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Originally Posted by Hunter_ST
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England has worst crime rate in world
By David Bamber, Home Affairs Correspondent
(Filed: 01/12/2002)
England and Wales have the highest crime rate among the world's leading economies, according to a new report by the United Nations.
The survey, which is likely to prove embarrassing to David Blunkett, the Home Secretary. shows that people are more likely to be mugged, burgled, robbed or assaulted here than in America, Germany, Russia, South Africa or any other of the world's 20 largest nations. Only the Dominican Republic, New Zealand and Finland have higher crime rates than England and Wales.
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Hmm mugged or murdered? I'll take mugged.
60 million people in UK 79 murders by guns. USA 300 million so if we had the same gun homicide rate as the UK there would only be 400 murders by guns each year instead of the 10,000 or so we currently have. Since most of those murders are younger people how much is it costing the taxpayers to lose that many younger people? How many lost work years is that? No to mention if they have kids then the taxpayers foot the bill to take care of them. How much taxes am I paying for people that are shot and end up in the hospital?
Want to own a gun, fine. First write me a fat check to make up for my higher taxes.