07-19-2012, 05:49 PM
Shitstorm, I was thinking that was the case. Like that the statistics were the same per capita or maybe even worse in some nations. We have perpetrators here in Australia like in the US of course. When you hear of 'raids' on child porn rings, they are all walks of life here in Oz too. Given that you have a much larger population maybe it seems like the incidence are higher.
A current affairs programme here in Australia, very popular and the vast amounts of Australians watch it called 'Q and A' (question and answer). They discussed the US on Monday night talking about an 'underclass' that we don't have here. This 'underclass' brought with it many other social problems. Well that is what they were saying anyway.
I have never visited the US, it is definately on my 'to do list'. So I am trying to understand the US psyche of violent crime based on my distant perceptions and what I observe.
I watched a documentary on the last 9 years of John Lennon's life. I was pleased to see how during that time in the US, in his life, how friendly and kind the US citizens where to him. They really embraced him and loved him. I thought, 'that's the US, I know'. Then of course, it ended with him the victim of a violent gun crime which was devastating. His experience of the US, how much he loved it, how much they loved him, and how he did not want to leave. In fact, fought to stay. How he could totally be himself and be embraced and not judged. Then he gets killed by a fat creepy stalker.
A current affairs programme here in Australia, very popular and the vast amounts of Australians watch it called 'Q and A' (question and answer). They discussed the US on Monday night talking about an 'underclass' that we don't have here. This 'underclass' brought with it many other social problems. Well that is what they were saying anyway.
I have never visited the US, it is definately on my 'to do list'. So I am trying to understand the US psyche of violent crime based on my distant perceptions and what I observe.
I watched a documentary on the last 9 years of John Lennon's life. I was pleased to see how during that time in the US, in his life, how friendly and kind the US citizens where to him. They really embraced him and loved him. I thought, 'that's the US, I know'. Then of course, it ended with him the victim of a violent gun crime which was devastating. His experience of the US, how much he loved it, how much they loved him, and how he did not want to leave. In fact, fought to stay. How he could totally be himself and be embraced and not judged. Then he gets killed by a fat creepy stalker.