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Thread #135349 Message #3089840
Posted By: Little Hawk
06-Feb-11 - 11:41 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Second Amendment
Subject: RE: BS: The Second Amendment
Mexico is clearly in a considerably greater state of crisis than the USA, pdq. That shouldn't surprise anyone. I imagine the death rate from violence is a lot higher in a number of impoverished countries, but 999's list was focusing on a group of pretty affluent "first world" societies, that is, societies that should bear fairly close comparison to the USA, and if there's a major difference in violent crime rates then people should look into why that is.
I think there are many different reasons for it. Financial reasons, cultural reasons, legal reasons, commercial reasons, urban conditions, population density, educational levels, and factors associated with the prevalence of the illegal drug trade, etc...