Drunken Swedes choose knives to kill: study

[FarCenter]

The average murderer in Sweden and neighbouring Finland are drunk men armed with knives who kill on the spur of the moment, according to a new study.

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The typical murder in both Finland and Sweden occurs when two male acquaintances or friends are sitting at home drinking.

Suddenly a fight erupts and one ends up dead. The average murder weapon of choice?

A kitchen knife.

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The study also shows, that in the Netherlands, by comparison, the murderers are sober and choose a gun over a blade.

http://www.thelocal.se/36500/20111003/

[htuttle]

1. They used to do the exact same thing with broadswords, so I suppose it's an improvement

I'm sure that there are fewer heat-of-the-moment decapitations nowadays.

[CTyankee]

2. Really, How interesting. What are the homicide rates by any weapon in any of

those countries compared to the United States of America?