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4 times less likely to get murdered in China than in USA. Sounds like a better place to raise a kid too.
by roboys 7y ago
4 times less likely to get murdered in China than in USA. Sounds like a better place to raise a kid too.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoUntil you realize they are 4 times more likely to die in a car accident in China vs the USA. If you are just concerned about survivability, this isn’t a good bet.
- byw 7y agoProbably has to do with people not wearing seatbelts. I remember years ago the taxis had covers on back seats so you couldn't even reach the buckles. Then Shenzhen enforced belts on all seats and things got better there. I wonder if it spread to other cities.
- cpursley 7y agoI'm guessing this is largely due to seatbelt culture.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThere is more: bad roads, lack of traffic law enforcement, weird liability laws that make fatalities more appealing than injuries, lack of liability at all in many cases, etc...
- asdfman123 7y agoKeep in mind there is a distinction between rich America and poor America. If you are not poor you have little risk of getting murdered. I want to raise my kid in a place where you can speak out about human rights abuses and not censor yourself because the government is listening.
- magduf 7y agoBut you have to worry about being reported to CPS or even arrested if you let your kid go outside by himself.
- opportune 7y agoAs someone not actively involved in crime, gangs, etc. my chance of getting murdered in the US is roughly zero But I do have political beliefs which would put me under threat in China were I to voice them or act on them. And I would want to raise my children in a place where they won't be discriminated against for being LGBT (although discrimination still happens in the US, at least you can be out and proud. In China, to my knowledge homosexuality is very much "don't ask don't tell")