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6. Some perspective: Intentional homicide rates in Bangladesh vs. USA.

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 10:33 AM

Mar 2015

In 2012:

USA 4.7 / 100k
Bangladesh 2.7 / 100k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate

The incident in the OP should not create the impression that Bangladesh is a particularly dangerous place. It is not.

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Second blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh [View all] Blue_Tires Mar 2015 OP

what a horror! Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #1

nothing says religion... dhill926 Mar 2015 #2

Why be surprised? Yorktown Mar 2015 #3

Sorry but Sharia Islam is clear on blasphemy punishments riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #4

A sad am kick nt riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #5

Some perspective: Intentional homicide rates in Bangladesh vs. USA. redgreenandblue Mar 2015 #6

I don't think that's the point of the OP. It's about a guy hacked to death riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #8

One, two, or even ten events don't make this "country's reaction". redgreenandblue Mar 2015 #9

Bangladesh is ranked 146/180 for press freedom riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #10

It would have helped to include the ranking in the OP. redgreenandblue Mar 2015 #11

It's in the article. Did you read the article? riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #12

I didn't. redgreenandblue Mar 2015 #14

Speak one's mind against Islamist radicalism, get hacked to death brentspeak Mar 2015 #13