07-19-2012, 05:04 PM
(07-19-2012, 04:49 PM)aussiefriend Wrote:(07-19-2012, 05:23 AM)Cracker Wrote:(07-19-2012, 04:12 AM)aussiefriend Wrote: Is it a US thing?
WTF?
Don't just don't. I am asking genuine questions to try and understand this.
America is a great country, I have meant no offence. But it is a highly violent country too. There are many negatives when it comes to sexual perpetrators and victims of violent crime.
When there is a victim of violent crime here it makes the national news. That is not the case because it is so common in contrast there. Also, we don't have access to guns. So if there is a gun crime, even a gun shot into a house, it makes the national news. I know that sounds weird to a country where everyone owns a gun, but in contrast, no one owns a gun here. Except of course for police, farmers, underworld mob type criminals.
Aussie, if you look up serial killers, you'll find they're all over the world. In Peru or Chile, they let one go who killed over 20 people and they have no idea where he is.
There is a LOT of propaganda that gets printed about the US, especially in the commonwealth countries. I've read it myself. If you believed the BBC, you'd think our streets are filled with homeless people, every other person is bankrupt over medical bills, and people are getting shot all over the country. That's just bullshit. Most of the violent crime is urban and among the the lowlifes, welfare recipients and minorities. In places where local govt has tried to make guns and self defense illegal (places run by progressives), violent crime is worse. Criminals ALWAYS have weapons so disarming the law abiding just makes the law abiding easier targets.