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Old May 29th 07, 07:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Chris
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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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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."


Is that why the Governor of Illinois stopped the death row because of the
number of miscarriages of justice and the risk of innocent people being
murdered by the state.