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tabasco

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7. How 'bout we stop comparing the USA to third and fourth world countries

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 10:50 AM

Dec 2015

and start to wonder why we are so bad compared to other developed nations?

"We're not as violent as Somalia. YAY!"

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Paris even after terrorist attacks has a lower homicide rate than 32 US cities [View all] ButterflyBlood Dec 2015 OP

Thank you you pointinng that out! Kath1 Dec 2015 #1

Our cities are a mess. Time to kick out the mayors and get them replaced yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #26

We have a very violent country. nt Logical Dec 2015 #2

Not particularly.. EX500rider Dec 2015 #3

Unfortunately, our homicide rate speaks to a violent country etherealtruth Dec 2015 #5

FFS, nice try, compare us to countries like us! UK, Canada, France, etc. Why do people like you.... Logical Dec 2015 #6

That cherry picks "gun homicide" as if people are less dead from other means. EX500rider Dec 2015 #11

LOL, OK here you go...... Logical Dec 2015 #13

You mean Turkey actually has a higher homicide rate? EX500rider Dec 2015 #15

So you are saying being 4th in that list is OK? LOL, well, good luck. nt Logical Dec 2015 #16

Yes it is not bad...cherry picked list for one. EX500rider Dec 2015 #17

LOL, you people crack me up. Murder rate is OK as long as it is close! Give it up, we are violent. Logical Dec 2015 #18

No, according to the rates we are less violent then most countries... EX500rider Dec 2015 #19

Math hard for you? We are 400% worse than the UK, %200 worst than Canada. I guess you want to be.... Logical Dec 2015 #20

It's not a lie to say the US is below the avg & median homicide rate worldwide.... EX500rider Dec 2015 #22

LOL, OK, I give up, math is not something you understand. nt Logical Dec 2015 #23

NP, when you get down to insults you've obviously lost the argument. EX500rider Dec 2015 #38

No, sometimes people are just to clueless to understand. nt Logical Dec 2015 #39

Yep...lol EX500rider Dec 2015 #40

How 'bout we stop comparing the USA to third and fourth world countries tabasco Dec 2015 #7

"We're not as violent as Somalia. YAY!" EX500rider Dec 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Logical Dec 2015 #12

Yes, they are. tabasco Dec 2015 #27

Bermuda is a 3rd world country? EX500rider Dec 2015 #29

Argentina also is on the list of developed countries.. EX500rider Dec 2015 #31

Paris doesn't have a violent gang/drug culture madville Dec 2015 #4

This TeddyR Dec 2015 #34

So we should encourage terror attacks here? AngryAmish Dec 2015 #8

I live in a violent city of less than 250,000. hunter Dec 2015 #9

"clueless"? What is clueless about wanting to live in a nice area with god schools and low crime? nt Logical Dec 2015 #14

Driving away from a problem does not solve it. hunter Dec 2015 #24

You are as irrational as people who make fun of the inner city. nt Logical Dec 2015 #25

You have no idea... hunter Dec 2015 #32

I'm more concerned about the homicide rate against people who are minding their own business, Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #21

No, I'm not likely to be minding my own business in a restaurant or concert in Paris. hunter Dec 2015 #28

Yep TeddyR Dec 2015 #35

Very well put GummyBearz Dec 2015 #37

That's probably because they don't have enough guns. Turbineguy Dec 2015 #30

Paris doesn't have Bloods, Crips and huge drug trafficking operations LittleBlue Dec 2015 #33

france does have many of those problems JI7 Dec 2015 #36