Growth of Internet over the years (US)
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/how_many_o...n_america.html
Crime stats by year
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance.htm
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/cv2.htm
Quote:
Quotes from the government stats.
Serious violent crime levels declined since 1993.
Violent crime rates declined for both males and females since 1994.
Rates for males and females have been getting closer in recent years.
Firearm-related crime has plummeted since 1993.
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I see an interesting timing of events between active internet users and the decline of crime.
Some might attribute the increased level of incarceration to be a dominant factor in these crime trends declining.
I am not so sure that is all there is to the decline. The numbers don't seem to jive for me.
"Porn soothes the savage beast"?
Well, I guess at the very least the 'bad guys' can be entertained at home.
Utard is full of hypocritical religious nuts and bad drivers, I lived there for too long. There really is no line between church and state there.