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PaperclipPerfector  11mo ago (text post)   3499 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 24, 2023

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Americans a , in large, better-behaved than any other society,

Western Europe has a much lower level of violent crime, on average. The US's murder rate, per wikipedia, is roughly on par with Russia at 6.8. Plus, both have had quasi-coup/farce events in the last few years!

What about Japan? Their murder rate is very low, 0.2 per 100,000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate

are better behaved now than in the past,

From 1960, violent crime has doubled, aggravated assault and rape has tripled, robbery is up 25%... Murder is stable, which is a bad thing considering how much medicine has improved over 60 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States#Crime_over_time

The fact that murder hasn't decreased by a huge amount is a big indictment. There are so many reasons why it should have. Absent these factors, the murder rate would be at all-time highs.

  • Emergency medicine - as you mentioned
  • Universal cell phone coverage (quicker response times)
  • Legalized abortion
  • Banning leaded gas
  • Video games mean young men leave the house less
  • Lower testosterone in men
  • Aging of the population (average age of 39 today compared to 29.5 in 1960)

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