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If this was really an issue, shouldn't the murder rates in European countries be a lot higher than in the US? According to Wikipedia [0] the "intentional homic
by DangerousPie 12y ago
If this was really an issue, shouldn't the murder rates in European countries be a lot higher than in the US?
According to Wikipedia [0] the "intentional homicide" rate in the US is 4.7, in the UK 1.0 and in Germany 0.8. Shouldn't those numbers be reversed if the European system was releasing "avowedly unrepentant murderers" back onto the streets?
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentiona...
- barking 12y agoI don't think that follows. You might as well infer that the european rate is lower because we release murderers. The statistics you quote don't support either view, I believe.
- jessaustin 12y agoEuropean nations should be compared to European nations. American nations should be compared to American nations. Actually just a glance at your wikipedia page makes this clear: different continents simply have different murder rates. I feel this phenomenon is rooted in historical colonization.