It is amazing how canadians seem to be able to live in peace with the neighbour that doesn’t look like us, but the USA is afraid to welcome peopl.

no wonder the USA ranked lowest of any developed nation in how it views the outside world. 78% of US residents had a negative view on other people around the world.

The Biggest problem in the USA isn’t guns. It’s bigotry and racism.

Abduction and kidnapping Stable **
Attempted murder Down -4.20%
Indecent assault, other sexual offences Stable **
Motor vehicle theft Down -7.20%
Prohibited and regulated weapons offences Up 6.40%
Sexual assault Up 1.00%
Steal from motor vehicle Down -2.30%
Steal from retail store Down -2.00%

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics. There’s a neat little tool that generates Excel files for you. You can choose what types of criminal acts to measure and over which period. I choose the period 1996-2006.

I’ve seen these statistics quoted before, no-one seems to quote a source other than a newspaper article.

Here are some statistics from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics [NSW is the most populated state of Australia]:

From January 1997 to December 2006 these are the trends in the following crimes;

Murder Down -2.40%
Assault – Not domestic violence related Up 2.00%
Assault – Domestic violence related Up 5.30%
Robbery without a weapon Down -3.20%
Robbery with a firearm Down -8.50%
Robbery with a weapon not a firearm Down -5.50%
Break and enter – dwelling Down -5.50%
Break and enter – non-dwelling Down -5.60%

no but in all seriousness, go him. he’s gonna be in the record books, and he’s gonna be famous. i think i’ll make a t-shirt with his face on it, and run through campus shouting “YOU ALL GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED!!!!”

And the Euro-Trash dare call the USA the most racist nation there is? *snicker* You go there, gaijin. You look here, too, gaijin.

http://www.kanai.net/weblog/archive/2003/01/07/10h34m34s

http://www.debito.org/index.php/?p=192

http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2386

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=14169

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4671687.stm

http://www.dyske.com/index.php?view_id=677

The shootings in Utah and Manhattan were prime examples and validations of the right of an ordinary citizen to keep and bear arms. As you know, off duty officers ended both those conflicts in a short time. Unfortunately, ordinary citizens CANNOT cary a firearm onto a university, and therefore EVERY single one of those students and faculty were left at the mercy of a lunatic with two guns.

In conclusion, the government bears responsibility for the high death toll on the Virginia Tech campus. The reason we didn’t have 30 people dead in Utah and Manhattan was because a law abiding citizen was there to kill the lunatic.

And one other thing……when there is one sect of people that continually go out of their way to terrorize your people on a daily basis, it gets kind of hard to think that its not a muslim terrorist. And at this point, we’re rooting for it to be a terrorist.

Oh and to the guy who wants a bunch of 18 – 22 year old kids on a college campus to have guns to defend themselves……..did you ever go to college??? If you did, you must have attended a liberal arts college…..the last thing this country needs is 15000 drunk college age kids with guns on a friday night. Get a clue…..I’m the last person to support gun control laws, but cmon……on a college campus??? There would be 5,000 dead a year at Michigan State alone.

Forget about guns per capita; you guys probably have the most racist per capita… Not a good image guys.
In Japan people are afraid to go to New York because they think everyone gets shot there.

Where does he get his statistics? Canada has less gun violence and less gun deaths in spite of availability. I believe the issue has less to do with gun control or gun availability. It doesn’t matter, people are increasingly more pathological in this society. They feel increasingly powerless in this society but do nothing constructive to turn things around. Sad really, just a sad state of affairs. Rarely, do people think about how they can be productive members of society….Such egocentricity today!

I believe that Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine HIgh School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, answered that question in his address to the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:

“Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

“The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain’s heart.

“In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA – because I don’t believe that they are responsible for my daughter’s death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel’s murder I would be their strongest opponent.

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy — it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. This was written way before I knew I would be speaking here today:
Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You’ve stripped away our heritage,
You’ve outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question “Why?�
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

� Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational
systems for most of our nation’s history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine’s tragedy occurs — politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.

“As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America, and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA — I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your
own heart before casting the first stone!

My daughter’s death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!�

— Posted by Al Montreuil

Read an analysis of the influences in our “Chain Letter Society” that may be precipitating events like the tragedy at Virginia Tech and how our focus on winning and being number one may be fostering a generation of children with fully inadequate coping skills who have a misguided sense of self-worth…here:

http://www.thoughttheater.com