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Gun laws seem to work in Canada.Our murder rate is about one quarter compared to Texas.Criminals in Texas know that the next person might be packing. Theymight think twice, however they still do the crime. I believe this was the first beheading on a Greyhound in the history of Canada. If this would have happenedin Texas on a Greyhound with guns instead of a knife, we can only imagine the carnage.The point we(Canadians) are trying to make on this thread is ---try tounderstand what the people on the bus were going through while that murder was happening.And don't pass judgement on them.None of us have ever experiencedanything even close to what those people did. He was eating chunks of the body while he waited for the RCMP to take him down.---mike<br>
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Canada:<br>The overall crime rate was 7,518 per 100,000 people, down three per cent from 2005.<br><br>However, the report also found that even though the overall rates decreased, those for more serious violent offences have remained steady from 2005. The rateof violent offences was 951 per 100,000 people in 2006, for a total of 310,307 countrywide.<br><br>More people committed violent offences, such as attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, robbery, kidnapping and forcible confinement. Butthat was offset by a 10-per-cent drop in the national homicide rate, to 1.85 homicides per 100,000 people.<br><br>Texas:<br>2006 Violent crime rate was 516.3 per 100,000 population.<br><br>So..........where the heck do you get off saying it's one quarter that of Texas? You are almost double that of Texas! 951 in 2006 compared to 516 in 2006.Don't try to B.S. I got the Canada info right off a Canadian site that reports it. ( <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/07/18/crime-stats.html">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/07/18/crime-stats.html</a> ) and the Texas from anothersite........(<a target="_blank" href="http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/txcrime.htm)">http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/txcrime.htm)</a>
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First of all I said murder rate.<br><h3>Violent crime down but homicide rate up</h3><p>In total, about 300,000 violent crimes were reported to police in 2004, the majority of which were common assault. The violent crime rate fell 2%,continuing a general decline since 1992. The violent crime rate was 10% lower than a decade earlier, but 35% higher than 20 years ago.</p><p>Canada's homicide rate rose 12% in 2004 after hitting a 36-year low the year before. Police reported 622 victims of homicide, 73 more than last year.Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec accounted for most of this increase. The rate of 1.9 homicides for every 100,000 population was 5% lower than it was 10years earlier.</p>The murder rate in Texas in 2004 was 6.2 per 100,000 people. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=169 Not quite one quarter butpretty close. Next we would have to consider the number of people in jail in Texas compared to Canada. Would you like to do that ??---mike.<br><br>
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Mike.........<br>You are singling out "homicide" only. why? Because it fits your argument? If you get stabbed and live........it's NOT a homicide. Do you feel allcozy and safe because of that? Also, you need to look at the median income in both places. It's a well known fact that the lower the income, the higher therate. I have'nt looked it up yet but I would wager that Texas has alot more poverty level folks than Canada does. Let your government do it all foryou........watch what happens. You are powerless. Germany did the same thing in the 1930's. What happened there? good luck. I like to have the same poweras the sorry bastard that kicks down my door instead of pleading with him to leave me and my family alone. Maybe it's just me. I wish that they weren'tnecessary but they are. What if you were "next" on that bus? What would you do? Spit at him? Good luck.
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This does not just happen in Canada.<br><br><a title="Greece Decapitation" target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7539944.stm"></a><a title="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7539944.stm"></a><a title="" target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7539944.stm">Greece Decapitation</a><br>
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I didnt single out homicide. Thats what we were talking about to start with. So I kept on track.You have screwed up the statistics completely.Then changed thesubject to include violent crimes. Like I said,you are going to be in trouble if you try to defend the crime rate in Texas. I did not want to focus on thatanyways. I wanted to stick with the topic surrounding the folks on the bus.---mike<br>
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<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Trolleydodger wrote:</strong> <hr> This does not just happen in Canada. <br><br><a title="Greece Decapitation" target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7539944.stm"></a><a title="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7539944.stm"></a><a title="" target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7539944.stm">Greece Decapitation</a> <br></blockquote><p> Thats incredible. Could it be a copycat already??---mike<br></p>
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Where's my head eh??<br><br>Later, Dave
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I don't remember any beheadings in Texas. Can someone help me out?
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<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Iamredliner wrote:</strong> <hr> I don't remember any beheadings in Texas. Can someone help me out?</blockquote><p> Here ya go</p><p><a title="" target="_blank" href="http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/T/TEXAS_DECAPITATION_murders.php">Houston, Texas 1979</a><br></p><p><a title="" target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/US/9806/08/texas.decapitation/">Jasper, Texas 1998</a></p><p><br></p>
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