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Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries | ||||
2005-09-19 | ||||
A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America.
The attacks have been fuelled by a âbooze and bladesâ culture in the west of Scotland which has claimed more than 160 lives over the past five years. Since January there have been 13 murders, 145 attempted murders and 1,100 serious assaults involving knives in the west of Scotland. The problem is made worse by sectarian violence, with hospitals reporting higher admissions following Old Firm matches.
Scotland was eighth for total crime, 13th for property crime, 12th for robbery and 14th for sexual assault. New Zealand had the most property crimes and sexual assaults, while Poland had the most robberies. Chief Constable Peter Wilson, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, questioned the figures. âIt must be near impossible to compare assault figures from one country to the next based on phone calls,â he said. âWe have been doing extensive research into violent crime in Scotland for some years now and this has shown that in the vast majority of cases, victims of violent crime are known to each other. We do accept, however, that, despite your chances of being a victim of assault being low in Scotland, a problem does exist.â | ||||
Posted by:Steve |
#14 Me bullshit detector's a wee bit engaged, lads. New Zealand has more sexual assaults than South Africa, one-third of whose adult female population has been raped? I think not. This study sounds like another example of "fake, but accurate." Make that inaccurate, too. |
Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-09-19 23:03 |
#13 Speaking of Scottish dirks and kilts: A Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair And one could tell by how he walked he'd drunk more than his share He staggered on until he could no longer keep his feet Then stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street. Ring ding diddle diddle i de o Ring di diddle i o He stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street. Later on two young and lovely girls just happened by, And one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye You see yon sleeping Scotsman who is young and handsome built I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath their kilt. Ring ding diddle diddle i de o Ring di diddle i o I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath their kilt. They crept up to the sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be Then lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see And there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt Was nothing but what God had graced him with upon his birth Ring ding diddle diddle i de o Ring di diddle i o There was nothing there but what God gave upon his birth They marveled for a moment then one said we'd best be gone But let's leave a present for our friend before we move along They took a blue silk ribbon and they tied it in a bow Around the bonnie spar that the Scot's lifted kilt did show Ring ding diddle diddle i de o Ring di diddle i o Around the bonnie spar that the Scot's lifted kilt did show The Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled toward a tree Behind a bush he lifts his kilt and gawks at what he sees Then in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes He said, "Lad I don't know where you've been but I see you won first prize" Ring ding diddle diddle i de o Ring di diddle i o He said, "Lad I don't know where you've been but I see you won first prize" |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-09-19 21:25 |
#12 "Yar...we're with the Glasgow Defenestration Corps" |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-19 21:09 |
#11 The last time I wore my kilt someone asked me if those were my legs or was I riding a chicken. |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-09-19 20:39 |
#10 "limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem" As Archie Bunker said about gun control: "Would you feel better if they were pushed down the stairs?" |
Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-09-19 19:03 |
#9 Ban knives and they will start using pipes. Ban pipes and they will use bricks. Ban bricks and they they will use rocks and then everyone there will be without sewage and houses. |
Posted by: mmurray821 2005-09-19 18:43 |
#8 "limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem" Yeah, but what about pointy sticks ... or fresh fruit. |
Posted by: DMFD 2005-09-19 18:36 |
#7 This is a shock? You have to be tough to wear a kilt. |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-09-19 17:55 |
#6 Good catch, PD... The distinction that makes all the difference. Now where are innocents dying in droves? PD nails it, again: wherever civilization rubs up against Islam. |
Posted by: .com 2005-09-19 17:44 |
#5 Scotland the most violent country in the developed world not sure what the most violent country is in the undeveloped world, but I know it's run by muslims. |
Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-09-19 17:26 |
#4 And they'll be needing a haggis registry... |
Posted by: Seafarious 2005-09-19 16:59 |
#3 "limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem" They'll just start pushing people out of windows then. |
Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-09-19 16:56 |
#2 The sheeple need to raise up and get their guns back. |
Posted by: BrerRabbit 2005-09-19 15:21 |
#1 Reads like a Monty Python skit.... |
Posted by: borgboy 2005-09-19 15:06 |