.)

The overall firearm-related death rate among U.S. children aged 15 years or less was nearly 12 times higher than among children in the other 25 industrialized countries combined. (CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 7, 1997, Vol. 46, No. 5, Rates of Homicide, Suicide, and Firearm-Related Death Among Children in 26 Industrialized Countries)

In 1996, handguns were used to murder 2 people in New Zealand , 15 in Japan , 30 in Great Britain , 106 in Canada , 213 in Germany and 9,390 in the United States . (Legal Community Against Violence, 2000)

Each year an estimated $2.3 billion are spent on medical care for the nation's gunshot victims. Almost half of that sum is paid by U.S. taxpayers. (Legal Community Against Violence, 2000)

Guns in this country cause the death of approximately 12 young people (those 19 years of age and under) each day. The overall firearm-related death rate among children under the age of 15 is nearly 12 times higher than among children in 25 other industrialized countries combined. (Legal Community Against Violence, 2000)

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Did you really say what's that?, about the U.K?

PaisleyPark5083 said:

No. Not at all. Are you okay???

Are you guys going to let a few statistics kill this thread? Come on!

Mars23 said:

TotalANXiousNESS said:

that was brilliant
delusional twat...
i would like people like that
to have to experience sudden job loss
and oops little johnny cracked his skull open
and needs $500,000 in neurosurgery.

and how the hell does she think we pay for medicare?
hello?? taxes. if the u.s. would allow us to tax everyone there $100 a month
then i am sure would gladly give medicare
to your "tired, your poor and your huddled masses"

Everytime I see Dani's name next to the word hunting, I think of that Lucy episode when Lucy and Ethyl go hunting. Dani would be a perfect Lucy.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Latest stats on intentional homicides.....

Rank Countries Amount (top to bottom)
#1 Colombia: 0.617847 per 1,000 people
#2 South Africa: 0.496008 per 1,000 people
#3 Jamaica: 0.324196 per 1,000 people
#4 Venezuela: 0.316138 per 1,000 people
#5 Russia: 0.201534 per 1,000 people
#6 Mexico: 0.130213 per 1,000 people
#7 Estonia: 0.107277 per 1,000 people
#8 Latvia: 0.10393 per 1,000 people
#9 Lithuania: 0.102863 per 1,000 people
#10 Belarus: 0.0983495 per 1,000 people
#11 Ukraine: 0.094006 per 1,000 people
#12 Papua New Guinea: 0.0838593 per 1,000 people
#13 Kyrgyzstan: 0.0802565 per 1,000 people
#14 Thailand: 0.0800798 per 1,000 people
#15 Moldova: 0.0781145 per 1,000 people
#16 Zimbabwe: 0.0749938 per 1,000 people
#17 Seychelles: 0.0739025 per 1,000 people
#18 Zambia: 0.070769 per 1,000 people
#19 Costa Rica: 0.061006 per 1,000 people
#20 Poland: 0.0562789 per 1,000 people
#21 Georgia: 0.0511011 per 1,000 people
#22 Uruguay: 0.045082 per 1,000 people
#23 Bulgaria: 0.0445638 per 1,000 people
#24 United States: 0.042802 per 1,000 people
#25 Armenia: 0.0425746 per 1,000 people
#26 India: 0.0344083 per 1,000 people
#27 Yemen: 0.0336276 per 1,000 people
#28 Dominica: 0.0289733 per 1,000 people
#29 Azerbaijan: 0.0285642 per 1,000 people
#30 Finland: 0.0283362 per 1,000 people
#31 Slovakia: 0.0263303 per 1,000 people
#32 Romania: 0.0250784 per 1,000 people
#33 Portugal: 0.0233769 per 1,000 people
#34 Malaysia: 0.0230034 per 1,000 people
#35 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 0.0229829 per 1,000 people
#36 Mauritius: 0.021121 per 1,000 people
#37 Hungary: 0.0204857 per 1,000 people
#38 Korea, South: 0.0196336 per 1,000 people
#39 Slovenia: 0.0179015 per 1,000 people
#40 France: 0.0173272 per 1,000 people
#41 Czech Republic: 0.0169905 per 1,000 people
#42 Iceland: 0.0168499 per 1,000 people
#43 Australia: 0.0150324 per 1,000 people
#44 Canada: 0.0149063 per 1,000 people
#45 Chile: 0.014705 per 1,000 people
#46 United Kingdom: 0.0140633 per 1,000 people
#47 Italy: 0.0128393 per 1,000 people
#48 Spain: 0.0122456 per 1,000 people
#49 Germany: 0.0116461 per 1,000 people
#50 Tunisia: 0.0112159 per 1,000 people
#51 Netherlands: 0.0111538 per 1,000 people
#52 New Zealand: 0.0111524 per 1,000 people
#53 Denmark: 0.0106775 per 1,000 people
#54 Norway: 0.0106684 per 1,000 people
#55 Ireland: 0.00946215 per 1,000 people
#56 Switzerland: 0.00921351 per 1,000 people
#57 Indonesia: 0.00910842 per 1,000 people
#58 Greece: 0.0075928 per 1,000 people
#59 Hong Kong: 0.00550804 per 1,000 people
#60 Japan: 0.00499933 per 1,000 people
#61 Saudi Arabia: 0.00397456 per 1,000 people
#62 Qatar: 0.00115868 per 1,000 people
Weighted average: 0.1 per 1,000 people



DEFINITION: Total recorded intentional homicides, completed. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

http://www.nationmaster.c...per-capita
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