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Originally Posted by WarChild
Interestingly enough, New Zealand is probably the safest country in the World to live in. They have the lowest rates of violent crime globally. Why is that interesting? Because they share a similar culture to North America. They speak the same language, they play the same video games, watch the same movies, and listen to the same music.
The rates of intentional murder, just by way of example are about 4.8 per 100,000 in the USA versus .9 per 100,000 in New Zealand.
Something is clearly playing a much larger role than entertainment.  |
Most likely it's a combination of ease of access... Firearms are very common here. Ease of access, the medications we give kids, the lack of mental health services, combined with the video games and movies.... bingo.