kontiki wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:

The U.K. has more crimes per capita than the U.S.!
And New Zealand has the second highest rate in the world!

Interesting. I have heard reports that crime rates have gone
up considerably in the UK since they have enacted a virtual
total gun ban.

This was not suprising, of coursem, since I am aware that
Washington DC has one of the highest crime rates of any
city in America and it has a total ban on firearms.

Yes, this is often the case, but not always. Obviously, crime is a
complicated issue and isn't affected by any one thing. Crime in Japan
is relatively low also, but I read an interesting article a few years
back concerning their police "interrogation" techniques. It explained
why they have a very high rate of "confessions" and a low crime rate.
When the police use tactics such as that, even innocent people confess
as that is easier than suffering further "interrogation."


Matt